Zoning By-law Amendment (Z05-25):  City of Stratford Initiated Housekeeping Amendment

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Application Type(s): Zoning By-law Amendment (Z05-25): City of Stratford Initiated Housekeeping Amendment
Location: Municipal Wide

Proposal:

The City of Stratford has initiated a Zoning By-law Amendment to address several housekeeping items that have been identified in the review of the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law since its passing in January 2022. The key changes proposed to the By-law include:

• revised definitions including but not limited to bed and breakfast establishment, berm, building, building materials yard, cannabis production facility, crematorium, average grade, group home, home occupation, industrial mall, inn, landscaped open space, principal residence or principal residential, and warehouse;

• revised requirements for home occupations;

• revised requirements for accessory uses in Industrial Zones;

• clarifying requirements for Additional Residential Units (ARUs) (which would replace granny suites and secondary units currently found in the By-law) to ensure alignment with the Planning Act;

• new siting criteria for adult entertainment establishments;

• revised siting criteria for cannabis production facilities;

• correcting errors and omissions to ensure a more efficient interpretation and administration of the By-law ultimately to the benefit of the community.

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 Wednesday, 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): Zoning By-law Amendment (Z05-25): City of Stratford Initiated Housekeeping Amendment
Location: Municipal Wide

Proposal:

The City of Stratford has initiated a Zoning By-law Amendment to address several housekeeping items that have been identified in the review of the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law since its passing in January 2022. The key changes proposed to the By-law include:

• revised definitions including but not limited to bed and breakfast establishment, berm, building, building materials yard, cannabis production facility, crematorium, average grade, group home, home occupation, industrial mall, inn, landscaped open space, principal residence or principal residential, and warehouse;

• revised requirements for home occupations;

• revised requirements for accessory uses in Industrial Zones;

• clarifying requirements for Additional Residential Units (ARUs) (which would replace granny suites and secondary units currently found in the By-law) to ensure alignment with the Planning Act;

• new siting criteria for adult entertainment establishments;

• revised siting criteria for cannabis production facilities;

• correcting errors and omissions to ensure a more efficient interpretation and administration of the By-law ultimately to the benefit of the community.

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 Wednesday, 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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