Council Planning

That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to the Municipal Act, to consider: Site-specific Land Use Planning Considerations, 2026-159 As per section 239(2)(f) of the Municipal Act, regarding advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. Voting

That the Decision Report for 115 Watson Parkway North Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision, 2026-134, be

That the April 15, 2026 Council Consent Agenda, identified below, be adopted: 7.1 31 Yorkshire Street South - Notice of Intention to Designate, 2026-117 1. 31 Yorkshire Street South - Notice of Intention to Designate - 2026-117.pdf 2. Attachment-1 Ontario Regulation 9-06 Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest.pdf That the City Clerk be authorized to publish and serve notice of intention to designate 31 Yorkshire Street South pursuant to Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. That the designation bylaw be brought before Council for approval if no objections are received within the thirty (30) day objection period. 7.2 Recommendation Report – Site Plan Control By-law and Delegated Authority for Planning Updates – 2026-106, 2026-106 1. Recommendation Report – Site Plan Control By-law and Delegated Authority for Planning Updates - 2026-106.pdf 2. Attachment-1 - Proposed Site Plan Control By-law Number (2026)-21217.pdf 3. Attachment-2 Proposed Amendments to Delegated Authority By-law - By-law Number (2026)-21218.pdf That the Recommendation Report – Site Plan Control By-law and Delegated Authority for Planning Updates be received. That a by-law to establish site plan control, and to delegate authority with respect to the approval of site plans within the City of Guelph, and to repeal the Site Plan By-law (1986) – 12024, as amended, as shown in Attachment-1, be approved. That the amendment to the Delegation of Authority by-law Number (2024)-20994, as

That report 2026- 116 regarding proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications submitted by GSP Group Inc., on behalf of EM Guelph Developments Limited Partnership, to permit the development of a 10-storey, 153 dwelling unit, purpose-built post-secondary student rental apartment building on the lands municipally known as 210, 214 and 222 College Avenue East, and legally described as Part of Lot 5, Concession 2, Division ‘G’ City of Guelph as in ROS157850, ROS524942, & ROS666478, from Infrastructure, Development and Environment dated April 15, 2026, be received. Voting

That the Statutory Public Meeting Report regarding the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment submitted by Monteith Brown Planning Consultants on behalf of Dr. Jeff and Lisa White, Chabad of Guelph, c/o Raphael Steiner, to facilitate the development of a new threestorey place of worship (Chabad of Guelph) that includes a daycare facility and a twostorey residential dwelling unit with an attached additional dwelling unit (ADU) as an additional use on lands municipally known as 81 College Avenue West and legally described as PART OF LOT 3, REGISTERED PLAN 249, BEING PARTS 7, 8 AND 9, DEPOSITED PLAN 61R9059, deemed complete on February 3, 2026, by Infrastructure, Development and Environment, be received. That the application from Monteith Brown Planning Consultants on behalf of Dr. Jeff and Lisa White, Chabad of Guelph, c/o Raphael Steiner, to rezone the lands municipally known as 81 College Avenue West and legally described as PART OF LOT 3, REGISTERED PLAN 249, BEING PARTS 7, 8 AND 9, DEPOSITED PLAN 61R9059, from the ‘Low Density Residential 1’ (‘RL.1’) Zone to the ‘Neighbourhood Institutional (NI-6)’ Zone with sitespecific special provisions to permit the development of a new threestorey place of worship (Chabad of Guelph) that includes a daycare facility as a complementary use, along with an attached twostorey residential dwelling containing an additional dwelling unit (ADU) as an additional use, be approved in accordance with Attachment8 of the Infrastructure, Development and Env

That Council extend the April 15, 2026 Council Planning meeting beyond the automatic adjournment time of 11:00 p.m. and extend the meeting to 11:59 p.m. Voting

That Attachment-1 of Council Memo 2026-204 dated April 15, 2026 be amended to change Row 2, Columns 2 and 3 of Table 1.2 to read: Option 1: A minimum per cent of all residential units (rental or ownership) associated with the increase in building height per Schedule D, must be provided as Affordable Dwelling Units, per Table D.1 in Appendix D: 5% of all residential units associated with the increase in heights on Schedule D up to 6 additional storeys; 10% of all residential units associated with the increase building height on Schedule D of the additional 7 to 14 storeys; 33% of all residential units associated with the increase in building height on Schedule D of the additional 15 to 18 storeys. OR Option 2: A cash-in-lieu contribution for the required Affordable Dwelling Units as identified in Option 1, per Table D.2 in Appendix D. OR Option 3: A mix of Affordable Dwelling Units and cash-in lieu contribution for the required Affordable Dwelling Units identified in Option 1. Voting

That 39 Elizabeth Street be designated as 'Mixed-Use 2', and as a 'D2' Precinct to allow for its consolidation with the adjacent Plant No. 2 redevelopment lands. This motion was

That for Class 2 applications, City staff are delegated the authority to approve development variations up to a maximum of 20% deviation from the established guidelines and performance standards, across all eligible regulations This motion was

That the transition period in 1.5.1 be amended to three years. Voting

That a 5% Affordable Housing Requirement be applied exclusively to the bonused building height, up to a maximum of 20% above the maximum building heights previously approved and established in OPA 106. That row 3 in table 1.2 be amended, to replace 33% with 5% in option 1, and remove row 2. This has the effect of only applying 5% to heights above OPA 106 up to a maximum of 20% above the maximum building heights previously approved and established in OPA 106. And that section 1.14.2 e be removed. Voting

That the report titled Downtown Community Planning Permit Decision Report (2026) – 124 dated April 15, 2026 be received. Voting

