Notice of Special Meeting - Official Plan Amendment No. 14

Take notice that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, November 24, 2025 at 3:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City of Owen Sound to consider an application to amend the City of Owen Sound Official Plan pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

The purpose of the Special Meeting is for Council to receive public feedback and discuss the revisions to the Official Plan that may be required prior to adopting an updated Official Plan.

Purpose and Effect:

The purpose of the City-initiated amendment is to implement the recommendations resulting from the Official Plan Review program, which was undertaken in 2025. The Amendment implements applicable policy from updates to the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, Provincial Planning Statement, as well as to the County of Grey Official Plan.

The effect of the City-initiated amendment is to restructure sections within the Official Plan, revise and update policies associated with land uses, parkland, employment areas, affordable housing, and various housekeeping matters within the Official Plan.

A copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is available on the website together with background studies, reports, and discussion papers at OurCity.OwenSound.ca/Planning.

Property Description:

The proposed City-initiated Official Plan Amendment is general in nature and is considered City-wide, because it will affect all lands within the municipal boundary of the City of Owen Sound. For this reason, no mapping is provided, and no description of lands is necessary.

Special Meeting: 

Date:        Monday, November 24, 2025

Time:        3:00 p.m.

Location:  City Hall, Council Chambers - 808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound 

Public Comments/Record:

Any person may participate in the special meeting and/or make written or oral submissions either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment. All submissions will form part of the public record.

Written comments may be submitted to Briana Bloomfield, City Clerk as follows:

Electronic Mail: notice@owensound.ca

Regular Mail: 808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4

If you wish to participate in the special meeting electronically, you must contact the City Clerk by Friday, November 21, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. at bbloomfield@owensound.ca or 519-376-4440 ext. 1247 to be registered to participate in the special meeting.

To ensure that your comments are clearly understood and received prior to Council making a decision, you are strongly encouraged to submit written comments prior to the special meeting even if you intend to attend the special meeting.

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act. The information collected will be used to complete the Official Plan Amendment process and will form part of the public record. Questions about this collection should be addressed to Briana Bloomfield, City Clerk.

Additional Information: 

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound on the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound at the address noted below.

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, or to inspect additional materials related to the proposed Official Plan Amendment, please contact Sabine Robart, Manager of Planning and Heritage, by email at planning@owensound.ca or telephone at 519-376-4440 ext. 1236 Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

A copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is available on the website together with background studies, reports, and discussion papers at OurCity.OwenSound.ca/Planning.

The special meeting can be viewed during and after the meeting on the City’s Council and Committees webpage at www.owensound.ca/meetings.

Notice Date: October 17, 2025

Staci Landry
Deputy Clerk
The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound
808 2^nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4
Telephone:  519-376-4440 ext. 1235
Email: notice@owensound.ca