Current Development Applications

The City has received an Vacant Land Plan of Condominium Application for the lands at 426 River Road. 

The Vacant Land Plan of Condominium would facilitate the creation of 22 semi-detached dwelling lots on a private condominium road.

The following materials have been submitted in support of the application and are currently under review by staff and agencies:

SUBMISSION #1 – [September 2026]

·       Cover Letter

·       Draft Plan of Condominium

·       Planning Opinion Report

·       Scoped Environmental Impact Study

·       Civil Drawing Set

·       Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Design Report

·       Concept Plan

·       Draft Heritage Impact Assessment

·       Geotechnical Report

·       Archaeological Assessment

·       Tree Management Plan

·       Detailed Vegetation Management Plan

To obtain a copy of the above submission materials, please contact the Planning Staff below.

Planning Staff Contact: Vincent Wen, Senior Planner, wenv@cambridge.ca

Notification: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Cambridge on the proposed Vacant Land Plan of Condominium, you must make a written request to City of Cambridge Planning and Growth Department and the City Clerk at P.O. Box 669, Cambridge Ontario, N1R 5W8. With the exception of this Notice of Complete Application, notice of future meetings on this proposal will only be sent to those persons who have requested to be notified.

Appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Cambridge 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 City of Cambridge before the proposed Vacant Land Plan of Condominium is approved or refused, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cambridge before the proposed Vacant Land Plan of Condominium is approved or refused, 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.

To understand your right of appeal, if any, or require further clarification regarding appeals, please see Ontario Land Tribunal.

The City has received a Zoning By-law Amendment Application for the lands at 579 Grand Ridge Drive. 

Zoning By-law Amendment

The Zoning By-law Amendment is requested to remove the Holding “H” Symbol from the Multiple Residential (H)RM3 s.4.1.488 zone for the subject property. The Holding symbol was applied to restrict development until the following criteria are completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning:

a)      A detailed transportation and stationary noise study by a qualified professional, in accordance with the NPC-300 guidelines issued by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, as amended from time to time; and

b)      The Owner has entered into a development agreement with the City of Cambridge, to be registered on title to the lands. The Agreement shall specify the means of implementation of all mitigation measures recommended in the final study listed above. It shall provide a detailed list of securities collected by the City from the Owner for such measures and shall require the Owner to provide certification of all mitigation measures, prior to the release of said securities.

Proposed Development

The Zoning by-law amendment for Removal of Holding would facilitate the development of 52 affordable apartment units.

The following materials have been submitted in support of the application and are currently under review by staff and agencies:

SUBMISSION #1 – August 2026

• Transportation and Stationary Noise Study
• Architectural Drawing Set

Decision: TBD

Once the requirements of the holding provision described above have been satisfied, the Director of Planning will approve the removal of the ‘H’ symbol from the subject lands, and the corresponding by-law will be brought forward to the next available Council meeting.

Additional Information

Additional information or questions related to this application can be obtained or directed to the staff person listed below.

Staff Contact: Sean Bender, Planner, email: benders@cambridge.ca phone: 519-513-6435

The city has received a Zoning By-law Amendment Application for the lands at 210 Royal Oak Road.  

Zoning By-law Amendment

The Zoning By-law Amendment is requested to remove the Holding “H” Symbol from the Industrial (H)M2 zone for the subject property. The Holding symbol was applied to restrict development on the lands until an acceptable Stationary Noise Study that assesses any on-site and off-site stationary noise impacts on sensitive uses is completed in accordance with Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Publication NPC-300 and until a Transportation Impact Study evaluating the development’s impact on the local transportation network is completed.

Proposed Development

The Zoning by-law amendment for Removal of Holding would facilitate the construction of storage building at the back of the existing industrial facility.

The following materials have been submitted in support of the application and are currently under review by staff and agencies:

SUBMISSION #1 – January 2026

• Cover Letter
• Noise and Vibration Study
• Transportation Impact Study

Decision Date: To be determined.

Additional Information

Additional information or questions related to this application can be obtained or directed to the staff person listed below.

Staff Contact: Edmund Carlson, Planner email: carlsone@cambridge.ca phone: (519) 513-6447

The city has received an Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application for the lands at 1280 Dundas Street South.

Official Plan Amendment

The Official Plan Amendment is requested to redesignate the entirety of the Subject Lands from “Low Medium Density Residential” to “High Density Residential” with a site specific policy to permit an increased floor space ration of 3.0.