2. That the City-initiated Community Planning Permit By-law for the Downtown Area, as shown in Attachment-1 of Council Memo 2026-204 dated April 15, 2026 be approved 3. That the comprehensive zoning by-law 2023-20790, and where applicable, Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, as applied to the Downtown Area as shown in Attachment-1 of Council Memo 2026-204, be repealed and replaced with the community planning permit by-law. 4. That the amendment to the Planning Fee by-law Number (2026) – 21227, as shown in Attachment-4, be approved. 5. That in accordance with Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act, City Council has determined that no further public notice is required related to the modifications to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Community Planning Permit By-law. 6. That the City-initiated Official Plan Amendment to enable a Community Planning Permit System for the Downtown Area as shown in Attachment-1 of Council Memo 2026-204 dated April 15, 2026 be approved. Voting

That by-law (2026) - 21217, (2026) - 21218, (2026) - 21223, by-laws (2026) - 21225 through (2026) - 21227, (2026) - 21230, (2026) - 21231, and by-law (2026) - 21237, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act. Voting

That the meeting be adjourned (11:36 p.m.)

1. That report 2026-116 regarding proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications submitted by GSP Group Inc., on behalf of EM Guelph Developments Limited Partnership, to permit the development of a 10-storey, 153 dwelling unit, purpose-built post-secondary student rental apartment building on the lands municipally known as 210, 214 and 222 College Avenue East, and legally described as Part of Lot 5, Concession 2, Division ‘G’ City of Guelph as in ROS157850, ROS524942, & ROS666478, from Infrastructure, Development and Environment dated April 15, 2026, be received. Voting in Favour: (10): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, and Councillor Klassen Conflict (2): Councillor Caron, and Councillor Hauser

1. That the Statutory Public Meeting Report regarding the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment submitted by Monteith Brown Planning Consultants on behalf of Dr. Jeff and Lisa White, Chabad of Guelph, c/o Raphael Steiner, to facilitate the development of a new threestorey place of worship (Chabad of Guelph) that includes a daycare facility and a twostorey residential dwelling unit with an attached additional dwelling unit (ADU) as an additional use on lands municipally known as 81 College Avenue West and legally described as PART OF LOT 3, REGISTERED PLAN 249, BEING PARTS 7, 8 AND 9, DEPOSITED PLAN 61R9059, deemed complete on February 3, 2026, by Infrastructure, Development and Environment, be received. 2. That the application from Monteith Brown Planning Consultants on behalf of Dr. Jeff and Lisa White, Chabad of Guelph, c/o Raphael Steiner, to rezone the lands municipally known as 81 College Avenue West and legally described as PART OF LOT 3, REGISTERED PLAN 249, BEING PARTS 7, 8 AND 9, DEPOSITED PLAN 61R9059, from the ‘Low Density Residential 1’ (‘RL.1’) Zone to the ‘Neighbourhood Institutional (NI-6)’ Zone with sitespecific special provisions to permit the development of a new threestorey place of worship (Chabad of Guelph) that includes a daycare facility as a complementary use, along with Council Planning Minutes: April 15, 2026 - 6 an attached twostorey residential dwelling containing an additional dwelling unit (ADU) as an additional use, be approved in accordance with Att

1. That Council extend the April 15, 2026 Council Planning meeting beyond the automatic adjournment time of 11:00 p.m. and extend the meeting to 11:59 p.m. Voting in Favour: (12): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Hauser, and Councillor Klassen

1. That Attachment-1 of Council Memo 2026-204 dated April 15, 2026 be amended to change Row 2, Columns 2 and 3 of Table 1.2 to read: Option 1: A minimum per cent of all residential units (rental or ownership) associated with the increase in building height per Schedule D, must be provided as Affordable Dwelling Units, per Table D.1 in Appendix D: a. 5% of all residential units associated with the increase in heights on Schedule D up to 6 additional storeys; b. 10% of all residential units associated with the increase building height on Schedule D of the additional 7 to 14 storeys; c. 33% of all residential units associated with the increase in building height on Schedule D of the additional 15 to 18 storeys. OR Option 2: A cash-in-lieu contribution for the required Affordable Dwelling Units as identified in Option 1, per Table D.2 in Appendix D. OR Council Planning Minutes: April 15, 2026 - 9 Option 3: A mix of Affordable Dwelling Units and cash-in lieu contribution for the required Affordable Dwelling Units identified in Option 1. Voting in Favour: (6): Councillor Allt, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Downer, and Councillor Hauser Voting Against: (6): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Billings, Councillor Chew, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, and Councillor Klassen

1. That the transition period in 1.5.1 be amended to three years. Voting in Favour: (4): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Billings, Councillor Chew, and Councillor Gibson Voting Against: (8): Councillor Allt, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Hauser, and Councillor Klassen Council Planning Minutes: April 15, 2026 - 10

1. That a 5% Affordable Housing Requirement be applied exclusively to the bonused building height, up to a maximum of 20% above the maximum building heights previously approved and established in OPA 106. That row 3 in table 1.2 be amended, to replace 33% with 5% in option 1, and remove row 2. This has the effect of only applying 5% to heights above OPA 106 up to a maximum of 20% above the maximum building heights previously approved and established in OPA 106. And that section 1.14.2 e be removed. Voting in Favour: (3): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Billings, and Councillor Chew Voting Against: (9): Councillor Allt, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Hauser, and Councillor Klassen

1. That the report titled Downtown Community Planning Permit Decision Report (2026) – 124 dated April 15, 2026 be received. Voting in Favour: (12): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Hauser, and Councillor Klassen

1. That by-law (2026) - 21217, (2026) - 21218, (2026) - 21223, by-laws (2026) - 21225 through (2026) - 21227, (2026) - 21230, (2026) - 21231, and by-law (2026) - 21237, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act. Voting in Favour: (12): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Hauser, and Councillor Klassen