Committee of the Whole

That all items listed under the heading of Consent Agenda for Monday, March 23, 2026, be adopted as recommended:  Heritage Advisory Committee Minutes of January 15, 2026

That Committee recommend that Council approve the Zoning By- law Amendment application PLZBA-2025-0002 by Upper Canada Consultants on behalf of Leonard Pennachetti; and That Committee recommend that Council enact and pass Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Appendix C of Report PD-08-26 to amend the zoning regulations for the subject lands; and That Committee deem that the Zoning By-law amendment conforms to the Official Plan for the Town of Lincoln; and That Committee declare that they have considered all of the written and oral submissions and agrees with the planning report analysis and recommendations and finds that this application meets the Planning Act criteria, is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement and the Town Official Plan.

That Committee receive and file for information Report PD-09-26, regarding Update on Environment and Climate Change Projects.

WHEREAS amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act under the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 introduced timelines requiring municipalities to issue Notices of Intention to Designate for properties listed on municipal heritage registers as of December 31, 2022, originally requiring action by January 1, 2025; and WHEREAS the Province subsequently amended the legislation through the Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 to extend the deadline to January 1, 2027 in response to concerns raised by municipalities and heritage stakeholders; and WHEREAS municipalities require sufficient time and resources to undertake research, documentation, consultation, and evaluation to determine whether listed properties warrant designation under the Ontario Heritage Act; and WHEREAS the removal of listed properties from municipal heritage registers if the prescribed timelines are not met may place cultural heritage resources at increased risk of demolition or irreversible alteration before municipalities have the opportunity to properly evaluate their cultural heritage value or interest; and WHEREAS many municipalities, including the Town of Lincoln, do not have dedicated heritage planning staff and must rely on volunteer Heritage Advisory Committee members or external heritage consultants to undertake property evaluations, which can result in additional financial and administrative pressures; and WHEREAS municipalities across Ontario are facing significant workloads associated with evaluating listed pro