Draft Plan of Subdivision (31T24-001) and Zoning By-law Amendment (Z04-24)

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Application Type(s): Draft Plan of Subdivision (31T24-001) and Zoning By-law Amendment (Z04-24)
Location: No municipal address located south of Lorne Avenue West and west of Wright Boulevard, Stratford
Owner: City of Stratford

Proposal:

Draft Plan of Subdivision:

The attached Plan proposes a single street, “Street A”, extending through the middle of the site resulting in two (2) industrial blocks on either side of the street. Blocks 1 and 2 would have an area of approximately 12.24 ha (30.23 ac) and 8.81 ha (21.76 ac), respectively, which are intended to be further subdivided through the part lot control exemption process. The subject lands also abut a small woodlot located south-east of the site which is to remain undeveloped. The abutting property owner to the north is conveying a portion of their land to the City to allow “Street A” to be extended and connect to Lorne Avenue West. The proposed Plan also contains 0.3 m (1 ft) reserves adjacent to “Street A” to prevent the premature development of abutting lands not owned by the City.

Zoning By-law Amendment:

This application proposes to rezone the subject lands from the Prime Industrial – Holding (I1-H1) Zone to a site-specific General Industrial (I2-#) Zone to allow more flexibility for the development of a new business park. The requested rezoning would allow the following uses:

REQUESTED PERMITTED USES

• Agricultural equipment sales or rental establishment

• Factory store

• Bus transportation terminal

• Food processing establishment

• Business office or professional office of a consulting engineer or surveyor

• Industrial use

• Contractor’s yard or shop

• Cannabis production facility

• Crematorium

• Open storage

• Data centre

• Scientific or medical laboratory

• Dwelling unit as an accessory use

• Service trade

• Equipment rental establishment

• Veterinarian clinic

• Equipment service establishment

• Warehouse

Notwithstanding the generic definition for “Industrial Use”, the requested site-specific General Industrial (I2-#) Zone also seeks to prohibit a ready-mix concrete (asphalt) plant.

Statutory Public Meeting: A public meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1 Wellington Street Stratford, to provide interested parties the opportunity to learn more about the proposed application, provide comments and ask questions. No decisions will be made at this meeting. All interested parties in attendance will be given the opportunity to speak. Alternatively, written comments can be provided to the file planner, listed in the "Who's Listening" Section on the right of the webpage. Comments received by October 15, 2025 will be summarized in the public meeting report. Comments received after this date will be summarized in a future planning report.

You can watch the public meeting live during the scheduled time. A video recording of the meeting will also be available through a link on the City's website following the meeting.

At a subsequent Regular Council meeting following the public meeting, the application will be considered by Council for approval or refusal. A Staff Recommendation Report will accompany the application, and the owner or agent may delegate and make a presentation regarding the application. Interested citizens are able to comment on the application at this Regular Council meeting by requesting to appear as a delegation.

For More Information or to Provide Input:

This online consultation page has been set up to provide information on the application to residents. Comments and questions can be submitted to the City of Stratford Planning Division. Contact information is listed in the "Who's Listening" Section to the right of the webpage.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Zoning Amendment or of the refusal of a request to amend the Zoning By-Law, you must make a written request to the City of Stratford.

If a person or public body does not make oral submission at a public meeting or make written submission to the City of Stratford before the By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the City of Stratford to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submission to the City of Stratford before the By-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Application Type(s): Draft Plan of Subdivision (31T24-001) and Zoning By-law Amendment (Z04-24)
Location: No municipal address located south of Lorne Avenue West and west of Wright Boulevard, Stratford
Owner: City of Stratford

Proposal:

Draft Plan of Subdivision:

The attached Plan proposes a single street, “Street A”, extending through the middle of the site resulting in two (2) industrial blocks on either side of the street. Blocks 1 and 2 would have an area of approximately 12.24 ha (30.23 ac) and 8.81 ha (21.76 ac), respectively, which are intended to be further subdivided through the part lot control exemption process. The subject lands also abut a small woodlot located south-east of the site which is to remain undeveloped. The abutting property owner to the north is conveying a portion of their land to the City to allow “Street A” to be extended and connect to Lorne Avenue West. The proposed Plan also contains 0.3 m (1 ft) reserves adjacent to “Street A” to prevent the premature development of abutting lands not owned by the City.

Zoning By-law Amendment:

This application proposes to rezone the subject lands from the Prime Industrial – Holding (I1-H1) Zone to a site-specific General Industrial (I2-#) Zone to allow more flexibility for the development of a new business park. The requested rezoning would allow the following uses:

REQUESTED PERMITTED USES

• Agricultural equipment sales or rental establishment

• Factory store

• Bus transportation terminal

• Food processing establishment

• Business office or professional office of a consulting engineer or surveyor

• Industrial use

• Contractor’s yard or shop

• Cannabis production facility

• Crematorium

• Open storage

• Data centre

• Scientific or medical laboratory

• Dwelling unit as an accessory use

• Service trade

• Equipment rental establishment

• Veterinarian clinic

• Equipment service establishment

• Warehouse

Notwithstanding the generic definition for “Industrial Use”, the requested site-specific General Industrial (I2-#) Zone also seeks to prohibit a ready-mix concrete (asphalt) plant.

Statutory Public Meeting: A public meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1 Wellington Street Stratford, to provide interested parties the opportunity to learn more about the proposed application, provide comments and ask questions. No decisions will be made at this meeting. All interested parties in attendance will be given the opportunity to speak. Alternatively, written comments can be provided to the file planner, listed in the "Who's Listening" Section on the right of the webpage. Comments received by October 15, 2025 will be summarized in the public meeting report. Comments received after this date will be summarized in a future planning report.

You can watch the public meeting live during the scheduled time. A video recording of the meeting will also be available through a link on the City's website following the meeting.

At a subsequent Regular Council meeting following the public meeting, the application will be considered by Council for approval or refusal. A Staff Recommendation Report will accompany the application, and the owner or agent may delegate and make a presentation regarding the application. Interested citizens are able to comment on the application at this Regular Council meeting by requesting to appear as a delegation.

For More Information or to Provide Input:

This online consultation page has been set up to provide information on the application to residents. Comments and questions can be submitted to the City of Stratford Planning Division. Contact information is listed in the "Who's Listening" Section to the right of the webpage.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Zoning Amendment or of the refusal of a request to amend the Zoning By-Law, you must make a written request to the City of Stratford.

If a person or public body does not make oral submission at a public meeting or make written submission to the City of Stratford before the By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the City of Stratford to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submission to the City of Stratford before the By-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

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