97 Hartzel Road - Notice of Decision

Purpose and Effect

By-law 2025-111 has the purpose of amending the City’s Zoning By-law to facilitate the development of a five-storey apartment building with 30 apartment units and 32 parking spaces.

By-law 2025-111 has the effect of amending the zoning of 97 Hartzel Road to add Special Provision 186 to the existing Medium Density Mixed Use (M1-186) zone. This allows for site specific metrics to facilitate the proposed five storey apartment building.

By-law No. 2025-111 conforms to the intent and purpose of the Garden City Plan and the Niagara Official Plan.

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.

Legal Notice

The last day for filing a notice of appeal is September 30^th, 2025, at 4:30pm. The notice of appeal must be filed with the Clerk or submitted through the Ontario Land Tribunal’s (OLT) e-file portal. It must set out the reasons for the appeal and 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.

With Bill 185 receiving Royal Assent, 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 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.

Alexa Cooper
Planning and Building Services Department
acooper@stcatharines.ca 905-684-7241, or TTY 905-688-4889