Information about the current applications for Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, and Draft Plans of Subdivision in the Town of Grimsby can be referred to below.
About the Planning Process
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Why Do Plans Change?
In general:
- The provincial Planning Act gives authority to individuals to submit applications for development proposals that do not meet the current Official Plan policies or the Zoning By-law regulations
- The Town is required to process these applications under the Planning Act
- Official Plans may only be amended if the change complies with the overall intent of the Official Plan and is consistent with Provincial and Regional policy
- Zoning By-laws may be amended if the change is compatible with the Official Plan and surrounding neighbourhoods and is consistent with Provincial and Regional policy
The Planning Process
The diagram below shows a general overview of the planning process for Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision applications.
Opportunities for public input are provided throughout this process. These opportunities include the Open House, and Statutory Public Meeting, highlighted in orange on the diagram below.
For most planning applications, Council acts as the approval authority, meaning they are the body that makes a decision to approve, approve with conditions and/or modifications, or deny the application.
An applicant or another party can appeal Council's decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal, an adjudicative tribunal appointed and governed by the province. More information about the Ontario Land Tribunal and the appeal process can be found here.
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For more information about a current planning application, including information on how to provide comments, please contact the Planning Department at planning@grimsby.ca.
Please note that some of the third-party documents linked below may not be compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act 2005, Ont. Reg. 429/07 (A.O.D.A.). Contact the Planning Department if you require a copy of these documents in an accessible format.
Current Planning Applications Map
The map below shows the location of Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications currently active in the Town of Grimsby.
264 Main Street East
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The Town has received an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate the expansion of a parking lot on adjacent lands to be acquired, to increase the supply of parking from 29 parking spaces to 47 parking spaces. Please note that a future Consent application will be associated with these applications.
Application Type
- Official Plan Amendment
- Zoning By-law Amendment
Applicant
- Owner: SMR Inc.
- Agent: Mustafa Al-Haboobi
Proposed Development
- The Official Plan Amendment is to redesignate the portion of the adjacent lands to be acquired by the subject lands from "Low Density Residential" to "Neighbourhood Commercial", to permit the expansion of the existing parking lot.
- The Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone a portion of the adjacent lands to be acquired from "Main-Street" (MS.15) zone to "Neighbourhood Commercial" zone, with Site Specific Policy 215, and to add a site specific provision to the "Main-Street" zone on the remainder of the adjacent lands, to facilitate the expansion of the existing parking lot.
Supporting Documents
Submission 2 (July 2023)
Submission 1 (March 2023)
Notices
Town Contact
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41 Livingston Avenue
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Application Type
- Official Plan Amendment
- Zoning By-law Amendment
Applicant
- Owner: Community Living, Grimsby, Lincoln, West Lincoln
- Agent: A.J. Clarke & Associates Ltd., c/o Ryan Ferrari
Proposed Development
- The applicants are proposing an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate the establishment of a three (3) storey, mixed-use development, with ground floor office and residential space, and five (5) residential units above.
Supporting Documents
1st Submission (November 2022)
2nd Submission (March 2023)
Notices
Town Contact
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502 Winston Road (also known as 321 Hunter Road)
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Application Type
Applicant
- Owner: 502 Winston Road Inc.
- Agent: IBI Group (c/o Ritee Haider)
Proposed Development
- Official Plan Amendment to allow the re-designation of the subject lands from Specialty Crop Area - Tender Fruit and Grape Lands to Rural Area.
- Note: A concurrent Regional Official Plan Amendment is ongoing to allow for the re-designation.
Supporting Documents
Notice
Town/Region Contacts
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37 Bartlett Avenue
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Application Type
- Official Plan Amendment
- Zoning By-law Amendment
Applicant
- Owner: 2588732 Ontario Inc. (c/o Jane Sang)
- Agent: MHBC Planning (c/o Dave Aston), 540 Bingemans Centre Drive, Suite 200, Kitchener, ON, N2B 3X9
Proposed Development
- Official Plan Amendment to redesignate the subject lands to from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential with site specific policies to permit a height of 3.5 storeys.
- Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone the subject lands from Residential Detached 1 (RD1.25) to Multiple Residential 1 (RM1) to permit stacked townhouse units with site specific policies to prohibit parking lots within 1 m of a property line abutting a residential zone.
