Notice of Applications and Notice of a Public Meeting Concerning a Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment
OPA No. 10 & Z-03-26 - 510/520 Second Street E
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Cornwall gives public notice of a receipt of an application for an Official Plan Amendment to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment to the City of Cornwall Official Plan in accordance with Subsections 17(15) and 22 of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, as amended and receipt of a complete application for a Zoning By-Law Amendment to consider a proposed zoning amendment to the City of Cornwall Zoning By-Law 2022-001 under Section 34 of the Planning ac. R.S.O 1990 as amended.
LANDS AFFECTED: The subject properties are legally described as STORMONT CON 1 PT LOT 7 PLAN;87 LOTS 1 TO 6 RP 52R6031; PART 2 in the City of Cornwall, located at 510-520 Second Street East.
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FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Advisory & Hearing Committee of the City of Cornwall will hold a public meeting on July 20th, 2026 at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at the 360 Pitt Street to gather public input regarding a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to the Municipality’s Zoning By-law as amended and a proposed amendment to the City’s Official Plan.
Proposed Official Plan Amendment
The purpose of Amendment No. OPA No. 10 to the Official Plan for the City of Cornwall, being an amendment initiated by an individual pursuant to Section 22 of the Planning Act, is to amend Schedule 1 of the City’s Official Plan to redesignate the subject lands as Urban Residential to facilitate the development of proposed residential development on the subject lands.
Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment
In order to facilitate a high-density residential development on the subject property, the proposed zoning by-law amendment to the City of Cornwall Zoning By-law would rezone the subject lands from General Institutional to a site specific Residential 40 Zone, it would also add site specific standards applicable only to this zone including:
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A maximum building height of 37 m rather than the typically permitted 30m height permitted in Section 8.2(i).
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A minimum of 100 visitor parking spaces (0.17 per unit) rather than the minimum 111 spaces (0.189 per unit) typically required for the four proposed buildings, as per Section 3.21.8
ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment.
Written comments from the public are requested by July 15, 2026 to be addressed at the public meeting.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed zoning by-law amendment is available for inspection during office hours at the Civic Complex, located at 100 Water Street East, Cornwall, ON, or by contacting planning@cornwall.ca.
FOR MORE INFORMATION about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the City of Cornwall Planning Division at planning@cornwall.ca or (613) 932-2787 ext. 2328
If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Cornwall on the proposed amendment you must make a written request to the City of Cornwall, 100 Water St E, Cornwall, ON K6H 6G4, Attention: Planning Division or at planning@cornwall.ca.
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of council of the City of Cornwall to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cornwall before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cornwall 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and material about this matter and a copy of the proposed official plan amendment will be available for inspection during office hours at the Civic Complex located at 100 Water St E, Cornwall, ON K6H 6G4
If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Cornwall in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the City of Cornwall, 100 Water St E, Cornwall, ON K6H 6G4, Attention: Planning division or at planning@cornwall.ca.
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of The Council of the City of Cornwall to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cornwall before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cornwall before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, 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 add the person or public body as a party.
IF A PROPERTY CONTAINS SEVEN OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS, the owner is required to post this notice at a location that is visible to all the residents.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS the subject of an application under the Act for an amendment to a zoning by-law and an amendment to an official plan being files OPA No.10 & Z-03-26 - 510/520 Second Street E and is not the subject of an application under the Act for a minor variance or a consent or a Minister’s zoning order.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment are available between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday at the Civic Complex located at 100 Water St E, Cornwall, ON K6H 6G4.
DATED AT THE CITY OF CORNWALL
THIS 26TH DAY OF JUNE 2026
Ely Daniels
Planning Administrative Assistant
City of Cornwall
100 Water Street East
Cornwall, Ontario K6H 6G4
Telephone: 613-930-2787 ext. 2328
Fax: 613-930-7426
E-mail: edaniels@cornwall.ca
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