Trent Lakes is holding a second public meeting on May 5, 2026 to discuss a proposed subdivision at 168 County Road 49 at Moon Line Road North.
The proposed subdivision is on a 48 acre property with a plan to build 59 homes by Jeffery Homes Limited.
Peterborough County is the authority that approves plans of subdivision and this application requires both Official Plan Amendment (OPA) from the county and a zoning bylaw amendment from Trent Lakes to zone the lands to hamlet residential and Environmental Protection Zones.
The zoning bylaw amendment is to designate, zone and subdivide the southern portion of the land for residential use. An application to turn this area into a subdivision were already submitted in 2019 but ownership of the land has changed.
The northern portion of the 118 acre parcel requires an OPA because those lands are outside of the municipality’s designated settlement area and therefore requires approval from Peterborough County.
The proposed development would have two phases that will be separated from an environmentally protected wetland.
Jones recommended that council defer both amendments until planners could look into the Minimal Distance Separation (MDS) between an existing barn and the planned subdivision.
The first public meeting on this issue was held on September 16, 2025. At that time neighbouring property owners expressed concerns about dry wells, water runoff, sewage and the location of an old barn.
A number of residents of homes next to the proposed subdivision expressed concerns about the added pressure on the water table and said that some of them already have wells that have run dry because of the lack of rain this summer.
At the 2025 public meeting council voted to defer adopting the OPA (requiring county approval) and zoning bylaw (requires municipal approval) amendments until staff could get more information on the old barn. They also agreed to expand the consultation area for the project and asked staff to address the comments made at the public meeting.
In a staff report responding to the public comments, municipal planner Adele Arbour provided information prepared by Planscape Inc, an agent acting on behalf of Jeffrey Homes Ltd.
She said that further testing results indicated that one well does not have the capacity to maintain the required water flow for a residential dwelling and further clarification is needed about how the company will address this issue.
The agenda item attached to this week’s council agenda includes all the technical reports that have been provided by the company. It available on the Trent Lakes website at www:trentlakes.ca
The public meeting on May 5th will be held during the regular council meeting scheduled for that day which will begin at 1 pm. in the Council Chambers at 760 County