Supporting Documents
Submission 1
Public Meetings
Town Contact
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9 & 11 Kerman Avenue
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Application Type
- Zoning By-law Amendment
- Draft Plan of Subdivision
- Draft Plan of Condominium
Applicant
- Owner: 2004604 Ontario Inc., 189 South Service Road, L3M 4H6
- Agent: IBI Group c/o Jared Marcus, 360 James Street North, Suite 200, L8L 1H5
Proposed Development
- The Zoning By-law Amendment is to re-zone the subject properties from Residential Detached 1 (RD1.15) and Neighbourhood development (ND) to Residential Multiple 1 (RM1) and Residential Detached 3 (RD3).
- Purpose of the amendment is to support the development of 2 single-detached dwellings and 42 semi-detached dwellings on a private road condominium road.
Supporting Documents
Submission 2 (August 2022)
Submission 1 (August 2021)
Public Meetings
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19 Elm Street & 13 Mountain Street
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Application Type(s)
- Official Plan Amendment
- Zoning By-law Amendment
Applicant
Owner: Valentine Coleman 1 Inc. & Valentine Coleman 2 Inc.
Agent: Elsa Fancello
Proposed Development
The Town has received an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment from Castlepoint Numa to facilitate the development of a seven storey mixed-use building, that incorporates Woolverton House and Woolverton Hall in the design. The building would contain residential, retail, and community hub uses.
Supporting Documents
Submission 3 (January 2022):
Submission 2 (October 2021):
Submission 1 (June 2021):
Public Meetings
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141-149 Main Street East
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Development Application
The Town has received an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application from Losani Homes for 141-149 Main Street East for the purpose of developing a seven storey residential building with commercial space.
Please visit Let's Talk Grimsby for project details.
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133 Main Street East
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 Application Type
- Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment
Applicant
- Owner: Burgess Heritage Group Inc. 461 Green Road, Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5B4
- Agent: IBI Group c/o John Ariens, 360 James Street North, Suite 200, Hamilton, ON, L8L 1H5
Proposed Development
The applicant proposes to restore, relocate, and preserve the existing 2.5 storey brick dwelling on the subject property for commercial/office use, and develop the remainder of the property with a five storey mixed-use commercial and residential apartment building.
Supporting Documents
In support of the applications, the following documents were submitted by the applicant:
Public Meetings
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226 & 228 Main Street East
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Application(s) Type
Applicant
- Owners: David and Donna Latchford, 226 Main Street East, Grimsby, ON, L3M 1P6
- Agent: IBI Group - Angela Buonamici, 360 James Street North, Suite 200, Hamilton, ON, L8L 1H5
Proposed Development
- 8 single family detached dwellings on a private condominium roadway. The condominium application is to follow.
- Lot 1 will have frontage on Main Street.
Supporting Documents
In support of the applications, the following documents were submitted by the applicant:
Public Meetings
Public Open House - June 18, 2019
Statutory Public Meeting - August 27, 2019
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362 & 398 North Service Road (Fifth Wheel)
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Application(s) Type
- Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision
Applicant
- Owners: Losani Homes, 430 McNeilly Road, Stoney Creek, ON. L8E 5E3
- Agent: MHBC Planning, David Aston, Suite 200, 540 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, ON N2B 3X9
Proposed Development
- 6 mixed-use apartment buildings comprised of a total of 1247 residential units, and 5,334 square metres of employment space on the ground floor fronting North Service Road. These buildings are proposed to have the following heights: 18, 22, 12, 12, 10, and 14 storeys.
- 38, 2.5 storey townhouse units, and 10, 3 storey back-to-back townhouse units; and,
- Approximately 1.4 hectares of parkland area that is proposed to be dedicated to the Town for continuation of the west-end waterfront trail.
- A total of 1845 parking spaces are proposed on-site: 96 spaces for the townhouse units; 1559 spaces for the residential apartment units, and 190 spaces for the employment uses.
Supporting Documents
In support of the applications, the following documents were submitted by the applicant:
April 2019
October 2019
January 2020
June 2020
Visioning Document
Given the significance of the subject site, the Region and the Town retained the services of Planning Partnership and Greenberg Consultants Inc. to conduct a Regionally funded, high level design charrette for the site in November 2016.
Public Meetings
Public Open House - February 26, 2019
Statutory Public Meeting- January 28, 2020
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