Development Applications

Status: A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 10 Robert Street West.

Description of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment: The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone a portion of the subject property from the Neighbourhood Commercial (NC) zone to the Residential One (R1) zone. The application is intended to facilitate a Consent (severance) to create one (1) new residential lot intended for the future construction of a single detached dwelling (File No. B3/2026). The proposed rezoning would change the zoning of the entire subject property to Residential One (R1).

Application Materials: The complete application materials are available to view on the Town's website: 81 Shanahan Road

Status: A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 10 Robert Street West.

Description of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment: At present, the subject lands are zoned Residential Two Exception 68 (R2-68) and Residential Three Exception 69 (R3-69) to permit single detached dwellings and townhouses with site-specific provisions authorized through a 2019 Zoning By-law Amendment application (File No. ZA 2/2019). The site-specific provisions include a reduced maximum building height of 8.0 metres whereas a maximum height of 11.0 metres is permitted within typical Residential Zones. The reduction was granted to establish a cohesive two-storey built form across the development supported by Architectural Control Guidelines. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment seeks to increase the maximum building height from 8.0 metres to 10.0 metres. The purpose of the application is to accommodate grade changes and updated building designs resulting in an increased height while maintaining consistency with the approved Architectural Control Guidelines.

Application Materials: The complete application materials are available to view on the Town's website: Champlain Shores (2 Navigator Road)

Status: A public meeting was held on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 10 Robert Street West, Penetanguishene. A decision has not been made on this application.

Notice of Public Meeting

Description of Proposed Development: The applications are intended to facilitate the development of a six (6) storey rental apartment building containing a total of 156 residential units together with small-scale commercial space at-grade. A total of 55 units are proposed to be affordable or attainable housing units, representing approximately 35% of the total unit count.

Official Plan Amendment:

The OPA application seeks a site-specific exception to permit a higher density, mixed-use residential development. Specifically, the application proposes to amend Policy 4.2.1 by increasing the maximum permitted building height within the Neighbourhood Area from 14.0 metres (4 storeys) to 22.0 metres (6 storeys).

Zoning By-law Amendment

The ZBA application proposes to rezone the subject lands from Residential One (R1) to Residential Three (R3) in order to permit multiple dwelling units and add a commercial use permission, to reduce the minimum lot frontage from 30 metres to 20 metres, to reduce the minimum lot area from 30,570 square metres to 10,269 square metres, to increase the maximum building height from 14.0 metres (4 storeys) to 21.0 metres (6 storeys) and to reduce the minimum required parking from 279 spaces to 160 spaces.

Application Materials: The complete application materials are available to view on the Town's website: 18 Wright Court - OPA and ZBA

Status: A public meeting was held on May 13, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 10 Robert Street West, Penetanguishene. A decision as not been made on this application.

Notice of the Public Meeting

Description of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment: The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment seeks to rezone the subject lands from the Downtown and Waterfront Exception 33 (DW-33) zone to a new Downtown and Waterfront Exception zone to permit site-specific standards. These standards include adding a Multiple Dwelling Unit as a permitted use, removing the requirement for a maximum front yard setback, and reducing the minimum setback from the high water mark of Georgian Bay. The application is intended to facilitate the development of two (2) new residential buildings on the subject lands. The buildings are proposed to contain four (4) units each, for a total of eight (8) residential units.

Application Materials: The complete application materials are available to view on the Town's website: 2 Beck Boulevard - ZA 5 2026

Status: A public meeting was held on April 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 10 Robert Street West, Penetanguishene. A decision has not been made on this application.

Notice of Public Meeting

Description of Proposed Development: The development proposal contemplates the re-use of the former hospital building for apartment units and the development of a mix of stacked and back-to-back townhouses along Harriet Street and Jeffery Street. A total of 118 residential units is proposed, consisting of 74 apartment units within the former hospital building, 12 back-to-back stacked townhouse units (Harriet Street), and 32 back-to-back townhouse units (Jeffery Street).

The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to remove the Future Study Area policy overlay from 25 Jeffery Street (former Penetanguishene General Hospital). This overlay requires that a number of studies or other requirements be met prior to development. The removal of the policy overlay would enable the development of the lands. Note that the County of Simcoe is the approval authority for Official Plan Amendments in the Town of Penetanguishene.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone the lands from the Institutional (I) zone to the Residential Three Special Provision (R3-X) zone. The Amendment would establish site-specific zoning standards including minimum lot frontage, minimum lot area, minimum front yard, minimum side yard, maximum lot coverage, and other technical standards to facilitate the proposed development.

Application Materials: The complete application materials are available to view on the Town's website: 25 Jeffery Street and 19 Harriet Street - OPA 2026-01 and ZA 4 2026

Status: A Public Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 11, at 7:00 p.m. A recommendation report was presented to the Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. A Zoning By-law Amendment is proposed for the July 8, 2026, Council meeting.

