Whether to create an online public registry of active and approved Community Planning Permit permits

Final vote · After General Committee
General Committee voted on this first, on October 27, 2025:Carried11–0See the committee vote →

1 councillor voted differently at Council

Full Resolution Text

That Council approve the recommendations: a) That Report IPGPL25-044 be received; b) That the City’s Official Plan be amended in accordance with the draft Outline Plan Amendment attached as Appendix A to Report IPGPL25-044 to update policies for the Strategic Growth Areas and enable the implementation of a city- wide Community Planning Permit System, as revised as follows: i) in paragraphs 4.4.2 g and m iv, references to “Sherbrooke Street and Clonsilla Avenue” are retained and references to “Sherbrooke Street and Medical Drive” are deleted; [see also pdf p.3, s.4.4.2 b re: n iv] and, ii) in paragraph 7.20 c, add to the CPPS’s guiding principles with “foster environmental protection, sustainability and good design.” c) That the City’s Official Plan be amended in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix B to Report IPGPL25-044 to implement Council’s motion dated April 28, 2025 to remove building height and angular plane requirements within the Strategic Growth Areas from the Official Plan. d) "That staff, in preparing the forthcoming Community Planning Permit By-law, be directed to investigate the following options: 1. to require, for any Class 3 permits, a mandatory mixed-use component for any development where appropriate; 2. identify affordable (non-market housing) and Parkland as the preferred Facility Service or Matter in the list of options for Council consideration; 3. Public notice and on-site signage requirements for major permit applications; 4. Creation of an online public registry of active and approved CPP permits"

Meeting Details

City Council Meeting

Council Chambers, City Hall, 500 George Street North