Notice of Hearing - 1298 Fourth Avenue

An application for Minor Variance has been received from Shannex Ontario Developments Limited for the property at 1298 Fourth Avenue and will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment for the City of St. Catharines on Thursday, October 30, 2025 @ 5pm.

Application Location

• 1298 Fourth Avenue
• South side of Fourth Avenue, west of Pennachetti Street, north of Pathstone Way
• Lot 2, Plan 30M-416

Minor Variance Application 

Application A-63/25 seeks relief from the City of St. Catharines Zoning By-law 2013-283, as amended, for the proposed 10-storey long-term care home to permit:

1.  A reduction to the minimum side yard setback for a parking structure from 15 metres to 4.5 metres.
2. A reduction to the rear side yard setback for a parking structure from 30 metres to 10 metres.
3. A reduction to the setback from the Fourth Avenue lot line to a parking structure from 28 metres to 10 metres.
4. A reduction of the minimum landscape buffer along Fourth Avenue from 10 metres to 0 metres for a ground-level patio.
5. A reduction to the minimum 1.5 metre bump-out at a drive aisle terminus for the indoor parking areas to 0.3 metres.
6. An increase in the maximum total lot coverage from 44% of the lot area to 48%.
7. That a maximum building height of 36 metres be permitted in accordance with the attached Schedule A.

View Schedule A

View Site Plan

Hearing Participation 

• Please submit any comments in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer by 4 p.m. on October 22, 2025, or you can appear in person and make a verbal presentation to the Committee.  Please note that all Committee of Adjustment Hearings are held in-person at City Hall on the 3rd Floor in Council Chambers, located at 50 Church Street. (Please use the James Street entrance)
• All hearings will be live-streamed and can be viewed online on the City of St. Catharines Official YouTube Channel.
• An appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) may be dismissed if no written or verbal submissions were made at the hearing before the Committee gives or refuses to give approval of an application.  Pursuant to the More Homes Built Faster Act, Appeals may be submitted by the Applicant, the Minister or a specified person or public body that has an interest in the matter.

If you have questions, wish to submit comments, or request a copy of the Notice of Decision, please contact:

Elaine Munro, Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment

City Hall, 50 Church Street, P.O. Box 3012, St. Catharines, ON  L2R 7C2

905-688-5601, Ext. 1715 / cofa@stcatharines.ca 

For more information on how to participate or make a submission via mail, or email, please visit our Committee of Adjustment Page.