Official Plan Amendment OPA2-25 and Zoning By-law Amendment Z06-25: 16 Kastner Street

Application Type(s): Official Plan Amendment (OPA2-25) and Zoning By-law Amendment (Z06-25)
Location: 16 Kastner Street, Stratford
Owner: Countryside Developments (2014) Inc.

Proposal:

Application for Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is to re-designate the eastern portion of the subject lands, fronting Kastner Street, from 'Medium Density Residential' to 'Residential Area' with the effect of permitting low-density residential uses in the form of single detached dwellings, which is otherwise not permitted under the current 'Medium Density Residential' designation. The balance of the lands would remain designated ‘Medium Density Residential’.

Application for Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone the subject lands from Residential Fourth Density (R4-23/R4(2)-24) to the Residential First Density (R1(3)) Zone and a new site-specific Residential Fifth Density (R5(3)-XX) Zone. The proposed Amendment would permit a four (4)-storey apartment building on the west half of the subject lands accessible from Perth Line 36 and would permit single detached dwellings on the eastern portion of the subject lands along the west side of Kastner Street.

To facilitate the development of the proposed apartment building, the following site-specific exemptions are requested for the proposed R5(3)-XX Zone, being modifications to the parent R5(3) Zone:

• A minimum front yard depth of 4.0 metres, whereas 7.5 metres is required.
• A minimum interior side yard width of 4.5 metres, whereas 7.5 metres is required.
• A minimum landscaped open space of 30%, whereas 35% is required.

Statutory Public Meeting: A public meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2025 at 7pm 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 November 21, 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 Official Plan Amendment or of the refusal of a request to amend the Official Plan, 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.