Notice of Community Meetings - Sept. 11

The City of Kingston has received six applications from property owners for an Official Plan Amendment requesting an urban boundary expansion to facilitate their proposed development. These applications are being reviewed holistically through the new Official Plan Project, in coordination with the Natural Heritage Study, the Integrated Mobility Plan and Utilities Kingston's Water and Wastewater Master Plan. 

The process to review and make staff recommendations on the applications has two key components: first a Community Meeting to hear feedback; then followed later by Planning Committee and Council meetings to vote on staff recommendations.

Step one: Community Meetings are being scheduled to provide applicants with an opportunity to present their proposals and receive feedback from the public and members of the Planning Committee. Anyone who attends a Community Meeting may speak about the proposals being presented and ask questions. Written comments may also be submitted. No recommendations or decisions are being made at these Community Meetings with respect to these applications.

Step two: Staff will prepare recommendations on whether or not to approve the proposed Official Plan Amendment applications. These recommendations will be brought forward to the Planning Committee and Council at the same time as the new Official Plan in the summer of 2026. After Council’s consideration, the final decision will be made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Location and Time of All Community Meetings

All Community Meetings will be held as hybrid meetings at Planning Committee:

• In person: Council Chambers, City Hall, 216 Ontario Street
• Online (virtual): To register to attend virtually, email Christine O’Connor, Committee Clerk, at cloconnor@cityofkingston.ca

All Community Meetings are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. The Planning Committee will deal with them in the order in which they appear on the agenda. The Regular Meeting of the Planning Committee will commence at the conclusion of the Community Meeting portion.

Community Meeting Schedule

Wednesday, October 1, 2025; 6:00 p.m.

• File Number: D09-007-2024
  Subject Lands:1054 Highway 2

• File Number: D09-005-2024
  Subject Lands: 790 Highway 2

Thursday, October 2, 2025; 6:00 p.m.

• File Number: D09-003-2024
  Subject Lands: 630 Gore Road

• File Number: D09-006-2024
  Subject Lands: 3279 & 3403 Creekford Road

Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:00 p.m.

• File Number: D09-004-2024
  Subject Lands: 1623 Highway 15 & 1376 Butternut Creek Road

• File Number: D09-009-2024
  Subject Lands: 1501 Highway 15

Additional information about the proposed amendments can be viewed by accessing the Development and Services Hub (DASH) at www.cityofkingston.ca/DASH. Enquiries may be made by contacting Tess Gilchrist, Senior Planner, TGilchrist@CityofKingston.ca, 613-546-4291 ext. 3212 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

The Planning Committee will receive a Community Meeting report with respect to the applications being presented at each Community Meeting, which will be available to the public on the City of Kingston’s website at www.cityofkingston.ca/PlanningCommittee. The report for the October 1 and October 2 Community Meetings will be available online on September 26, 2025. The report for the October 9 Community Meeting will be available online on October 3, 2025.

For more information about these matters, including information about appeal rights, contact Planning Services via:

Mail: 216 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3

Email: TGilchrist@cityofkingston.ca

Telephone: 613-546-4291 ext. 3212

If you are a person with a disability and need City of Kingston information provided in another format, please contact customer service at 613-546-0000 or contactus@cityofkingston.ca.

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Application Details

File Number: D09-007-2024

Subject Lands: 1054 Highway 2

Application Type: Official Plan Amendment

Applicant: Braebury

• Site Description: Approximately 62 hectares. The subject lands are currently occupied by agricultural fields and barns, as well as vacant areas.
• Existing Official Plan Land Use Designation: Rural Lands and Environmental Protection Area
• Zoning By-law Number 2022-62: General Rural Area (RU) Zone and Environmental Protection Area (EPA) Zone

Purpose and Effect of the Application: The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment Application is to consider the subject lands for inclusion in a future urban boundary expansion through the new Official Plan Project. The effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment would be the development of the subject lands with a residential subdivision, containing a range of housing types and densities, as well as commercial, parkland, and open space uses.

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File Number: D09-005-2024

Subject Lands: 790 Highway 2

Application Type: Official Plan Amendment

Applicant: King’s Town Development Corporation

• Site Description: Approximately 22.3 hectares. The subject lands are currently vacant.
• Existing Official Plan Land Use Designation: Rural Lands
• Zoning By-law Number 2022-62: General Rural Area (RU) Zone and Rural Commercial (RC) Zone
• Purpose and Effect of Application: The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment Application is to consider the subject lands for inclusion in a future urban boundary expansion through the new Official Plan Project. The effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment would be the development of the subject lands with a residential subdivision, containing a range of low-rise, and mid-rise housing options as well as parkland space, a commercial block, stormwater management facilities, and road network.

