On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Guelph City Council will hold a special Council meeting at 4 p.m. in Council Chambers for the community’s comments, ideas, and issues regarding an Official Plan update based on the Downtown Building Heights Study.
This will be a hybrid City Council meeting that can be watched online at guelph.ca/live or in-person in Council Chambers at Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street, Guelph, Ontario.
The overall objective of the Downtown Building Heights Study is to identify areas in the Downtown Secondary Plan where additional building heights can be considered and what actions (i.e., policy refinements, tools, and incentives) can be used to achieve the target of 200 people and jobs per hectare by 2051 in the Downtown Secondary Plan and help the City meet its aspirational housing target of 18,000 units by 2031. As part of the Study, the following considerations will be addressed:
What is Tall? – The definition of “tall buildings” within the Guelph context
How are the following unique aspects of Guelph’s Downtown being considered?
Topography and parcel size
Natural heritage (Speed and Eramosa Rivers) and Cultural heritage
Protected view corridors (Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate)
Key transit corridors and the Protected Major Transit Station Area (GO Transit and Guelph Central Station)
The Staff Report will be available on Friday, November 29, 2024 after 12 p.m. at guelph.ca/agendas.
Speak at the meeting or provide written comments
If you wish to speak to City Council about what staff should consider as part of the Downtown Building Heights Study, you may register as a delegation at guelph.ca/delegations or by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 519-837-5603 or email [email protected] no later than Friday, December 6, 2024 at 10 a.m. When your registration is received, a confirmation message and instructions for participating in the hybrid public meeting will be provided. Instructions will also be provided during the meeting to ensure that those watching online and attending in-person will be given the opportunity to speak.
If you prefer to comment in writing, please send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Office no later than Friday, December 6, 2024 at 10 a.m.
Open house
The Downtown Heights Study will be included at a Downtown Renewal open house
on December 9, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m. at City Hall.
For more information
If you’d like more information or to discuss further, please contact:
Stacey Laughlin, Downtown Revitalization Advisor
519-822-1260 extension 2327
[email protected]
Brenna MacKinnon, Project Manager, Policy Planning
519-822-4160 extension 4153
[email protected]
