
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2026 12:00 PM
Proposal
The Planning and Building Services Department received application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for lands located at 579 Ontario Street. The Application was declared complete on January 19, 2026, pursuant to section 34 (10.4) of the Planning Act.
The applicant is proposing a three-storey residential addition on top of the existing commercial building. The development would include 12 residential dwelling units. The existing ground-floor commercial use will remain.
The Zoning By-law zones...
Posted on Thursday, April 02, 2026 03:42 PM
Proposal
The Planning and Building Services Department received applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment for lands located at 2360 First Street Louth. The Applications were declared complete as of March 27, 2026, pursuant to sections 22 (6.1) and 34 (10.4) of the Planning Act.
The Applicant is seeking permission for the site to be serviced by a private waterline connection from the property to the municipal watermain for fire suppression purposes.
The property is...
Posted on Thursday, April 02, 2026 12:24 PM
When St. Catharines became an incorporated city in 1876, roads were one of the main priorities of City Council. As the community grew, the traffic and wear and tear on the roads increased along with it.
The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre is helping us celebrate our 150th anniversary of being officially incorporated as a City with a weekly look back into our rich history from a diverse range of perspectives.
Early roads were packed with dirt that would become a muddy quagmire...
Posted on Thursday, April 02, 2026 12:04 PM
Proposal
The Planning and Building Services Department received applications for an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment for lands located at 704 Niagara St.
The applicant has submitted a revised proposal by reducing the height from 4 storeys (11.58 m) to 3.5 storeys (9.88 m) to facilitate the future development of an apartment building, with a total of 31 dwelling units. The proposed development proposes 37 parking spaces within an at-grade parking lot, with two accessible spaces.
The Garden...
Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 03:51 PM
The City of St. Catharines invites the public to participate in an Open House and Community Visioning Session for the Ontario Street Corridor Secondary Plan Study.
The background report for the study has been released and published at www.stcatharines.ca/ontariostreetstudy and the City’s EngageSTC page. The open house will take place on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 in the Concord and Chardonnay Rooms at the Holiday Inn and Suites, 327 Ontario St. in St. Catharines. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with...