Zoning By-law Amendment

The Zoning By-law Amendment is requested to rezone the lands from Residential ‘R2’ to Multiple Residential ‘RM3’ with site specific  regulations to permit:

1. Reduce minimum exterior setback from Branchton Road centreline from 21 m to 18.6 m.
2. Increase maximum density from 75 to 245.8 dwelling units per hectare.

Proposed Development

The Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendments would facilitate the development of a 13-storey apartment building, containing 88-units with an overall density of 245.8 units per hectare and a total of 124 parking spaces in an underground parking garage and on a surface parking lot.

The following materials have been submitted in support of the application and are currently under review by staff and agencies:

SUBMISSION #1 – June 2025

• Cover Letter
• Planning Justification Report
• Preliminary Site Plan
• Preliminary Landscape Plan
• Architectural Drawings
• Urban Design Brief
• Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
• Arborist Report
• Tree Protection Plan
• Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report
• Preliminary Grading Plan
• Noise Feasibility Study
• Traffic Impact Study
• Contaminated Sites Screening
• Section 59 Source water Protection Notice
• Ministry Acknowledgement Letter for Archaeological Report
• Archaeological Impact Assessments and Ministry Acknowledgement Letter

Statutory Public Meeting:  September 9, 2025 @ 6:30pm in Council Chambers

*Those who wish to speak at a Public Meeting or Council Meeting can register online at the Speaking at a Council Meeting Webpage

Staff Contact: Jacqueline Hannemann, hannemannj@cambridge.ca

Notification: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Cambridge on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendment, you must make a written request to City of Cambridge Community Development Department and the City Clerk at P.O. Box 669, Cambridge Ontario, N1R 5W8. With the exception of this Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting, notice of future meetings on this proposal will only be sent to those persons who have requested to be notified.

Appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Cambridge 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 City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted and the Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted and the Zoning By-law Amendment 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 add the person or public body as a party.

To understand your right of appeal, if any, or require further clarification regarding appeals, please see Ontario Land Tribunal. 

The city of Cambridge has received development applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment at 149 Ainslie Street North.  The site is currently developed with a two-storey office building and associated surface parking. The existing building is intended to be demolished. The applicant is proposing the development of an eight storey building with 104 residential units, including both one and two bedroom units. The proposed development would contain 104 structured parking spaces provided internally to the building within the first two storeys. The development has a proposed Floor Space Index (FSI) of 5.0.

There is a rooftop amenity space proposed above the parking area for tenant use. A second outdoor amenity area is proposed facing Market Street above the sixth storey. This space would be been created through the stepping back of the 7th and 8th storeys at the northeast corner of the proposed building. Street level amenity space is also provided in the form of a wide pedestrian promenade and a courtyard surrounding the primary pedestrian access to the building. There is indoor shared amenity space proposed and each of the residential units propose to have private balconies.

The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is to permit a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 5.0 rather than 2.5 as currently permitted.

The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes the following site specific regulations to the current (F)C1RM1 zoning category:

• A maximum density of 377 units per hectare whereas a maximum density of 250 units per hectare is permitted;
• A maximum FSI of 5.0, whereas the by-law does not currently include a maximum FSI;
• A minimum front yard requirement of 1.0 metres; whereas 4.5 metres are required;
• A minimum interior side yard requirement of 1.0 metres; whereas the current by-law requires up to 12.0 metres depending on building height;
• A minimum rear yard requirement of 1.0 metres; whereas the current by-law requires up to 12.0 metres depending on building height;
• A minimum amenity area of 20 square metres per unit; whereas the current zoning requires 20 square metres for each 1 bedroom unit and 30 square metres for each two bedroom unit;
• A minimum landscape area of 25%; whereas the zoning requires a minimum landscape area of 30%; and
• A minimum loading space requirement of 0 loading spaces, whereas currently 1 loading space is required.

A date for the statutory public meeting has been scheduled for June 28, 2022. A Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting will be circulated to  property owners within a 120 metre radius of the subject property and will be posted in the Cambridge Times.

Should you have any questions regarding the application, please contact planning@cambridge.ca.

• Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment Application Form
• Archaeological Report
• Elevations
• Phase 1 ESA
• Phase 2 ESA
• Floor Plans
• Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report
• Scoped Heritage Impact Assessment
• Landscaping Plans
• Noise Study
• Planning Justification Study (Final April 2022 version)
• Pedestrian Wind Study
• Exterior Renderings
• Site Lighting/Electrical Plan
• Salt Management Report
• Solar Study
• Site Plans
• Topographic Survey
• Source Water Section 59 notice
• Urban Design Brief 

The city of Cambridge has received development applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment at 200 Dundas St. S.  proposing to develop the property with a five (5) storey mixed-use building consisting 3 commercial units on the ground floor and 40 dwelling units above the ground floor on Floors 2 to 5. A total of 10 dwelling units per floor is being proposed with five (5) one-bedroom plus den units and five (5) two-bedroom units on each floor. Common amenity space for the proposed residential units is located in the basement of the proposed development, which includes a games room, gym, and party room. The proposed development includes 69 parking spaces with one (1) level of underground parking (33 spaces) and 36 surface parking spaces.

The Official Plan Amendment is proposed to redesignate the lands to High Density Residential to permit a maximum density of 136 dwelling units per hectare.  The Zoning By-law Amendment is proposed to rezone the subject property from ‘C2’ to ‘C2RM3’ with the following Site-Specific Exceptions:

• Permit the use of a ground floor Shopping Centre (defined as three or more commercial units in the Cambridge Zoning By-Law) on the subject property;
• Permit a minimum front yard setback of 3.0 metres, whereas the Zoning By-Law requires a setback of 6.0 metres;
• Permit a maximum density of 136 units per hectare, whereas the Zoning By-Law requires a maximum of 75 units per hectare;
• Permit a minimum interior side yard setback of 3.0 metres, whereas the Zoning By-Law requires 7.5 metres;
• Permit a minimum landscaped open space of 28.7%, whereas the Zoning By-Law requires 30.0%;
• Permit a reduce parking rate of 4.3  spaces per 100 m2 of gross leasable commercial floor area  for the proposed ground floor Shopping Centre component, whereas the Zoning By-Law requires a parking rate of 5.0 spaces per 100 m2 of gross leasable commercial floor area, and;
• Permit a maximum of one commercial unit having a maximum commercial gross leasable area of 160 square metres for a Restaurant use.

The subject property is approximately 2,962.0 square metres (31,882 square feet) in area with 60.25 metres (197 feet) of frontage on Dundas Street South. It is located approximately 110 metres northwest of the Dundas Street South and Franklin Boulevard intersection/roundabout.  The subject property currently features a two (2) storey vacant building and a surface parking lot. Shrubbery currently exists along the western, eastern and southern perimeter of the subject property.

A date for the statutory public meeting has been scheduled for May 31, 2022 and a Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting will be circulated to  property owners within a 120 metre radius of the subject property.

Should you have any questions regarding the application, please contact  planning@cambridge.ca.

Supporting Documents:

• Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment Application Form
• Architectural Package 
• Planning Justification Report
• Urban Design Brief
• Environmental and Stationary Noise Study
• Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report
• Site Servicing Plan, Grading Plan, and Erosion & Sediment Plan
• Parking Reduction Justification and Vehicles Swept Path Assessments Report
• Phase One Environmental Site Assessment
• Record of Site Condition
• Legal Survey Prepared
• Section 59 Notice of Source Protection Plan
• D-Series Guideline Assessment 

The city has received an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Application for the lands at 61-69 Ainslie Street South and 0 Warnock Street.  

• OPA/ZBA Application Form
• Planning justification report with public consultation strategy (July 2020)
• Architectural Drawings
• Civil Drawings
• Archaeological Report (April 16, 2020)
• Geotechnical Report (July 2020)
• Noise Study (July 2020)
• Pedestrian Wind Assessment (July 6, 2020)
• Record of Site Condition (2016/05/09)
• Servicing Report (July 16, 2020)
• Structural Engineering Memo (July 16, 2020)
• Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and parking Report (July 24, 2020)
• Urban Design Report (July 2020)
• Source Water Protection notice (July 16, 2020)
• Cover Letter (July 28, 2020)

The City has received an Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application for the lands at 32, 36 & 38 Grand Ave. 

Official Plan Amendment

The lands are designated as Galt City Centre Community Core Area in the City’s Official Plan. The Official Plan Amendment is requested to establish a site-specific policy to permit an increase in height and density.

