Active Development Applications

Please see below for a list of Active Applications that are currently under review. For each application information regarding the status of the application, upcoming meeting dates and any supporting reports provided by the applicant are available. If you have any questions regarding an application, please contact the Planning and Development Department.

New – Zoning By-law Amendment Application D14-2026-009 – 112 Shady Lane

A Zoning By-Law Amendment application has been submitted for the waterfront area of the property municipally known as 112 Shady Lane. The purpose of the application is to change the zoning of the waterfront area of the property from Environmental Protection (EP) Zone to an Environmental Protection Special Exception XX (EP-XX) Zone in Township Zoning By-Law Number 07-079. The effect of the application is to permit the construction of a 234.6 square metre marine facility comprised of a boathouse and a ramp. The existing marine facilities consist of a 38.8 square metre dock which is proposed to remain, and a 103.9 square metre boathouse which is proposed to be removed. The proposed boathouse and ramp require zoning relief from the maximum area and maximum width provisions for marine facilities.

D14-2026-009 Notice of Public Meeting
D14-2026-009 Application
D14-2026-009 DFO Email
D14-2026-009 Mitigation Summary
D14-2026-009 Planning Justification Report
D14-2026-009 Site Plan

New – Zoning By-law Amendment Application D14-2026-010 – Railway St, Assessment Roll Number 08-12-812-030-20900-0000

A Zoning By-Law Amendment application has been submitted for the vacant property municipally known by Assessment Roll Number 08-12-812-030-20900-0000. The subject property is currently zoned Second Density Residential ‘R2’ zone in Township Zoning By-Law Number 07-079. The purpose of the application is to permit the construction of an approximately 208 square metre accessory building (garage) in the absence of an established principal use on the property. The proposed amendment would provide site-specific relief from the definition of ‘accessory’ in the Zoning By-Law which specifies that an accessory building or structure is to be associated with an established principal use. The proposed garage is intended to be used for storage purposes, and no residential use is proposed as part of this application. Further, the proposed structure also requires zoning relief from the minimum 30 metre setback from the highwater mark of an adjacent watercourse. Through the subject application, a Second Density Residential Special Exception X (R2-X) zone is proposed for the property.

D14-2026-010 Notice of Public Meeting
D14-2026-010 Application
D14-2026-010 Building Elevations
D14-2026-010 Picture of Similar Use on a Lot on Railway St
D14-2026-010 Picture of the North View from the Lot
D14-2026-010 Plot Plan

New – Zoning By-law Amendment Application D14-2026-011 – 12 Garden St

A Zoning By-Law Amendment application has been submitted for the property municipally known as 12 Garden Street to facilitate the development of a four-storey apartment building at the rear of the subject lands containing 39 dwelling units, together with associated parking, landscaping, and circulation facilities. The existing two storey, 10-unit apartment building is proposed to remain and be incorporated into the overall development, resulting in a total of 49 dwelling units on the property.

The purpose of the application is to amend the existing Second Density Residential (R2) zone to a Second Density Residential Special Exception (R2-X) zone that incorporates site-specific zoning provisions for the subject lands. These provisions will provide relief from various performance standards of the Township Zoning By-Law related to minimum lot area, minimum yards, minimum setback from municipal road allowance, maximum building height, minimum landscaped open space, minimum off-street parking, and minimum landscape buffering.

If the subject Zoning By-Law Amendment application is approved, the property will also be subject to a Site Plan Control application.

D14-2026-011 Notice of Public Meeting
D14-2026-011 Application
D14-2026-011 Civil Drawings Notes
D14-2026-011 Details Plan
D14-2026-011 Environmental Noise Control Study
D14-2026-011 Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report Addendum
D14-2026-011 Geotechnical Investigation Report
D14-2026-011 Grading Plan
D14-2026-011 Planning Rationale
D14-2026-011 Sediment and Erosion Control Plan
D14-2026-011 Servicing Plan
D14-2026-011 Site Plan
D14-2026-011 Standards
D14-2026-011 Surveyor’s Real Property Report
D14-2026-011 Traffic Review Technical Memorandum
D14-2026-011 Zoning By-Law Amendment – Draft By-Law

Official Plan Amendment Application D09-2026-001 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application D14-2026-007 – Administrative Amendments

Township-initiated administrative amendments are proposed with respect to the Township Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Number 07-079. The purpose of the amendments is to update sections of the Township Official Plan and the Township’s Comprehensive Zoning By-Law for consistency with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and the Planning Act. The amendments also implement the land use planning recommendations of the Rockport Strategic Plan (2020). The proposed zoning by-law amendment also proposes to correct the omission of a previously approved site-specific amending zoning by-law identified through the consolidation of amendments.

D09-2026-001 and D14-2026-007 Notice of Public Meeting
Draft Official Plan Amendments No. 10(D09-2026-001)
Draft By-Law- Administrative Amendments (D14-2026-007)

Zoning By-law Amendment Application D14-2026-008 Administrative Amendment – to permit limited structures within the 30-metre water setback

A Township initiated Zoning By-Law Amendment is proposed to amend Section 3.32(b) and (c) in Township Zoning By-Law Number 07-079. The effect of the application is to permit limited structures within the 30-metre water setback with a maximum combined area of 14 square metres. The proposed exception would not apply to lots fronting on Highly Sensitive Lake Trout Lakes (Charleston and Red Horse) and would not permit structures containing sleeping accommodation within the setback area.

D14-2026-008 Notice of Public Meeting

Zoning By-Law Amendment Application D14-2025-012 and Official Plan Amendment Application D09-2025-003

Applications for Official Plan Amendment (OPA) and Zoning By-Law Amendment (ZBA) have been submitted by Fotenn Consultants Inc., on behalf of Greene’s Electric Plumbing & Heating Ltd. for an unaddressed property the property located east of Gananoque, north of the Thousand Islands Parkway and south of Highway 401. The Official Plan Amendment application is proposing to create a site-specific policy area for the subject lands to facilitate a proposed residential subdivision with a density of 1.16 units per net hectare. A total of twenty-five (25) residential lots are proposed, with access to the subdivision via the Thousand Islands Parkway. The Zoning By-Law Amendment application is proposing to rezone the subject lands from Rural (RU) zone, Floodplain (FP) zone and Locally Significant Wetland (LSW) zone in Township Zoning By-Law Number 07-079 to Rural Residential (RR) zone, Rural Residential Special Exception (RR-X) zone, Floodplain (FP) zone and Locally Significant Wetland (LSW) zone. The zoning change would amend the boundaries of the FP and LSW zones.

There is an existing Draft Plan of Subdivision that applies to the subject lands that was originally approved in 1994. In addition to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment, the applicant is also proposing a Major Amendment to the Draft Plan of Subdivision.