Council Public Meeting

Date and Time

Mon, Jul 21, 2025 ● 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Recurrence

Description

The Council for the Town of Stratford will hold a public meeting on July 21, 2025, to receive comments on the following Zoning & Development Bylaw and Official Plan Amendments:

1. Meeting Time: 6:00pm
An application has been received from the Cornerstone Baptist Church for an amendment to the Town of Stratford Zoning and Development Bylaw #45. This application is requesting to rezone the property located at 295 Shakespeare Drive (PID 1016377) from Town Centre Institutional (TCI) zone to Town Center Mixed Use (TCMU) zone. The purpose of this rezoning is to facilitate the creation of three (3) medium density residential use lots along Shakespeare Drive and the expansion of the existing church building on the subject land. The map attached in The Guardian Ad shows the area.

2. Meeting Time: 7:00pm
The Town is proposing amendments to the Town of Stratford Official Plan and the Zoning and Development Bylaw #45. The amendments will include policy changes and the land use designations, while the Zoning Bylaw amendments will include proposed changes to maximum building heights and other provisions to the Waterfront Mixed-Use Zone (WMU). The proposal requires changes in land use designation and zoning as seen in the map attached in The Guardian ad. Two additional draft amendment documents are also attached. 

The Public Meeting will be held at the Stratford Town Centre, 234 Shakespeare Drive on Monday, July 21, 2025, at the above noted times. Please note: There are two public meetings on this day for separate applications. The meeting will be live-streamed and recorded and can be viewed on the Town’s YouTube channel.

Final comments, in writing, will be received on both items until Friday, July 25, 2025, at 4:00 pm.

Details of the above items are available for viewing upon request at the Stratford Planning Department or by calling (902) 569-6253.