The Municipality of West Nipissing invites all interested persons to attend a Statutory Public Meeting on the review and update of the Zoning By-law.
Please note that the most recent draft of the Zoning By-law is Version 3. It is available now on the project web page. Residents can find their zone in the adjoining Schedule documents.
The Zoning By-law applies to all lands in the Municipality and regulates land use, building location, and development standards such as height, setbacks, permitted uses, and parking. The update will align the By-law with current provincial policies and the proposed Official Plan, while reflecting the community’s evolving needs and priorities.
Public input is an important part of this process. The Public Meeting provides an opportunity for residents and stakeholders to review the proposed changes, ask questions, and share feedback with the project team and members of Council.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Marcel Noël Hall, West Nipissing Community & Recreation Centre
219 O’Hara Street, Sturgeon Falls
Open House: 5 – 6 p.m.:This drop-in session provides an informal opportunity to review the draft By-law and ask question to the project team.
Public Meeting: 6 – 9 p.m.:The public meeting will begin with a brief presentation by the project team, following which both members of the public and Council will be able to ask questions, make comments or seek clarification on the proposed Zoning By-law.
For those unable to attend, written comments may be submitted in the following ways:
- Via email to officialplan@westnipissing.ca
- By using the comment form on the project webpage: https://www.westnipissing.ca/official-plan-and-zoning-by-law-update/#feedback
- Dropping off a paper copy in person at the Municipal Office
Written comments must be submitted by June 17, 2026 in order to be provided to Council for consideration. All written comments will form part of the public record.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Additional information related to this notice and a copy of the latest version of the proposed Zoning by-law revisions is now available on the project webpage at https://www.westnipissing.ca/official-plan-and-zoning-by-law-update/ or by visiting the municipal office at 255 Holditch Street, Sturgeon Falls 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday.
Members of the public wishing to receive updates are encouraged to subscribe to the project newsletter. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Municipality of West Nipissing on the proposed zoning by-law, you must make a written request to the Municipality of West Nipissing by emailing officialplan@westnipissing.ca or submitting a written request in person at the municipal office.
For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact Samantha Willock, Municipal Planner, at officialplan@westnipissing.ca. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Municipality of West Nipissing to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of West Nipissing before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Municipality of West Nipissing before the by-law is 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.