March 04 - 09:30

Planning and Housing Committee

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public
Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details. Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request. Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Planning and Housing Committee Report 61. The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Tuesday, March 3,2026 and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
Declarations of Interest
Confirmation of Minutes
PHC Minutes 59 – February 4, 2026
Planning, Development and Building Services Department
2025 Annual Report Pursuant to the Building Code Act
File No. ACS2026-PDB-BCS-0001 – City-wide This Item will be considered by Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on March 5, 2026. Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council receive this report for information.
Official Plan Amendments to reflect Council-Approved Transportation Master Plan
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PS-0012 – City-wide This Item will be considered by Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on March 5, 2026. Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council: Approve and adopt the Official Plan Amendments as presented in Document 1, to implement the recommendations of the Council approved Transportation Master Plan. Approve amendments, as shown in Document 4 of this report, to new zoning by-law 2026-50 following approval of the Official Plan Amendment to correct neighbourhood zoning details in those areas where the evolving neighbourhood overlay has been removed or newly extended. That Planning and Housing Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of March 11, 2026’ subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision. 
Finance and Corporate Services Department
Transportation Master Plan Development Charges Amendment
File No. ACS2026-FCS-FIN-0004 - City-wide Report Recommendation(s) That the Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council approve: The 2026 Amended Development Charge Background Study dated January 9, 2026, as detailed in Document 1. The City-wide Development Charge By-law, 2024-218, be amended in accordance with Document 2. The budget adjustments as detailed in Document 3. That pursuant to the Development Charge Act, subsection 12(3), no further public meeting is necessary.
Area-Specific Stormwater Development Charges Amendment - Riverside South
File No. ACS2026-FCS-FIN0003 - Riverside South-Findlay Creek (22) Report Recommendation(s) That the Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council approve: The 2025 Amendment to the Stormwater Management Development Charges Background Study: Riverside – South Urban Centre (SWM Area S-1) attached as Document 1. An amendment to the area-specific development charge stormwater management rates listed within By-law 2024-228 for Riverside -South Urban Centre (Area S-1) attached as Document 2.
In Camera Items
Information Previously Distributed
Housing Acceleration Plan Item 11 - Terms of References Update
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PS-0034
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Inquiries
Other Business
Adjournment
Next Meeting April 1, 2026.