Public Consultation on June 25: A Successful Final Step Before the Adoption of the Urban By-Laws

The public meeting was recorded and streamed live that evening. It can be viewed in its entirety on our YouTube channel.

A clear and dynamic presentation

The public consultation was moderated by Caroline Cusson, the Town’s Assistant Director General, who is responsible for projects and community and attached to the Urban and Land-Use Planning Department, the Public Works and Fixed Assets Department, as well as the Recreation, Community Life, and Culture Department. “The initiative that brings us together today is part of a clear commitment to transparency, participation, and sound management of our territory,” she said in her introduction.

In the presence of several Town council members, Mayor Robert Benoît took the floor to emphasize the importance of urban planning in our community: “Urban planning is a matter of quality of life, a matter of territorial integrity, and one that deserves careful consideration,” said the mayor. “I am particularly proud of all the public listening sessions and consultations we have held. I am proud of the new Urban Plan, and I believe that, just as with the Plan, there is a consensus on the proposed changes to the by-laws. For the past three years, we have worked very hard on the three pillars of Sutton’s economic development: recreational tourism, agriculture, and housing. We have tried to eliminate as many obstacles as possible to create more flexible regulations, while respecting territorial integrity.”

As an urban planner with the firm Arpent, which has supported the Town throughout the process of revising the urban plan and regulations, Charlotte Montfils-Ratelle presented the main points of the proposed changes to the urban regulations, beginning with the objectives of the revision process: You can listen to her entire presentation in the recording.

List of Planned Changes

While the list of proposed changes was displayed on the screen, the Town’s Clerk and Director of Legal Affairs, Geneviève Bonnichon, presented a summary of the key changes designed to address the concerns raised during the productive pre-consultation period, which ran through June 18.

The list of these amendments, organized by regulation article number, has been compiled to highlight the various changes planned, whether they involve a deletion, an addition, a textual change, or the relocation of an article.

You can view the list here.

Several citizens came up to the microphone at the end of the session to share their views or suggestions regarding regulatory issues. These comments will be reviewed.

Slightly revised dates

In order to give the administration and the council time to review these last comments, the dates for the final adoption of the by-laws have been changed as follows:

• Cancellation of the special meeting on June 30, at which a notice of motion regarding the adoption of the regulations was to be filed;
• Filing of the notice of motion regarding the adoption of the by-laws at the regular Town Council meeting on July 8 ;
• Adoption of the urban by-laws at the special council meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m., during which the new regulations will be presented.

The Town would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to all citizens, as well as to all organizations, groups, and representatives who came to share their views, express their opinions, and suggest improvements. It hopes that these new urban regulations, which are consistent with the Urban Plan, will guide it in making further decisions that will shape the future of its territory and its development.