Official Plan Amendment - Strategic Growth Areas and City-Wide Community Planning Permit System
File: O2505
Affected Lands: City-wide
Applicant: City of Peterborough
Description
The City of Peterborough has initiated the following application for an Official Plan Amendment pursuant to Sections 17 and 70.2 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13. The City of Peterborough is proposing to update Official Plan policies relating to the Strategic Growth Areas and to enable a city-wide Community Planning Permit System (CPPS). The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to:
- Implement Council’s motion from April 28, 2025, to remove building height restrictions and angular plane requirements within the Strategic Growth Areas;
- Update policies guiding the vision and development objectives for the Strategic Growth Areas;
- Update policies that allow for alternative measures to reduce parking demand, including car-share and cash-in-lieu of parking policies; and,
- Enable a city-wide Community Planning Permit System.
Statutory Public Meeting
The City of Peterborough will will hold a Public Meeting in the Council Chambers, City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025.
Additional Information
A Staff report will be available by 12:00 p.m. on the City’s website on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
Additional information and materials relating to the proposed Official Plan Amendment, including information about preserving your appeal rights, may be obtained from the Planning, Development & Urban Design Division, City Hall, (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday) at 705-742-7777. For more information, contact the Planner, Policy and Research.