Notice of Public Information Process Concerning Proposed Planning Applications 1 Griffith St

Notice of Public Information Process Concerning Proposed Planning Applications

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A complete application has been made by Upper Canada Consultants on behalf of 1435587 Ontario Inc. to rezone lands municipally known as 1 Griffith Street from the existing Site-Specific Residential High Density – RH-64 to Site-Specific Downtown Mixed Use Centre – DMC in Zoning By-law 2017-117, as amended. The site-specific requests include, to not require commercial uses on the ground floor, to allow the loading space to be not abutting the building, to allow parking spaces between the façade of the building and at least 1.3 metres from street line, to allow the below grade parking structure to be setback a minimum of 0.5 metres from any lot lines, to permit a twelve (12) storey building, and to permit a maximum front yard setback of 17.2 metres.

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A complete application has been made by Upper Canada Consultants on behalf of 1435587 Ontario Inc. to redesignate lands municipally known as 1 Griffith Street from the existing Special Policy High Density Residential to Special Policy Downtown. The special policy requested is to permit a building height of twelve (12) storeys.

The purpose of the amendments is to permit the development of a twelve (12) storey residential building containing 144 dwelling units and providing 146 parking spaces, two (2) barrier-free spaces, and 36 bicycle parking spaces.

A virtual/in-person Public Information meeting is to be held by City staff. Scheduled for 6 p.m., November 4, 2026, at Civic Square, Council Chambers (second floor), 60 East Main Street, Welland. For participation details contact devserv@welland.ca.

A Statutory Public Hearing in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act will be held by Council at a future date. A separate notice for this meeting will be listed.

The public is invited to these meetings to make oral or written submissions. All written submissions received will be presented to City Council as part of the staff report on this matter.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Welland on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City of Welland, 60 East Main Street, Welland, ON L3B 3X4, or devserv@welland.ca

For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights contact Caitlin Kovacs, Planning and Development Services, City of Welland, Civic Square, 60 East Main Street, Welland, Ontario, L3B 3X4, phone 905-735-1700 x 2131, Email: caitlin.kovacs@welland.ca.

Additional information will be available after November 4, 2026.

Dated: October 15, 2026