Notice of Hearing: 159 Ontario Street

An application for a Minor Variance has been received from The Collective Housing Co-Operative Incorporated for the property at 159 Ontario Street and will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment for the City of St. Catharines on November 12, at 5:00 p.m.

Application Location  

• 159 Ontario Street
• West side of Ontario Street, south Welland Avenue
• CP 2 PT LOTS 946 TO 949 1262 1263 PT YATES ST RP 30R16127 PART 11

Minor Variance Application details (A-58/26) 

Application A-58/26 seeks relief from the City of St Catharines Zoning By-law 2013-283, as amended, for the following variances to facilitate the construction of an 18 storey mixed use development with 492 residential dwelling units:

1.  An increase in the building height to which the minimum northerly interior side yard provision   of Special Provision 185 applies, from 27 metres to 28 metres.
2.  A reduction in the minimum bump out at the terminus of a drive aisle from 1.5 metres to 1.45   metres.

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Hearing Participation

Please submit any comments in writing to the Secretary Treasurer by 12 p.m. on November 6, 2026, or you can appear in person and make a verbal presentation to the Committee.

Please be advised that your submission(s) will be part of the public record and will be made available to the public, including posting on the City’s website. Personal contact information, including telephone numbers, email addresses, house number and signatures, will be redacted by the Secretary -Treasurer and/or Planning Committee Co-Ordinator for on-line posting only.

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.

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 

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