The Huntsville Record

Planning Council

October 15, 2025

Who was there

Present (8): Nancy Alcock, Dan Armour, Cory Clarke, Jason FitzGerald, Scott Morrison, Helena Renwick, Dione Schumacher, Bob Stone

Absent (1): Monty Clouthier

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (8 motions)

8 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT : Planning Council APPROVE Community Planning Permit Amendment Application CPPA/22/2025/HTE, changing the precinct on the lands from a Waterfront Residential - 120m (WR2) precinct to a Waterfront Residential - 120m with Exception "XXXX" (WR2-XXXX) precinct to: 1. Permit development within 30m of an At-Capacity Lake Trout Lake; 2. Permit development within a Natural Heritage Feature (Stratum 1 Deer Wintering Habitat); 3. Permit a private cabin on a lot with 3,270m² of area; 4. Permit a private cabin to be located closer to the shoreline than the principle dwelling on a lot; and 5. Reduce the front yard setback for the private cabin from 20m to 1.5m; All to recognize the location of an existing 22m² private cabin with attached deck.
Moved by Cory Clarke, seconded by Jason Fitzgerald
Carried
Be It Resolved That: The number 12.5m 2 in the last paragraph be struck out and replaced with the number 37m 2 .
Moved by Nancy Alcock, seconded by Helena Renwick
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council PROVISIONALLY APPROVE a portion of Community Planning Permit Application CPP/119/2025/HTE, the purpose and effect of which is to provide relief from subsections 2.3.5, 2.4.4, 2.4.5 (a), 2.15.3 and 4.3.4 (vi) of Community Planning Permit By-law 2022-97 to: Increase the cumulative width of the shoreline activity area from 6.7m to 10.5m; Increase the accessory lot coverage from 5% to 5.3%; and Recognize the existing northern interior side yard setback and projection for the existing dock; All to recognize the 43m² existing dock, shoreline patio and to permit the construction of a 223m² one-storey detached garage. Conditional On: The owner updating plans and drawings to the satisfaction of the Town of Huntsville to include, amongst other things, appropriate shoreline buffer revegetation measures to achieve the shoreline activity area width to 10.5m and reestablish the resulting disturbed areas to a natural state. AND FURTHER THAT: Upon the conditions of Provisional Approval being fulfilled in accordance with subsection 1.17 of Community Planning Permit By-law 2022-97, as amended, a Class 3 Community Planning Permit be issued to authorize the above- described development conditional on: The development being undertaken in accordance with the final approved plans, drawings and provisions for revegetating the shoreline buffer in a natural vegetated state; The owner implementing shoreline revegetation measures detailed on final approved plans wit
Moved by Nancy Alcock, seconded by Helena Renwick
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council PROVISIONALLY APPROVE Community Planning Permit Application CPP/124/2024/HTE, the purpose and effect of which is to permit the construction a four-storey 3,180m² 176-unit multiple dwelling building on the lot and provide relief from subsections 2.6.1 (b), 3.7.1, 3.7.7, 4.2.8 (xvi) and (xxi) of Community Planning Permit By-law 2022-97 to: Increase the maximum permitted building height from 11m to 19.55m; Increase the maximum permitted residential density from 60 units per gross hectare to 82 units per gross hectare; Permit a 1.6m encroachment into the front yard setback for attached decks only; Reduce the minimum required number of loading spaces from 3 spaces to 1 space; and Permit a loading space associated with a multiple dwelling use within 3.8m of a lot line abutting an Urban Residential – Low (UR1) precinct. Conditional On: A Cost Estimate Breakdown being provided for works related to Lighting, Stormwater Management, and Landscaping; The Photometric Plan being updated to include the exterior building mounted fixtures and to demonstrate no light trespass at the property lines; An updated Traffic Impact Study being submitted to address peer review, District of Muskoka and Town of Huntsville comments to the satisfaction of the Town of Huntsville and District of Muskoka; Hydraulic Modelling of both water and sewer services being satisfactorily completed by the District of Muskoka; All plans being updated to address consistency with all t
Moved by Jason Fitzgerald, seconded by Nancy Alcock
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The matter of Height and Density Evaluation Criteria update be postponed until the next Planning Council meeting dated November 12, 2025.
Moved by Dione Schumacher, seconded by Jason Fitzgerald
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council approve an amendment to the Provision of Notice for Planning Applications and Matters Policy as attached to Report DEV- 2025-103.
Moved by Dione Shucmaker, seconded by Scott Morrison
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Confirmation By-law 2025-105 be received and passed this 10 th day of September, 2025.
Moved by Nancy Alcock, seconded by Dione Schumacher
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: We do hereby adjourn at 4:08 p.m.
Moved by Scott Morrison, seconded by Cory Clarke
Carried

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