Notice of Public Meeting - October 27, 2025

Take Notice that the City of Peterborough has initiated the following application and pursuant to Sections 17 and 70.2 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c.P.13, the City of Peterborough General Committee will hold a Public Meeting in the Council Chambers, City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025.    

1. File: O2505 

Affected Lands: City-wide 

Applicant: City of Peterborough 

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: 1) Enable a city-wide CPPS by defining the guiding principles and providing implementation policies;  2) Update policies guiding the vision and development objectives for the Strategic Growth Areas;  3) Strengthen/Update policies that allow for alternative measures to reduce parking demand, including car-share and cash-in-lieu of parking policies within the Strategic Growth Areas; and 4) Implement Council’s motion from April 28, 2025, to remove building height restrictions and angular plane requirements within the Strategic Growth Areas.   

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. Contact Milan Nguyen at ext. 1494 (email: mnguyen@peterborough.ca) for File O2505. Because the proposed Official Plan Amendment relates to city-wide policy, a map of the proposed amendment is not available. 

For more information about how to watch or participate in the public meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Department at 705-742-7777 ext. 1820 or register on the City’s website by 11:00 a.m. the day of the meeting. Unregistered delegations are not permitted.  

A Staff report will be available by 12:00 p.m. on the City’s website on Thursday, October 23, 2025. 

Dated at the City of Peterborough this 26th day of September, 2025.