Notice of Hearing: 189-191 Queenston Street

An application for a Minor Variance has been received from 2478826 Ontario Inc for the property at 189-191 Queenston Street and will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment for the City of St. Catharines on December 3, 2025 at 5:00 p.m

Application Location  

• 189 – 191 Queenston Street

• CP2 LOTS 4189 AND 4190

• Northwest corner of Queenston Street and Berryman Avenue

Minor Variance Application details (A-44/25)

Application A-44/25 seeks relief from the City of St Catharines Zoning By-law 2013-283, as amended, for the following variances to facilitate a proposed 7-unit apartment building:

1. A reduction in the minimum landscape buffer for a parking area with 5 to 20 parking spaces along a lot line abutting a public road from 3 metres to 0 metres.
2. A reduction in the minimum landscape buffer for a parking area with 5 to 20 parking spaces along a lot line abutting a residential property from 3 metres to 0 metres.
3. A reduction in the minimum front yard setback from 6 metres to 2.5 metres.
4. A reduction in the minimum exterior side yard setback from 6 metres to 1.9 metres.
5. A reduction in the minimum setback from exterior side lot line to a platform structure with a height of 0.6 metres to 1.2 metres above grade from 3 metres to 1.3 metres.
6. A reduction in the minimum setback from exterior side lot line to a platform structure with a height above grade 1.2 metres or greater from 3 metres to 1.3 metres.
7. A reduction of the minimum required parking rate from 1.25 parking spaces per unit to 1.15 parking spaces per unit (from 9 spaces to 8 spaces).

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Hearing Participation 

• Please submit any comments in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer by 4 p.m. on December 3, 2025, or you can appear in person and make a verbal presentation to the Committee. Please note that all Committee of Adjustment Hearings will be held in-person at City Hall on the 3rd floor in Council Chambers. City Hall is located at 50 Church Street, St. Catharines, Ontario (Please use the James Street entrance).
• All Hearings will be live-streamed and can be viewed online on the City of St. Catharines' YouTube account https://www.youtube.com/c/CityStCatharines 
• 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 to 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, P.O. Box 3012, 50 Church Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

905-688-5601 x1715

cofa@stcatharines.ca

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