Community Planning Permit System
About the project
The City of Guelph is developing a Community Planning Permit System, also called a CPPS, for two areas of the city: the Downtown and Stone Road / Edinburgh Road. The CPPS is a land use planning tool that combines Zoning By-law Amendments, Minor Variances, and Site Plan applications into a single application and approval process. This tool helps make the application and approval process more efficient, allowing housing to reach the market more quickly, and delivers other important elements to build thriving communities such as affordable housing and diverse housing types, public facilities, parks and open spaces as well as infrastructure improvements to support the growth. The CPPS will be designed to create a streamlined development process and a more flexible set of development standards.
Downtown 
Stone Road and Edinburgh RoadHow to participate
Community engagement for the CPPS is happening while the tool (CPP By-law) is being developed, this means that the engagement that happens during this project will contribute to creating the rules of development for the two areas.
Online
- Review the open house boards and use the mapping tool below to explore the CPPS opportunities for the Downtown and Stone Road / Edinburgh Road.
- Take our short survey by November 8 to tell us your thoughts on the vision for both areas.
In person
Pop-up event and Open house - Edinburgh Road and Stone Road area focus.
Join us at a pop-up event or drop-in open house to learn more about what a Community Planning Permit System is, share your vision for the area and how a CPPS can be used to bring more housing to the area quickly and meet community needs.
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.: In-person pop-up event at the Guelph Farmers Market, located at 2 Gordon Street.
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Drop-in open house at Priory Park Public School, located at 275 Scottsdale Drive.
The CPPS project is one of eight initiatives outlined in the Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan. Because this project is closely linked to housing affordability, we will be joining the pop-ups and open houses being held on the draft strategy. Join us there to see how a CPPS can support housing affordability in Guelph.
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Westminster Square Branch of the Guelph Public Library, located at 31 Farley Drive.
Thank you for coming out to the in-person pop ups at the Shelldale Centre and the Victoria Road Recreation Centre.
Map your feedback
Please use the map to identify places where there are new opportunities for a change in use, spots for potential improvement, and any innovative ideas you have for each area.
To add a marker/pin:
1. Click on the plus sign in a black circle
2. Pick the colour and pin type that matches what you want to tell us about.
- Opportunity Spot: Identify areas where you see potential for new opportunities for a redevelopment or change in land use.
- Potential Improvement Spot: Highlight spots that could be improved or use an upgrade.
- Bright Idea Spot: Identify areas where you have innovative ideas.
- Something I love: Identify something you love about the area.
- Something I don’t want to change: Identify something you want to stay the same as it is now.
3. Place the pin on the map where you want to tell us something by:
- On a desktop Grab the pin from the list of options and drag it onto the map to place it
- On your mobile device, click the colour marker and move the map to place it and then click on "set this location"
4. Tell us why you are pinning it in the comment box. You can even upload a photo if you like.
Who's Listening
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Email kelly.guthrie@guelph.ca