Zoning By-law Amendment

The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes the following site specific regulations to the current (F)C1RM1 zoning category:

• A Minimum Exterior Side Yard setback of 3.6m whereas 4.5m is required
• A Minimum Interior Side Yard setback of 11.9m whereas 12.0m is required
• A Minimum Rear Yard setback of 11.1m whereas 12.0m is required
• A Minimum Front Yard setback of 0m whereas 4.5m is required
• A Maximum Building Height of 88.0m whereas 21m is permitted
• A Maximum Density of 1605 dwelling units per net residential hectare where 250 is permitted
• An Amenity Area of 4874m² whereas 7100m² is required.

Proposed Development

The Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendments would facilitate the development of  a mixed use building including a six (6) storey podium with commercial uses on the ground floor and a residential tower of twenty-two (22) storeys.

The following materials have been submitted in support of the application and are currently under review by staff and agencies:

SUBMISSION #1 – May 2025

1. Cover Letter
2. Urban Design Report
3. Conceptual Renderings
4. Planning Opinion Report
5. Building Elevations
6. Preliminary Site Plan and Floor Plans
7. Heritage Impact Assessment Report
8. Ministry Acknowledgement Letter for Archaeological Report
9. Traffic Impact Study
10. Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Impact Assessments
11. Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Design Report
12. Hydrogeological Study
13. Noise Impact Study
14. Wind Study
15. Shadow Study
16. Civil Engineering Drawings
17. Risk Management Plan
18. Ministry Submission Materials
19. Flood and Safe Access Memo

Statutory Public Meeting:  July 15, 2025 @ 6:30 pm in Council Chambers

Council Meeting: To Be Determined

*Those who wish to speak at a Public Meeting or Council Meeting can register online at the Speaking at a Council Meeting Webpage

Staff Contact: Melissa Mohr, mohrm@cambridge.ca

Notification: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Cambridge on the proposed Official Plan Amendment or Zoning Bylaw Amendment, you must make a written request to City of Cambridge Community Development Department and the City Clerk at P.O. Box 669, Cambridge Ontario, N1R 5W8. With the exception of this Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting, notice of future meetings on this proposal will only be sent to those persons who have requested to be notified.

Appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Cambridge 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 City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted and the Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted and the Zoning By-law Amendment 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 add the person or public body as a party.

To understand your right of appeal, if any, or require further clarification regarding appeals, please see Ontario Land Tribunal.

The City of Cambridge has received a development application for Zoning By-law Amendment for 65 Ripplewood Road. The City is also anticipating the submission of a Draft Plan of Subdivision for the development of a residential subdivision on the lands.

The applicant is proposing a Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone 65 Ripplewood Road from (H)R4 and M7 S.4.1.15 to a combination of residential zones R5, R6, and RM4 and open space zones OS1 and OS4. The proposed rezoning would also propose site specific provisions to provide relief from certain requirements regarding lot size and yard setbacks. The rezoning would facilitate the development of a subdivision with 278 lots for single detached dwellings, five blocks of street townhouse dwellings, four blocks of cluster development condominium townhouse dwellings, as well as two park blocks, five open space blocks, and five blocks for stormwater management facilities.

A statutory public meeting has been scheduled for December 12, 2023. A Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting has been circulated to property owners within a 120 metre radius of the subject property and has been published in The Record.

Should you have any questions regarding the application, please contact Jacqueline Hannemann, Senior Planner – Development at hannemannj@cambridge.ca

The following items from the initial submission package need to be posted online:

1. Cover letter
2. Draft Plan of Subdivision (Draft Plan drawing)
3. Planning Justification Report
4. Archaeological Assessment
5. Environmental Site Assessments Phase 1 & Phase 2
6. Environmental Impact Study
7. Storm Water Management Plan / Functional Servicing Reports & FSR drawings
8. Geotechnical Reports Investigation & Peer Review
9. Hydrogeological Report
10. Noise Study
11. Traffic Impact Study
12. Tree Management/Vegetation Plan (in EIS)
13. Urban Design Brief/Architectural & Urban Design Guidelines
14. Section 59 Notice 

The City has received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 506-510, 516 Hespeler Road and 1000 Langs Avenue.

The Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendments will facilitate the development of the subject lands for a high-rise, mixed-use development. Five 20-storey mixed use buildings generally consisting of 1,366 apartment dwellings, office and retail uses, and a large public park are proposed. A private road network and underground parking are proposed.

