Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law Update - ARUs and Innovative Housing

At their meeting on August 11, Council approved updates to the Zoning By-law to support additional residential units (ARUs) and innovative housing options. Anyone who wishes to appeal the By-law can do so through the Ontario Land Tribunal by submitting the required forms and fee to the Municipal Clerk by 4:30 p.m. on September 7, 2026. For more details, review the full legislative notice: 

NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW UPDATE REGARDING ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND INNOVATIVE HOUSING  

TAKE NOTICE that on August 11, 2026 the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope passed By-law No. 45/2026 (being an Additional Residential Unit and Innovative Housing Zoning By-law Update that will amend the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 20/2010) pursuant Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended.

AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope, at the address below, not later than 4:30 p.m. on September 7, 2026, a notice of appeal, which must set out the reasons for the appeal, and be accompanied by Appellant Form (A1) and the fee prescribed under the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, in the amount of $1,100.00 payable by certified cheque to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. The Appellant Form (A1) with instructions can be found on the OLT website.

The complete By-law is available for inspection at the Port Hope Town Hall during regular office hours.

DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF PORT HOPE THIS 17th DAY OF August, 2026.

NOTE: Pursuant to subsection 34(19.1) of the Planning Act, there is no appeal in respect of the parts of this By-law that are passed to permit the use of Additional Residential Units described in that subsection, including Additional Residential Unit-specific permissions and standards.

For clarity, the no-appeal provision applies only to those Additional Residential Unit-related parts of the By-law and does not apply to other amendments in this By-law, including innovative housing permissions or general zoning definition amendments, except to the extent those amendments are necessary to permit the Additional Residential Units as described in subsection 34(19.1).

A specified person (as defined by the Planning Act) and a public body (as defined by the Planning Act) have the ability to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal a decision of the Municipality of Port Hope to pass a By-law in response to the application.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality at the address or email address shown below, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

2026-08-17