Public Meetings

Notice of Remote Electronic Public Meeting (AM-2020-007)

The City of Niagara Falls approved a Secondary Plan for the GO Transit Station Area in 2018 through Official Plan Amendment No. 125.  The Secondary Plan policies aim to support transit supportive development and to create a walkable neighbourhood with a mix of uses, a range of housing choices and new employment opportunities.

The City has initiated an amendment to the City’s Zoning By-law to implement the policies of the Secondary Plan within the area bounded by Bridge Street to the north, Morrison Street to the south, River Road to the east and Victoria Avenue to the west.

The draft amendment proposes to replace the current Central Business Commercial (CB) Zone with CB1, (truncated - see link for details) ...

Notice of Application and Remote Electronic Public Meeting (AM-2021-003)

A temporary use by-law is proposed to permit greater flexibility in establishing outdoor patios and sidewalk cafés as temporary accessory uses operated in conjunction with a business where food or drink is served, sold or offered.  The by-law is intended to temporarily allow restaurants, bars and other similar businesses to open and expand outdoor patios and sidewalk cafés to assist in providing a safe environment for patrons once these facilities are permitted to open.

The proposed by-law would permit an outdoor patio or sidewalk café accessory to the following uses in commercial and industrial zones, where such use is currently permitted under the zoning of the property:

Notice of Committee of Adjustment Public Meeting (A-2021-017)

The subject property known as 10014 Lyons Creek Road, located on the south side of Lyons Creek Road between McKenney Road and Matthews Road.

The applicant is proposing to remove the existing detached garage which is currently encroaching on the neighbouring property and construct a new attached garage with a 2nd storey loft onto the east side of the existing dwelling.  The applicant is requesting relief from the minimum front yard and side yard requirements of Crowland By-law No. 1538.  Where the by-law requires a minimum front yard depth of 60 feet (18.2 metres), a front yard depth of 41 feet (12.5 metres) is proposed.  A variance of 19 feet (5.7 metres) is requested (truncated - see link for details) ...

Notice of Committee of Adjustment Public Meeting (A-2021-018)

The subject property known as 4204 Kalar Road, located between Niven Street and Costabile Drive.

The applicant is proposing to construct a one storey addition onto the south side of the existing dwelling and to cover the existing porch located at the front of the dwelling.  The applicant is requesting relief from Section 5.7 (Special Building Setback) of Zoning By-law No. 79-200.  Where the required special building setback to the newly proposed addition is 10.9 metres, a setback of 10.363 metres is proposed.  A variance of 0.54 metres is requested.  Further, where the required setback to the existing front porch is 7.863 metres, 7.62 metres is proposed.  A (truncated - see link for details) ...

Notice of Committee of Adjustment Public Meeting (A-2021-021)

The subject property known as 4220 Stanton Avenue, located on the east side of Stanton Avenue, bounded by Ferguson Street on the north, Terrace Avenue on the east and Elgin Street on the south.

Proposal:   The applicant is proposing to construct a one-storey addition onto the existing 2-storey apartment building on the subject property.  The applicant is requesting relief from several provisions of Zoning By-law No. 79-200 which include minimum lot area, minimum front yard depth, maximum building height and decorative wall requirement.  Please see the table in the attached notice for more information.

Digital copies of plans and documents submitted wit (truncated - see link for details) ...

Notice of Application and Remote Electronic Open House (AM-2020-018)

Official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications have been submitted to permit the proposed residential development of 292 dwelling units (33 townhouse units and 259 stacked townhouse units).

The subject land is designated Residential and Special Policy Area 54 (which permits the development of 8 and 4 storey apartment buildings to a maximum density of 154 units/ha), in part, Tourist Commercial, in part, and Environmental Conservation Area, in part, in the City’s Official Plan.  In addition, it is located within the McLeod Road Intensification Corridor.

The official plan amendment is requesting to repeal Special Policy Area 54 and its related policies, to permit vac (truncated - see link for details) ...

Notice of Application and Remote Electronic Public Meeting (SBA-2021-001)

To permit one 2-sided 100% electronic message centre billboard on a property designated Good General Agriculture. The billboard will be located on the north side of Thorold Stone Road and west of Garner Road. The sign is the relocation of a sign that existed at the corner of Bridge Street and Victoria Avenue and due to the reconstruction of that intersection was required to be removed

Digital copies of plans and documents submitted with the application may be obtained on the Planning Department Current Applications webpage.