City of Kawartha Lakes Notice of Application for Consent to Convey Land 20250211

City of Kawartha Lakes
Notice of Applications for Consent to Convey Land

D03-2023-052          Location:        1062 Somerville 3^rd Concession Road
                                                          Part Lot 17, Concession 2
                                                          Geographic Township of Somerville, Ward 2

                                   Owner:           Lucas Lowell

                                   Applicant:      Ashlyn Kennedy, EcoVue Consulting Services

The purpose of the proposed consent is to facilitate a boundary adjustment between the Benefitting Lands, 1691 County Road 121 (legally described as Part of Lot 18, Concession 2, former Township of Somerville, City of Kawartha Lakes) and the neighbouring land, herein referred to as the Retained Land, 1062 Somerville 3rd Concession (legally described as Part of Lot 17, Concession 2, former Township of Somerville, City of Kawartha Lakes).

The Retained Land is currently 48.15 hectares. The Benefiting Land is currently 59.14 hectares. Through this severance, approximately 25.36 hectares will be severed from the Retained Land and added to the Benefitting Land. After the severance, the Retained Land will be 22.79 hectares and the Benefitting Land will be 84.5 hectares.

The proposed severed land, to be added to the Benefitting Land has no buildings or structures and is zoned Campground Commercial Exception Three through a recently approved zoning by-law amendment. Additionally, the Retained Land recently underwent an Official Plan Amendments to allow an area of not less than 22.78 hectares after the proposed lot line adjustment.

D03-2025-001          Location:        31 Barkwell Lane

                                                          Part Lot 5, Concession 11

                                                          Geographic Township of Laxton, Ward 1

                                  Owners:           Ken and Gale Ritchie

                                  Applicant:        Beverly Saunders, EcoVue Consulting Services Inc.

The purpose of the consent is for the creation of a new lot at 31 Barkwell Lane (legally described as Part of Lot 5, Concession 11, in the Geographic Township of Laxton, now City of Kawartha Lakes).

The subject land encompasses an area of approximately 57,600 square metres (5.76 hectares) and has 211.8 metres of frontage along Highway 35. No development is proposed as part of this Consent Application. Related to this application is File D06-2023-028, Report PLAN2024-043 to facilitate this severance and rezone portions of the subject land to align with the provisions of United Townships of Laxton, Digby, and Longford Zoning By-law 32-83.

The proposed severed land would be approximately 5,900 square meters (0.59 ha) with a shoreline frontage of 40 metres. The severed land contains a single detached dwelling, garage, well, and septic system, and is accessed via Barkwell Lane or Adair Court.

The retained land would be approximately 51,700 square metres (5.17 ha) in size, with a frontage of 211.80 metres on Highway 35 and a shoreline frontage of 62.10 metres.

If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the City of Kawartha Lakes in respect of a proposed consent does not make written submissions to the City of Kawartha Lakes before it gives or refuses to give a provisional consent, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss the appeal.

If you wish to be notified of the recommendation and/or the decision of the City of Kawartha Lakes in respect of a proposed consent, you must make a written request to the City of Kawartha Lakes, c/o Development Services – Planning Division, 180 Kent Street West, Lindsay, ON K9V 2Y6 or by email to planningadmin@kawarthalakes.ca. Please refer to the file number.

If you would like additional information regarding any of the above Applications for Consent, you may contact Development Services – Planning Division during normal office hours from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday. When making enquiries, please refer to the file number.

Dated at the City of Kawartha Lakes this 11th Day of February 2025.
Mark LaHay, Secretary-Treasurer
Committee of Adjustment, City of Kawartha Lakes
180 Kent Street West, Lindsay, Ontario K9V 2Y6 
Tel: 705-324-9411 Extension 1324   Fax: 705-324-4027
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