Notice of Public Meeting

Recommendation Report - June 10, 2026

Description of Proposed Development: 138 Robert Street East is currently subject to Official Plan Amendment (File No. OPA-2023-01), Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. ZA 3/2023), and Draft Plan of Subdivision (File No. PEN-SUB-2023-01) applications. The purpose of the new Zoning By-law Amendment application is to rezone a block within the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision from the Rural (RU) zone to the Institutional (I) zone to permit a new elementary school. The new school would replace the existing Burkevale Elementary School at 39 Burke Street. The proposed Amendment includes a site-specific exception to permit a maximum building height of 9.5 metres (two storeys), whereas a maximum of 7.5 metres is permitted.

Application Materials: The application materials are available to view on the Town's website: 138 Robert Street East (PSSBP) - ZA 2 2026

Status: A Public Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 11, at 7:00 p.m. A recommendation report to the Committee of the Whole was presented to a Special Council meeting on May 5, 2026. The application was approved. A Zoning By-law Amendment was passed on May 5, 2026. The deadline to appeal the approval was June 1, 2026. The Decision is final and binding.

Notice of Public Meeting

Staff Recommendation Report

Zoning By-law Amendment 2026-23

Description of the Proposed Development: The purpose of the Zoning By-law Amendment application is to facilitate the construction of a new child care centre on the subject property. The subject property is currently zoned Neighbourhood Commercial (NC) which permits a child care centre. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment seeks the following site-specific exceptions to the general provisions and parking provisions of the Zoning By-law to facilitate the use.

1. A reduction to the minimum parking space requirement for a child care centre from 1 space per 25 square metres of gross floor area (27 spaces) to 1 space per 40 square metres of gross floor area (17 spaces).

2. A reduction to the minimum landscaping requirements for commercial and mixed use zones as follows:

1. A landscaping strip adjacent to a street having a width ranging between 1.5 metres and 0.6 metres, whereas a minimum width of 3.0 metres is required.
2. A landscaping strip adjacent to a Residential Zone having a width of 3.0 metres and 1.5 metres, whereas a minimum width of 6.0 metres is required.

Application Materials: The application materials are available to view on the Town's website: 15 Sheffcote Street - ZA 1 2026

Status: A Public Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 10 Robert Street West. See the meeting agenda here: Town of Penetanguishene - Meeting Schedule. A recommendation report was presented on April 8, 2026 and approval was granted by Council on May 13, 2026 through passage of By-law 2026-22.

Description of the proposed development: A Consent application was provisionally approved by the Committee of Adjustment on September 29, 2025 to create three (3) new residential lots and one (1) retained lot (File No. B4/2023). The application was supported by an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) prepared by Azimuth Environmental Consulting Inc. and peer reviewed by WSP Canada on behalf of the Town. The EIS identified natural heritage features on the subject property that warrant protection through an Environmental Protection (EP) zone. Accordingly, a condition of approval was imposed by the Committee of Adjustment as follows:

That the approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment be obtained to rezone the wetland communities (identified in Figure No. 3 of the Peer Review prepared by WSP Canada, Inc. dated June 25, 2025) to the Environmental Protection zone.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone the natural heritage features on the subject property to an appropriate Environmental Protection zone.

Application materials: The complete application materials are available to view online here.

Status: This application was approved on July 8, 2026. A Public Meeting was held on January 21, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 10 Robert Street West. See the Notice of Public Meeting here. A recommendation report was presented to Committee of the Whole on May 5, 2026. A copy of the report can be found here: 106 Robert Street West Zoning Bylaw Amendment Recommendation Report. A subsequent recommendation report is being presented to Committee of the Whole on June 10, 2026. A copy of the report can be found here: 106 Robert Street West Recommendation Report #2.

Notice of Passage was issued on July 15, 2026.

Description of the proposed development: The application seeks to rezone the property from the Commercial Neighbourhood (CN) zone to the Residential Three Exception (R3-X) zone. The R3-X zone seeks to facilitate the construction of a new six (6) unit, three (3) storey apartment building. The amendment proposes special exceptions to reduce the minimum lot frontage, minimum lot area, minimum front yard, minimum side yards, minimum number of parking spaces, and minimum side yard setback for waste storage areas.

Application materials: The complete application materials are available to view online here.

Status: Approved on December 10, 2025.

Please be advised that the Town of Penetanguishene Committee of the Whole will be considering a recommendation report on this matter at their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 12 immediately following the Council meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. View the report and meeting agenda here: Town of Penetanguishene - Meeting Schedule.

A Public Meeting was held on August 13, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 10 Robert Street West. See the Notice of Public Meeting for 39 Poyntz Street.

Description of the proposed development: The application seeks to rezone the property from the Institutional Holding Five (I-H5) zone to the Residential Three Exception (R3-X) zone and the Residential One (R1) zone. The R3-X zone seeks to facilitate the conversion of the existing vacant building (formerly known as the Maplewood Retirement Residence) to a 16-unit apartment or retirement home building. The R1 zone is intended to recognize the existing single detached dwelling on the east side of the property.

Application materials: The complete application materials are available to view online here.