Official Plan Amendment

An Official Plan Amendment is proposed to implement site specific policies to permit a residential density of 3.1 Floor Space Index (FSI) or 330 units per hectare and a maximum building height of 20 storeys. The current Hespeler Road Mixed-Use Corridor designation permits a maximum density of 2.0 FSI with a maximum building height of 12 storeys.

Zoning By-law Amendment

A Zoning By-law Amendment is required to rezone the lands from Commercial (C4) to a mixed-use zone to permit multiple residential and commercial uses with the following site-specific provisions being requested:

• Residential parking rate of 1.22 spaces per unit where 1.25 spaces are required
• A residential density of 330 units per hectare
• A maximum building height of 20 storeys

The following materials were submitted in support of the application and are currently under review by staff and agencies and may be subject to future changes:

1. Cover Letter
2. Planning Justification Report
3. Landscape Plan
4. Architectural Drawings
5. Shadow Impact Study
6. Environmental Noise Assessment
7. Functional Servicing & Stormwater Management Report
8. Market Analysis
9. Hydrogeological Study
10. OPA/ZBA Application Form
11. Pedestrian Wind Assessment
12. Rendering View 1
13. Rendering View 2
14. Transportation Impact Study

Should you have any questions regarding the application, please email Planning@cambridge.ca.

The city has received Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Plan of Subdivision Applications for the lands addressed as 1070 and 1140 Main Street.

Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment OR01/25

The applicant has proposed an Official Plan Amendment to redesignate the lands from the Industrial and Open Space Designation to the Open Space and Low/Medium Density Residential Designations with a site-specific policy to permit an increased density on site from 40 to 56 dwelling units per gross hectare of land.

A Zoning By-law Amendment is requested to rezone the lands from Industrial (M2) Zone with a Holding (H) Provision to the Residential (RM3) Zone with site specific provisions to permit townhouse residential uses and Open Space (OS1) and (OS4) to recognize natural areas on site and permit a public park.

Draft Plan of Subdivision 30T-25101

A concurrent Draft Plan of Subdivision 30T-25101 has been submitted which includes eight (8) blocks that will contain the following:

• Blocks 1-3: 600-1,000 townhouse units of various styles on 13.26 ha of Land
• Block 4: A Public Park on 1.05 ha of Land
• Block 5: An Open Space/Natural Area Block on 0.80 ha of Land
• Block 6: A Stormwater Management Block on 1.3 ha of Land
• Blocks 7-8: 0.18 ha Road Dedications along Main Street

The applicant has proposed two public streets to access these blocks. Street ‘A’ is proposed as a North/South public street that connects to Street ‘B’, a proposed East/West public street. In total 600-1,000 residential units have been proposed through the subdivision. 

The following materials have been submitted in support of the applications and are currently under review by staff and agencies:

SUBMISSION #1 (February 2025)

• Cover Letter
• Plan 58R-22150
• Draft Plan of Subdivision
• Conceptual Plan

* Please note the concept plan shows 681 units on site, but the applicant has proposed between 600-1,000 units through the Official Plan Amendment and on the Draft Plan*

• Planning Justification Report
• Parking Plan
• Urban Design Brief
• Hydrogeological Assessment
• Transportation Impact Study
• Environmental Impact Study
• Preliminary Stormwater Management Report
• Functional Servicing Report
• Noise Feasibility Study
• Air Quality and Odour Survey
• Chloride Impact Assessment
• Geotechnical Investigation
• Phase One ESA
• Phase Two ESA
• Sanitary Sewer Capacity Analysis
• Arborist Report
• Section 58(6) Notice
• Section 59 Notice
• Risk Management Plan
• Draft Official Plan
• Draft Zoning By-law

Statutory Public Meeting: March 4, 2025 @ 6:30 pm in Council Chambers

Council Meeting: March 24, 2026 @ 6:30 pm in Council Chambers

*Those who wish to speak at a Public Meeting or Council Meeting can register online at the Speaking at a Council Meeting Webpage

Staff Contact: Melissa Mohr, mohrm@cambridge.ca           

Notification: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Cambridge on the proposed Official Plan Amendment or Zoning Bylaw Amendment or Draft Plan of Subdivision, you must make a written request to City of Cambridge Community Development Department and the City Clerk at P.O. Box 669, Cambridge Ontario, N1R 5W8. With the exception of this Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting, notice of future meetings on this proposal will only be sent to those persons who have requested to be notified.

Appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Cambridge 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 City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted and the Zoning By-law Amendment is passed and the Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved or refused, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted and the Zoning By-law Amendment is passed and the Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved or refused, 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.

To understand your right of appeal, if any, or require further clarification regarding appeals, please see Ontario Land Tribunal.

The city has received an Official Plan Application for the lands in the Northwest Hespeler Area of Cambridge. 

Official Plan Amendment

The Official Plan Amendment is requested to amend the land use designation applying to the lands from Agricultural and Natural Open Space System to Low/Medium Density Residential and Natural Open Space System to allow future residential development within the Northwest Hespeler Area of Cambridge.

The following materials have been submitted in support of the application and are currently under review by staff and agencies:

SUBMISSION #1 – February 2026

·         Planning Opinion Report

·         Commercial Market Study

·         Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report

·         Draft Official Plan Amendment

·         Fiscal Impact Study

·         Master Environmental Servicing Plan and associated drawings

·         Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment

·         Phase One Environmental Site Assessment

·         Phase Two Environmental Site Assessment

·         Transportation Impact Study

To obtain a copy of the above submission materials, please contact the planning staff member listed below.

Statutory Public Meeting:  April 14, 2026 @ 6:30 in Council Chambers

Council Meeting: Tuesday May 26, 2026 @ 6:30pm in Council Chambers

*Those who wish to speak at a Public Meeting or Council Meeting can register online at the Speaking at a Council Meeting Webpage

Planning Staff Contact: Melissa Mohr, Senior Planner, mohrm@cambridge.ca           

 Notification: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Cambridge on the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to City of Cambridge Community Development Department and the City Clerk at P.O. Box 669, Cambridge Ontario, N1R 5W8. With the exception of this Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting, notice of future meetings on this proposal will only be sent to those persons who have requested to be notified.

Appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Cambridge 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 City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cambridge 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.

To understand your right of appeal, if any, or require further clarification regarding appeals, please see Ontario Land Tribunal.

The City has received an Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application for the lands at 210, 218 & 226 King St E & 229 Queenston Rd. 

Official Plan Amendment

The Official Plan Amendment is requested to maintain the “Preston Towne Centre Core Area” and “Open Space” designations with additional site specific policies to permit an increase in height and density.

Zoning By-law Amendment

The Zoning By-law Amendment is requested to maintain the lands as Commercial (C1) and Residential Five (R5), with site-specific provisions to allow the gross residential floor area of the commercial building to exceed more than two-thirds of the total gross floor area of the building (within the C1 zone).

Proposed Development

The Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendments would facilitate the development of a 40 storey mixed use building containing 475 residential units and 150 sq. m. of commercial space.

The following materials have been submitted in support of the application and are currently under review by staff and agencies:

SUBMISSION #1 – March 2026

• Elevations
• Renderings
• Urban Design Brief
• Planning Justification Report
• Cover Letter
• Preliminary Site Plan
• Preliminary Floor Plans
• Heritage Impact Assessment Report
• Preliminary Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Design Report
• Contaminated Sites Screening
• Ministry Acknowledgement Letter for Archaeological Report
• Noise feasibility Study
• Pre-Consultation Comments
• Shadow Study
• Wind Study
• Traffic Impact Study
• Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Impact Assessments
• Geotechnical Report

To obtain a copy of the above submission materials, please contact the Planning Staff below. 

Statutory Public Meeting:  Tuesday, May 5, 2026 @ 6:30 PM in Council Chambers

Council Meeting:  Tuesday, July 21, 2026 @ 6:30 PM in Council Chambers 

*Those who wish to speak at a Public Meeting or Council Meeting can register online at the Speaking at a Council Meeting Webpage.

Planning Staff Contact: Laura Dewar, dewarl@cambridge.ca

Notification: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Cambridge on the proposed Official Plan Amendment or Zoning Bylaw Amendment, you must make a written request to City of Cambridge Community Development Department and the City Clerk at P.O. Box 669, Cambridge Ontario, N1R 5W8. With the exception of this Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting, notice of future meetings on this proposal will only be sent to those persons who have requested to be notified.

Appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Cambridge 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 City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted and the Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Cambridge before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted and the Zoning By-law Amendment 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 add the person or public body as a party.

To understand your right of appeal, if any, or require further clarification regarding appeals, please see Ontario Land Tribunal.