Public Notice: 60 Vine Street S

The City of St. Catharines will hold a Legislated Public Meeting to consider applications to amend the Official Plan (the Garden City Plan) and Zoning By-law at 60 Vine Street South.

Proposal

The purpose of the the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment is to facilitate the proposed private road development containing one two-storey triplex dwelling and ten two-storey apartment buildings, with a total of 61 dwelling units at 60 Vine Street South. The design of the buildings will function as townhouse dwellings. The proposal includes 81 parking spaces. The enclosed plan provides a conceptual site layout of the proposed development.

The City’s Official Plan currently designates these lands for Parkland and Open Space uses. The City has not identified these lands for future park use. The Applicant has requested the subject lands be redesignated to Medium Density Residential through the Official Plan Amendment, which permits a density range of 25 to 99 units per hectare.

The City’s Zoning By-law currently zones these lands Minor Green Space with Holding Provision 1 (G2-H1). The Applicant has requested the subject lands be rezoned to Medium Density Residential with a Special Provision and Holding Provision 1 (R3-168-H1). This would allow the site to be used for residential uses with a density range of 25 to 99 units per hectare of land. The special provision would address certain site-specific matters such as a reduced front yard setback, exterior side yard setback, rear yard setback and interior side yard setback pinch points. The Holding Provision is proposed to be retained on the subject lands and will only be removed once a Record of Site Condition has been cleared by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

The application materials are available for review and comment and may be found online at www.stcatharines.ca/development.

Legislated Public Meeting

City Council is hosting a Legislated Public Meeting on March 28, 2022 to receive input and comment on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, after which Council will consider approval of the amendments.

Details of the Legislated Public Meeting are as follows:

Date: Monday, March 28, 2022

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Meeting will be held electronically

Due to COVID-19 protocols, this meeting will be an electronic meeting, affording both telephone and electronic participation. Please note that in-person participation is not permitted at this time.

Visit www.stcatharines.ca/Council for information on how to access and participate in the meeting, and how to request and make a delegation before Council.

Written submissions must be received by noon the Thursday before the public meeting by mailing or delivering them to:

City of St. Catharines Legal and Clerk Services/City’s Clerks Division, City Hall, 50 Church St., P.O. Box 3012, St. Catharines, ON, L2R 7C2.
Refer to File Nos: 21 115273 OP and 21 113338 ZA

Email submissions may also be made by noon the day of the public meeting and directed to clerks@stcatharines.ca. Both oral and written comments and recommendations received will be taken into account by City Council in making a decision on the subject matter.

Important Public Meeting Information

1. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Council of the City of St. Catharines to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of St. Catharines before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
2. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to Council of the City of St. Catharines before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Corporation of the City of St. Catharines on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to:

City of St. Catharines Legal and Clerk Services/City’s Clerks Division, City Hall, 50 Church St., P.O. Box 3012, St. Catharines, ON, L2R 7C2.
Refer to File Nos: 21 115273 OP and 21 113338 ZA

Contact

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact Natasha MacDonald, Planner I, Planning and Building Services Department at 905-688-5601, ext. 1728, via email at nmacdonald@stcatharines.ca or the City’s TTY number (text telephone) at 905-688-4889.