579 Ontario Street - Notice of Public Meeting

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 the subject lands as Low Density Residential – Suburban Neighbourhood (R1). The Applicant is proposing to rezone the subject lands to Medium Density Residential (R3), with a Special Provision. The Special Provision would allow for reduced building setbacks, lot frontage, parking spaces, landscape buffers, and landscaped open space, as well as an increase in residential density and would include additional permitted commercial uses: retail store, restaurant, service commercial, and offices.

More Information

The application materials are available for review and comment and may be found at www.stcatharines.ca/development and at the Planning and Building Services Department, City Hall, 50 Church Street. Please contact Dasha Litviniuc, Planner, Planning and Building Services Department at 905-680-7115, the City’s TTY number (text telephone) 905-688-4TTY (4889), or by email dlitviniuc@stcatharines.ca if further information is required.

How To Participate

Visit www.stcatharines.ca/Council for information on how to access and participate in the Public Meeting, and how to request and make a delegation before Council.

Written submissions must be received by noon the Friday before the public meeting by mailing or delivering them to:

Email submissions may also be made by noon the day of the public meeting and directed to clerks@stcatharines.ca. Both oral and written comments will be taken into account by City Council in making a decision on the subject matter.

Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Council Chambers, City Hall, 50 Church Street, St. Catharines

Legal Notice

Only the registered owner of the land to which the by-law would apply, the applicant, the Minister, 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.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Council of the City of St. Catharines to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Council of the City of St Catharines before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to Council of the City of St. Catharines before the by-law 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.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Corporation of the City of St. Catharines on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to: