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The following is a listing of active Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Plan of Subdivision or Condominium and Committee of Adjustment Applications in the Town of St. Marys.
Questions about any of the applications listed below can be directed to Grant Brouwer, Director of Building and Development at:
- 519-284-2340, ext. 215
- gbrouwer@town.stmarys.on.ca
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment/Plan of Subdivision Applications
| 11 Cain Street |
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Application: Zoning Bylaw Amendment (ZBA) File No.: Z02-2025 Address: 11 Cain Street Owners: Group40 Inc. and Grace Community Church Applicant/Agent: Group40 Inc. and Baker Planning Group Proposal: The purpose and effect of the Zoning By-law Amendment Application is to change the zoning of the subject lands to “Residential Zone Five (R5-XX)” with the following site-specific regulations:
and shall constitute one of the following, or any combination of the following:
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| 121 Ontario Street South |
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Application: Zoning By-law Amendment File No.: Z01-2025 Address: 121 Ontario Street South Owner: Rick Murphy Holdings Ltd. Applicant/Agent: Rick and Melanie Murphy Proposal: The Applicant is proposing to construct a fifth building with 9 residential units in the northeast part of the property, for a total of 32 units. A laneway along the north property line is proposed to connect to a new parking area that will add 15 new parking spaces. A copy of the proposed Site Plan is included in this notice (an associated Application for Site Plan Approval was also submitted by the applicant). The purpose and effect of the Zoning By-law Amendment Application is to amend the “Residential Zone Five (R5-11)” zoning to permit a maximum of 32 apartment units on the subject property whereas a maximum of 23 units is currently permitted. Meeting:
To attend as a delegation please email planning@town.stmarys.on.ca no later than noon Friday, March 14, 2025, requesting to be a delegation and include any materials you wish to share with the Committee. Send any comments or concerns for PAC’s consideration in writing to the Planning Department, via email to planning@town.stmarys.on.ca or by mail to the Town Office (175 Queen Street East, P.O. Box 998, St. Marys, ON N5X 1B6) before 12 Noon on Monday, March 17, 2025. Please note that if you are not able to submit comments prior to or during the PAC meeting, Council will be apprised of all public comments received prior to making a decision on the application at a later date.
To provide comment for Council’s consideration, comments can be submitted in writing to the Clerk Department, via email to clerksoffice@town.stmarys.on.ca or by mail to the Town Office (175 Queen Street East, P.O. Box 998, St. Marys, ON N5X 1B6) before 12 Noon on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. |
| 428 Queen Street West |
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Application: Zoning By-law Amendment File No.: Z01-2024 Address: 428 Queen St. W Owners: Joan Lang Applicant/Agent: Pol Quality Homes and Baker Planning Group Proposal: The Applicant is proposing to develop the subject property in a multi-unit housing form, in keeping with a stacked townhouse development and/or low-rise apartments with 35 dwelling units. A copy of the proposed Site Plan is included in this notice. The purpose and effect of the Zoning By-law Amendment Application is to change the zoning of the subject property from “Residential Zone Two (R2)” and “Residential Zone Two (R2-H2)” to “Residential Zone Five (R5-XX)” with site-specific regulations summarized as follows:
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| 769 Queen Street East |
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Application: Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment File No.: OPA 1-2022 & Z06-2022 Status: Approved Address: 769 Queen Street East Owner: Staffen Family Holdings Inc. Proposal: Applying to implement a site-specific exception to the “Recreational” land use designation to permit short-term rental accommodation use on the lands, and to rezone the subject lands to a site-specific “Open Space (OS)” zone with a special regulation to permit short-term rental accommodation accessory to the existing golf/wedding operation. The Applicant is proposing to construct two, 2-storey buildings consisting of 21 short term rental units. Vehicular access to the proposed development is to be provided by a new driveway from Queen Street East. Meeting:
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Condominium Applications
| 428 Queen Street West |
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Application: Proposed Plan of Condominium File No.: DPC 01-2025 Address: 428 Queen Street West Applicant/Agent: Caroline Baker, Baker Planning Group Proposal: The Owner has applied for approval of a Draft Plan of Condominium (Standard) for the purpose of unitization of the 35 dwelling units and 38 parking spaces, and establishment of common elements including the private road, visitor parking (11 spaces), amenity areas, fencing, and snow storage. A copy of the proposed plan of condominium is included with this notice. Meetings:
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| 275 James Street South |
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Application: Draft Plan of Condominium File No.: DPC 01-2022 Address: 275 James Street South Owner: Adriano Paola Proposal: The Town of St. Marys Council granted Site Plan Approval in October of 2019 for the property for the purpose of constructing 24 condominium townhouse units in four buildings. The Owner has subsequently completed the construction of 16 of the 24 dwelling units. The remaining eight 8 units are under construction and anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2023. The Owner has applied for approval of a Draft Plan of Condominium (Standard) to establish 24 freehold condominium townhouse dwelling units. Meetings:
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165 Egan Avenue |
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Application: Draft Plan of Condominium File No.: DPC 01-2023 Address: 165 Egan Ave Owner: 2503778 Ontario Incorporated Proposal: The Owner has applied for approval of a Draft Plan of Condominium (Vacant Land), for the purpose of constructing thirty (30) freehold condominium townhouse units in six (6) buildings, a new common element private road providing access from Egan Avenue and shared common elements (visitor parking area and stormwater management). Meetings:
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Committee of Adjustment Applications
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Application: Minor Variance File No.: A05-2024 Address: 68 Water Street South Owners: Marianne De Brabandere Proposal: The purpose and effect of the Minor Variance Application is to seek approval to:
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Application: Minor Variance File No.: B03-2024 and A06-2024 Address: 72 Carrall Street Owners: Kevin Deneve Proposal: The Property Owner has applied for a consent to divide the property into two lots. The following chart describes the characteristics of the proposed lots:
The applicant is proposing to construct a single detached dwelling on the proposed severed lot with two driveway accesses to Elgin Street. A copy of the severance/site sketch is attached to this notice. The purpose and effect of the Minor Variance Application is to seek approval for the proposed severed lot to:
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Application: Minor Variance File No.: A04-2024 Address: 125 St. Maria Street Owners: R. and T. Snook Proposal: The purpose and effect of the Minor Variance Application is to seek approval for a:
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Application: Consent File No.: B02-2024 Address: Part Lots 18 and 19, Concession 15 Owners: M., D., F. and C. Vermeire Proposal: The Property Owner has applied for a consent to divide the property into two parcels, with the dividing line being the joint St. Marys / Perth South municipal boundary. The following chart describes the characteristics of the proposed lots:
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Application: Minor Variance and Consent File No.: B01-2024 and A03-2024 Address: Part Lot 17, Concession 15 Owners: M. Vermeire Proposal: The Property Owner has applied for a consent to divide the property into two parcels, with the dividing line being the joint St. Marys / Perth South municipal boundary. The following chart describes the characteristics of the proposed lots:
The purpose and effect of the Minor Variance Application is to seek approval for a minimum lot frontage of 66.1 metres whereas the By-law requires a minimum of 150 metres. Meetings:
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| 365 Widder Street East | |||||||||
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Application: Minor Variance File No.: A02-2024 Address: 365 Widder Street East Owners: 2492780 Ontario Inc. Proposal: The purpose and effect of the Minor Variance Application is to seek approval to:
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| 766 Queen Street East | |||||||||
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Application: Consent to Sever and Minor Variance File No.: A01-2024 Address: 766 Queen Street East Owners: 2344808 Ontario Inc Proposal: The purpose and effect of the Minor Variance Application is to seek approval to recognize an existing lot area of 2,700 m2 whereas the C3 Zone requires a minimum lot size of 4,000 m2 for medical/dental offices. Meeting:
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Application: Consent to Sever and Minor Variance File No.: A08-2023 and B05-2023 Address: 769 Queen Street East Owners: Staffen Family Holdings Inc. Proposal:
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Application: Consent to Sever and Minor Variance File No.: A07-2023 Address: 158 Water Street North Owners: Matthew Staffen and Ashton Staffen Proposal: The Property Owner has applied for a consent to divide the property into two parcels. The Retained Lot will maintain the existing converted dwelling containing two dwelling units and two parking spaces located on the existing driveway. The Owner intends to construct a new bathroom addition on the northeast corner of the existing building on the Retained Lot. The Severed Lot will comprise of a converted dwelling with two dwelling units (replacing and expanding part of the existing converted dwelling building) and will be attached to the converted dwelling on the Retained Lot. An attached single-car garage and driveway with parking for two vehicles are also proposed. A series of variances including minimum lot area, lot frontage, side yard setbacks, and front yard setbacks are being sought to accommodate the severance proposal. Meeting:
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