What's New

New Zoning By-law

As of July 1st, 2008 the City of Owen Sound began accepting Planning Application Fees on behalf of the Grey Sauble conservation Authority (GSCA). The fees are required by the GSCA, and are for the review of planning applications within the City. These fees are collected at the time of application to the city for:

• Draft Plan of Subdivision or Condominium
• Official Plan Amendment
• Zoning By-law Amendment
• Consent; Minor Variance
• Site Plan Applications.

A copy of the form outlining the fee amounts can be found on our Documents page. For more information please contact the Planning Division.

HERITAGE CENTRES INC. & 1754537 Ontario Ltd
2010 16TH STREET EAST (northeast of Home Depot)
Zoning By-law Amendment Application (Z1/09)

• Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting 80 kb
• Materials Submitted by Applicant in support of the Application
• Application Cover Letter by Wellings Planning Consultants Inc. (130 kb)
• Application Form by Heritage Centres Inc. (560 kb)
• Draft Zoning By-law Amendment Text (37 kb)
• Planning Justification Report by Wellings Planning Consultants Inc. (1.1 mb)
• Site Plan (508 kb)
• Plan of Survey (101 kb)
• Retail Market Demand & Impact Analysis by Tate Economic Research Inc.
  (2.5 mb)
• Servicing Feasibility & Stormwater Management Report by  Pitura Husson Ltd. (6.1 mb)
• Traffic Impact Study by Paradigm Transportation Solutions Ltd. (4.4 mb)
• Tree Preservation Report by the Tree Specialists Inc. (509 kb)
• Archaeological Assessment by Archaeological Research Associates Inc. (1.6 mb)
• Branningham Grove: Heritage Impact Assessment by Robinson Heritage Consulting (4.5 mb)
• Staff Reports
  • November 2009 (2.3 mb)

Thom Subdivison - 304 4th Avenue West
Draft Plan of Subdivision Application

• Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting (75 kb)
• Materials submitted by applicant in support of the application
  • Draft Plan of Subdivision (349 kb)
  • Letter Addressing Provincial Policy Statement (37 kb)
  • Archaeological Assessment (Stage 1 & 2) 7 mb
  • Environmental Impact Study (14 mb)
  • Slope Stability Study 187 kb
  • Stormwater Management Report (444 kb)
  • Scoped Traffic Study 497 kb
• August 2009 Technical Report (2 mb)

Please note that the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and supporting information and material can be viewed at the Planning Division, City Hall during regular business hours or at other times by appointment. 

Written comments or requests for notice of the decision of the City in respect of the proposal should be directed to the City Council for the Corporation of the City of Owen Sound, c/o Marion Koepke, City Clerk, 808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 2H4.

For more information please contact the Planning Division. 

Planning Staff

The Planning Division is a part of the Community Services Department with offices on the 1^st floor of City Hall. Staff in the Planning Division work closely with the Building, Engineering, and Economic Development Departments to ensure timely processing of applications and response to inquiries.
Director of Community Services is Pam Coulter.

The City of Owen Sound is pleased to present its latest heritage initiatives – the Interpretive Plaque Program and the Heritage Register in special online editions!

The Heritage Register is an extensive database of historically or architecturally significant buildings in Owen Sound. For each property in the inventory there is a description of the site, as well as photos of the building both past and present.

The Interpretive Plaque Program feature will take viewers on a tour of the Interpretive Plaques in Owen Sound. All of the 31 plaques in the program are available for guests to view and read. The tour also includes site photos and the history of the program and each individual plaque.

To go to the Heritage Register, click here.

To take the Interpretive Plaque tour, click here.