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File Number: D09-006-2024

Subject Lands: 3279 & 3403 Creekford Road

Application Type: Official Plan Amendment

Applicant: Greene Homes

• Site Description: Approximately 49.1 hectares. The subject lands are currently occupied with residential and agricultural uses.
• Existing Official Plan Land Use Designation: Rural Lands and Environmental Protection Area
• Zoning By-law Number 2022-62: General Rural Area (RU) Zone and Environmental Protection Area (EPA) Zone
• Purpose and Effect of the Application: The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment Application is to consider the subject lands for inclusion in a future urban boundary expansion through the new Official Plan Project. The effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment would be the development of the subject lands with a residential subdivision, containing a range of low-rise housing options, as well as parkland space, an institutional block, stormwater management facilities, environmental protection areas and road network.
• 3279 Creekford Road is also the subject of an application for Consent under the Planning Act (File Number D10-014-2024).

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File Number: D09-003-2024

Subject Lands: 630 Gore Road

Application Type: Official Plan Amendment

Applicant: Greenwood Park LP #1

•  Site Description: Approximately 20.6 hectares. Butternut Creek crosses the northwest corner of the property and runs along the property’s western limit. A watercourse that is tributary to Butternut Creek bisects the property from east to west. The subject lands are currently vacant.
• Existing Official Plan Land Use Designation: Rural Lands, Low-Rise Residential, and Environmental Protection Area
• Zoning By-law Number 2022-62: General Rural Area (RU) Zone and Environmental Protection Area (EPA) Zone
• Purpose and Effect of the Application: The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment Application is to consider the subject lands for inclusion in a future urban boundary expansion through the new Official Plan Project. The effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment would be the development of the subject lands with a residential subdivision, containing single and semi-detached dwellings with areas of environmental protection and open space uses.

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File Number: D09-004-2024

Subject Lands: 1623 Highway 15 & 1376 Butternut Creek Road

Application Type: Official Plan Amendment

Applicant: Butternut Creek Lands Ltd.

• Site Description: Approximately 83 hectares. The subject lands extend from Highway 15 to Butternut Creek Road, crossing Butternut Creek and include two single detached dwellings, storage buildings, agricultural fields and areas of environmental protection associated with Butternut Creek.
• Existing Official Plan Land Use Designation: Rural Lands and Environmental Protection Area
• Zoning By-law Number 2022-62: General Rural Area (RU) Zone and Environmental Protection Area (EPA) Zone
• Purpose and Effect of Application: The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment Application is to consider the subject lands for inclusion in a future urban boundary expansion through the new Official Plan Project. The effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment would be the development of the subject lands with a residential subdivision, containing a range of housing types and densities, as well as parkland, commercial, and institutional uses.

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File Number: D09-009-2024

Subject Lands: 1501 Highway 15

Application Type: Official Plan Amendment

Applicant: Homestead Land Holdings Limited

• Site Description: Approximately 16 hectares. The subject lands include a single detached dwelling and agricultural fields.
• Existing Official Plan Land Use Designation: Rural Lands
• Zoning By-law Number 2022-62: General Rural Area (RU) Zone 
• Purpose and Effect of Application: The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment Application is to consider the subject lands for inclusion in a future urban boundary expansion through the new Official Plan Project. The effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment would be the development of the subject lands with a residential subdivision, containing ground-oriented residential lots and apartment buildings, as well as commercial uses.

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Key Map: A key map showing the locations of the lands subject to the Official Plan Amendment applications is included at the end of this notice..

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Notice of Collection: Personal information collected as a result of this meeting is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), the Planning Act, and all other relevant legislation, and will be used to assist in making a decision on this matter. All personal information (as defined by MFIPPA), including (but not limited to) names, addresses, opinions and comments collected will be made available for public disclosure to members of the public, at the meeting, through requests, and through the website of The Corporation of the City of Kingston. Questions regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of this personal information may be directed to the Director of Planning Services, 216 Ontario Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2Z3.

Dated: at Kingston, Ontario

this 11th day of September 2025.

Janet Jaynes

City Clerk

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