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To the qualified voters entitled to have their name entered on the referendum list of the entire municipality:

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned, Town clerk of Ville de Gaspé, that at a regular sitting held on October 4, 2022, the Town Council has adopted the following By-Law:

1487-22 :   « RÈGLEMENT DÉCRÉTANT UNE DÉPENSE ET UN EMPRUNT D'UNE SOMME DE 2 303 954 $ POUR LE REMPLACEMENT ET L’ACQUISITION DE VÉHICULES, D’OUTILLAGE ET D’ÉQUIPEMENT »

THAT the persons qualified to vote on the By-Law on the date of October 4, 2022, and who have therefore the right to demand that this By-Law be submitted to a referendum poll will have access to a register open for that purpose from nine (9) hours to nineteen (19) hours on October 17 and 18, 2022 at the office of the undersigned, at the Town Hall in order to enter their name, address and occupation together with their signature.

IS A QUALIFIED VOTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY

A person who, on October 4, 2022, is not disqualified from voting according to article 524 of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities and meets the following requirements:

• a natural person domiciled in the municipality and, since at least six months, in Québec and
• is of full age and a Canadian citizen, and not under curatorship.

The non resident sole owner of an immoveable or non resident sole occupant of a business place situated in the municipality who is not disqualified from voting and meets the following requirements:

• is the owner of an immoveable or sole occupant of a business place situated in the municipality since at least 12 months;
• in the case of a natural person, be of full age and Canadian citizen and not under curatorship.

The non resident undivided co-owners and non resident co-occupants of a business place situated in the municipality not disqualified from voting and meet the following requirements:

• is the undivided co-owner of an immoveable or co-occupant of a business place situated in the municipality since at least 12 months;
• is designated by means of a power of attorney signed by a majority of the persons who are co-owners or co-occupants since at least 12 months, as the one who has the right to sing in their name and to be entered on the referendum list of the municipality. This power of attorney must be produced before or at the signature time.

Legal person:

• have designated by resolution among its members, directors or employees, a person who, on October 4, 2022, and at voting time, is of full age and Canadian citizen, is not under curatorship and is not disqualified to vote.

THAT the persons qualified to vote on the By-Law in question must establish their identity to the responsible person for the register, by presenting, among others: a health-insurance card issued by the Québec Health Insurance Board, a driver’s permit issued by the Québec Automobile Insurance Society, a Canadian passport, an identity card of the Canadian armed forces, a certificate of Indian status.

THAT the number of applications needed in order that a referendum poll be held for this By-Law is 1 238 and failing this number, the concerned By-Law will be deemed approved by the qualified voters.

THAT the qualified voters may examine this By-Law at the office of the undersigned from 8 h 15 am till 12 h and from 1 h till 4 h 30 pm from Monday till Thursday, and from 8 h 15 am till 12 h on Friday, and during registration hours.

THAT the result of this registration procedure will be announced on October 18, 2022, at 7 pm, at the office of the undersigned, 25, rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville in Gaspé.

GIVEN at Gaspé, October 6, 2022.

Isabelle Vézina,

Director of legal services and town clerk

NOTICE is hereby given that, following the public consultation meeting which was held on October 4, 2022, the municipal Council of "Ville de Gaspé" has accepted by resolution, on October 4, 2022, a second draft of by-law 1156-11-60 amending the zoning by-law.  This second draft contains provisions that may be subject to an application made by interested persons from anyone of the zones to which such provisions apply and of the contiguous zones, to require that a by-law containing these be submitted for their approval, in accordance with the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities.

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

           An application relating to the following provision of the second draft:

• « modifier la hauteur maximale en étage permise dans la zone ME-280 de 3 à 4 étages»;

Such an application is required that the by-law 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 concerned zone ME-280, is located in the area of montée Sandy-Beach, and illustrated 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 October 14, 2022, 4:30 pm.

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 October 4, 2022, 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 by-law which will not have to be submitted for the approval of the qualified voters.

6.        CONSULTATION OF THE DRAFT

The second draft of by-law is available, in French, for consultation at the Clerk’s office at the Town Hall during regular work hours, that is from 8 h 15 am till 12 h and from 1 h till 4 h 30 pm, Monday till Thursday, and from 8 h 15 am till 12 h on Friday.

Given in Gaspé, October 6, 2022.

Isabelle Vézina,

Director of legal services and town clerk