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The purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments are to amend the City’s Garden City Plan and Zoning By-law 2013-283 to facilitate the development of 142 Queenston Street with 9 (nine), 24 storey towers across three mixed use buildings. The amendments facilitate a total of 2,443 residential units and 2,360 square metres of commercial space.
Official Plan Amendment No. 49 has the effect of designating the subject lands from Neighbourhood Residential to Mixed Use, Natural Areas and Parkland and Open Space on Schedule D1 and Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use, Natural Areas, and Parkland and Open Space on Schedule E5 with a Special Policy to increase the maximum permitted height.
The effect of By-law 2025-161 is that the subject lands are rezoned from Medium Density Residential with Special Provision 82 and Holding Provision H1 (R3-82-H1) to the following:
- On lands west of Prince Street, to High Density Mixed Use with the new Special Provision 187 and the new Holding Provision H31, retaining the existing H1 Holding Provision (M3-187-H1-H31).
- On lands east of Prince Street, to High Density Mixed Use with the new Special Provision 188 and the new Holding Provision H31, retaining the existing H1 Holding Provision (M3-187-H1-H31).
- On lands containing the hazard slope at the rear of the property, to Conservation/Natural Areas, retaining the existing Holding Provision (G1-H1).
- On the planned parkette block in the draft plan of subdivision, to Minor Green Space, retaining the existing Holding Provision (G2-H1).
Special Provision 187 and 188 permit reduced setbacks and implement zoning regulations to facilitate the development as proposed. Holding Provision H1 requires the soil on the property to be remediated prior to its use for residential purposes. Holding Provision H31 requires Valleyview Road to be extended up to Prince Street and the traffic signal to be upgraded to a four-way light prior to the fifth tower being constructed on site.
All written and oral submissions related to the application that were made at the public meeting have been taken into consideration by Council as part of its deliberation and final decision.
The property, 142 Queenston Street, is the subject of an application under the Planning Act, for approval of a plan of subdivision (File No. 25 105919 SA).
Legal Notice
The last day for filing a notice of appeal is January 1st, 2026, at 4:30pm. The notice of appeal must be filed with the Clerk. It must set out the reasons for the appeal and if an appeal is made on the official plan amendment, it must also set out the specific part of the proposed official plan amendment to which the appeal applies. The appeal must be accompanied by the fee required by the OLT. More information on fees can be found on the OLT’s website: https://olt.gov.on.ca/fee-chart/.
The decision of council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.
Only the registered owner of the land to which the by-law would apply, specified persons and public bodies as defined in the Planning Act may appeal a decision of the municipality or by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless,before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
Contact
For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact Alexa Cooper, Senior Planner, Planning and Building Services Department at 905.684.7241, the City’s TTY number (text telephone) 905.688.4TTY (4889), or by email (acooper@stcatharines.ca).
Alexa Cooper
Planning and Building Services Department
acooper@stcatharines.ca 905.684.7241, or TTY: 905.688.4TTY (4889)
The last day for filing a notice of appeal is January 1st, 2026, at 4:30pm. The notice of appeal must be filed with the Clerk. It must set out the reasons for the appeal and if an appeal is made on the official plan amendment, it must also set out the specific part of the proposed official plan amendment to which the appeal applies. The appeal must be accompanied by the fee required by the OLT. More information on fees can be found on the OLT’s website: https://olt.gov.on.ca/fee-chart/.
The decision of council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last
day for filing a notice of appeal.
Only the registered owner of the land to which the by-law would apply, specified persons and public bodies as defined in the Planning Act may appeal a decision of the municipality or by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless,before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights,
please contact Alexa Cooper, Senior Planner, Planning and Building Services
Department at 905-684-7241, via email at acooper@stcatharines.ca or the City’s TTY
number (text telephone) at 905-688-4889.
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