TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO SIGN AN APPLICATION TO TAKE PART TO A REFERENDUM

Second draft of resolution number 25-02-005 (Adopted on February 3, 2025) Specific construction, alteration, or occupancy proposal for an immovable (PPCMOI) - PPCMOI 1444-21-004

NOTICE is hereby given that, following the public consultation meeting which was held on January 13, 2025, the municipal Council of "Ville de Gaspé" has accepted by resolution, on February 3, 2025, a second draft of resolution number 25-02-005 for specific construction, alteration, or occupancy proposal for an immovable PPCMOI 1444-21-004.  This second draft contains provisions that may be subject to an application made by interested persons from anyone of the zones to wich some provisions apply and the contiguous zones, to require that a resolution containing these be submitted for their approval, in accordance with the Act respecting elections and referendum in municipalities.

1.       PURPOSE OF AN APPLICATION TO TAKE PART TO A REFERENDUM

This second draft resolution was adopted within the framework of By-law 1444-21 on specific construction, alteration, or occupancy proposal for an immovable (PPCMOI) and aims to authorize:

• the construction of a real estate complex on lots 4 054 704 and 4 054 705, Quebec cadastre, consisting of 2 multi-family dwellings of 43 units on 4 floors each;

• the construction of retaining walls (4) with a maximum height of 3.2 m, 2 of which are detailed in the documents “Preliminary sections of the rear wall of building A and Preliminary sections of the parking wall of building B” produced by Tetra Tech, said walls all appearing in document P20 of 2024-11-20 produced by the Goulet Lebel + Bang Architecture Consortium;

• that only the retaining walls (4) mentioned above are not subject to the approval process of the Regulation relating to architectural implementation and integration plans (PIIA) no. 1171-12.

THAT this authorization be conditional on:

• the preamble of resolution 25-02-005, mentioned above, being an integral part of the resolution;

• the project is completed before December 31, 2029;

• the promoter installs a noise barrier wall and a frost-type wire mesh fence installed in accordance with page 3 of the plan document 20250130_BA2404-GL2024131_QDHG_Presentation PPCMOI_V3 of the Goulet Lebal + Bang Architecture Consortium;

• any application for a building permit or certificate of authorization, other than for the retaining walls mentioned above, is subject to Regulation relating to architectural implementation and integration plans (PIIA) no. 1171-12.

Such an application is required that the draft resolution containing the provision to which it applies be submitted for the approval of the qualified voters in the zone to which applies this application, and in any contiguous zone from which a valid application originates. However, any contiguous zone who has made an application will participate at the referendum approval only if the application also originates of the zone to which it is contiguous.

2.      LOCALIZATION OF THE CONCERNED ZONES

The project in question is located in zone HC-286 and is identified in darker gray on the following sketch:

3.       VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION

To be valid, an application to take part to a referendum must:

• state clearly the provision of the second draft to which the application refers;

• indicate the zone from which the application originates;

• be signed by at least 12 interested persons of the zone from which it originates, if there are more than 21 interested persons in that zone, or, otherwise, by the majority of the interested persons;

• be received by the Town clerk office at the town hall no later than August 30, 2024, 4:30 pm. Any application sent by post must be sent at 25, rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, Gaspé (Québec) G4X 2A5 and any application delivered in person, by delivery services or by messenger, must be submitted at 155, rue de la Reine, Gaspé (Québec) G4X 2R1.

4.       INTERESTED PERSONS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO SIGN AN APPLICATION

An interested person is a person of full age, Canadian citizen and not under curatorship who, on the date of adoption of the second draft, which is February 3, 2025, is not disqualified from voting and meets one of the following requirements:

• is domiciled in a zone from which an application may originate and who has been domiciled in Québec for at least 6 months;

• is the owner of an immovable or the occupant of a business place situated on such a zone since 12 months at least.

5. LACK OF APPLICATIONS

Should there be no valid applications relating to the provisions of the second draft, the said provisions may be then included in a resolution which will not have to be submitted for the approval of the qualified voters.

6.      CONSULTATION OF THE DRAFT

The second draft of resolution is available, in French, for consultation in the document also attached to this notice.

We recommend you consult the Service de l’Urbanisme to verify in which area your building is situated.

Given in Gaspé, February 6, 2025

Isabelle Vézina,

Director of legal services and town clerk