Accessibility
Alternative accessible formats are available by contacting [email protected] or TTY 519-826-9771.
Subject lands
Stone Road and Edinburgh Road modified Strategic Growth Area (SGA) (See Key Map- 1 below).
Open house:
When: January 14, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m.
How to attend
This is a virtual statutory public open house. To attend, please register online at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uceGqpzsrH9XWR0KBy9B3RDDjSciICzt q
Public meeting:
This is a statutory public meeting at a hybrid City Council meeting that can be watched online at guelph.ca/live or attended in-person in Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden Street, Guelph.
When: January 21, 2025, 4 p.m.
Purpose and effect of the proposed amendment and by-law
The purpose of this public meeting and open house is to share information and consider public comments regarding the Community Planning Permit System (CPPS). These comments will be further reviewed by staff before making a recommendation to Council for decision at a future meeting. City staff will not be providing a recommendation to Council on this application at the meeting or open house.
The purpose of the amendment and proposed by-law is to align with the City’s vision for sustainable growth and address evolving housing needs by promoting the development of affordable, equitable and diverse communities in Guelph. The proposed amendment will help reduce housing barriers by simplifying and streamlining the development approvals process while incentivizing affordable housing development.
The City of Guelph is developing a Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) for the Stone Road/Edinburgh Road Strategic Growth Area. The CPPS is a land-use planning tool that combines Zoning By-law Amendments, Minor Variances, and Site Plan applications into a single application and approval process. To implement a CPPS, an Official Plan Amendment and Community Planning Permit By-law are required.
An Official Plan Amendment is required to:
Set the boundaries of the Community Planning Permit Area
Provide the statutory implementation policies relating to the CPP By-law
Update land-use designations to permit greater height and density on certain properties
The proposed Community Planning Permit By-law implements the proposed Official Plan Amendment and will identify:
Permitted and discretionary land uses and development standards, such as building heights and setbacks, parking requirements, open space and common amenity area requirements
A range of variation that may be approved by staff or, where required, by Council without need for amendment to the by-law for some standards
The procedures for reviewing community planning permit applications
Additional information
To access documents relating to the proposed official plan amendment and community planning permit by-law for enabling and implementing the CPPS:
Visit haveyoursay.guelph.ca/community-planning-permit-system on December 31, 2024
Go to guelph.ca/agenda to view the staff report and Council documents on January 9, 2025.
For more information, please contact:
Brenna MacKinnon, Project Manager, Policy Planning Planning and Building Services
City of Guelph
519-822-1260 ext. 4153
TTY: 519-826-9771
How to get involved:
Any person may attend the meeting in-person or online, and/or provide written or verbal comments on these applications. If you would like to register to speak to City
Council and/or submit written comments about the proposed Official Plan amendment and draft Community Planning Permit bylaw, please do so no later than 10 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 2025.
The purpose of this public meeting is to share information and consider public comments regarding the Community Planning Permit System. These comments will be further reviewed by staff before making a recommendation to Council for decision at a future meeting.
You can register to speak to City Council at the public meeting in the following ways:
Register online at guelph.ca/delegation
Call 519-837-5603 or TTY 519-826-9771
Email [email protected]
When we receive your registration, we will send you a confirmation message and instructions for participating in the hybrid Council meeting. Instructions will also be provided during the meeting to ensure those watching the hybrid public meeting have the opportunity to speak.
You can submit written comments to be included in the Council agenda in the following ways:
Email [email protected] and [email protected]
Drop off in-person at the Service Guelph Counter at City Hall, 1 Carden Street, Guelph
Send by regular mail or courier to Guelph City Clerk, 1 Carden Street, Guelph ON N1H 3A1
Written comments must be received by Friday, January 17, 2025 at 10 a.m. to be included in the Council agenda.
How to stay informed
If you wish to be notified of the future Council decision on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Community Planning Permit By-law you must make a written request to the City Clerk by email or regular mail/courier as listed above. Please note Council will not make a decision at the Public Meeting.
Appeals information
Only the applicant, specified person and public bodies as defined in the Planning Act, and registered owners of lands to which the bylaw will apply and who made oral submissions at the public meeting or who have made written submissions to the City before the bylaw is passed, will be able to appeal the decision of the City of Guelph to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Guelph before the bylaw is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
Notice of collection of personal information
Personal information is being collected to gather feedback and communicate with interested parties regarding this amendment. Information provided or presented at a public meeting is considered a public record and may be posted on the City’s website or made public upon request.
This information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, cP.13. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Information and Access Coordinator at 519-822-1260 ext. 2349 or [email protected].
