Back to SearchAn application for a Minor Variance has been received from 2640647 Ontario Inc for the property at 61 Hastings Street and will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment for the City of St. Catharines on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Application Location
- 61 Hastings Street
- West side of Hastings Street
- CP 6 PT LOT 898 RP 30R15220 PARTS 17 TO 24 AND 32
Minor Variance Application details (A-34/25)
Application A-34/25 seeks relief from the City of St. Catharines Zoning By-law 2013-283, as amended, for the proposed 6 storey apartment building consisting of 78 residential units to permit:
- A reduction in the minimum front yard from 6.0 metres to 4.15 metres.
- A reduction in the exterior side yard from 6.0 metres to 4.0 metres.
- A reduction in the minimum exterior side yard setback for a platform structure with a height of 1.2 metres or greater from the required exterior side yard of the principal building of 6.0 metres to 4.0 metres.
- A reduction in the minimum front yard setback for a platform structure with a height of 1.2 metres or greater from the required front yard of the principal building of 6.0 metres to 4.65 metres.
- A reduction in the minimum required parking spaces for an apartment building from 1.25 parking spaces per dwelling unit to 1.1 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
- A reduction in the minimum landscape buffer for a parking area with more than 20 parking spaces but fewer than 100 parking spaces for a lot line abutting a Residential Zone from 3.0 to 2.0 metres.
Hearing Participation
- Please submit any comments in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer by 4 p.m. on August 13, 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
For more information on how to participate or make a submission via mail, phone or email, please visit our Committee of Adjustment Page.
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