Sunbury Subdivision Reaches Public Meeting Stage

Nov 09, 2022

A statutory public meeting is taking place this week concerning a plan of subdivision that could increase the hamlet of Sunbury by 31 homes if it is approved in its current form.

The plan has been in the works for some time.

It was submitted in the spring of 2020, deemed complete in May of that year, and was the subject of an Open House in July, 2020.

Over two years later, with minor revisions, the plan being presented to the public, along with a series of reports, includes a new road that would be an extension of Sunbury Road to the west side of Battersea Road, and access to all 31 properties would be off the new road. The subdivision would be sandwiched between Randy Clark Road, Gerald Ball Park, and Battersea Road, but property access would be restricted to the new subdivision road.

Each of the 31 properties will be serviced by a private well and septic system.

The public meeting is being conducted by Frontenac County planning department, as Frontenac County is the approval authority of plans of subdivision, but the South Frontenac Township planning department is involved as well, as the minimum lot size and road frontage in the subdivision will require zoning amendments, which are under the jurisdiction of South Frontenac Township.

The applicant, Fotenn Planning and Design, is also seeking site specific zoning from the township for the project.

Once the public meeting has taken place, the planning departments will consider presentations made in person or in writing by the public, as well as the documentation that has been provided to them by Fotenn.

“A recommendation report regarding draft approval of the plan of subdivision will be brought forward to the Frontenac County Planning Advisory Committee at a future date. The recommendation made by county staff will include consideration of comments and draft conditions provided by the Township of South Frontenac.” “A recommendation report regarding draft approval of the plan of subdivision will be brought forward to the Frontenac County Planning Advisory Committee at a future date. The recommendation made by County staff will include consideration of comments and draft conditions provided by the Township of South Frontenac.”