18 Wright Court - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment

Status: A public meeting is scheduled for 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