Key dates
Statutory Public Meeting
Take Notice that the City of Peterborough has initiated the following application and pursuant to Sections 17 and 70.2 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c.P.13, the City of Peterborough General Committee will hold a Public Meeting in the Council Chambers, City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025.
1. File: O2505
Affected Lands: City-wide
Applicant: City of Peterborough
The City of Peterborough is proposing to update Official Plan policies relating to the Strategic Growth Areas and to enable a city-wide Community Planning Permit System (CPPS). The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to: 1) Enable a city-wide CPPS by defining the guiding principles and providing implementation policies; 2) Update policies guiding the vision and development objectives for the Strategic Growth Areas; 3) Strengthen/Update policies that allow for alternative measures to reduce parking demand, including car-share and cash-in-lieu of parking policies within the Strategic Growth Areas; and 4) Implement Council’s motion from April 28, 2025, to remove building height restrictions and angular plane requirements within the Strategic Growth Areas.
Additional information and materials relating to the proposed Official Plan Amendment, including information about preserving your appeal rights, may be obtained from the Planning, Development & Urban Design Division, City Hall, (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday) at 705-742-7777. Contact Milan Nguyen at ext. 1494 (email: mnguyen@peterborough.ca) for File O2505.
For more information about how to watch or participate in the public meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Department at 705-742-7777 ext. 1820 or register on the City’s website by 11:00 a.m. the day of the meeting. Unregistered delegations are not permitted.
A Staff report will be available by 12:00 p.m. on the City’s website on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
Statutory Public Open House
Take Notice that the City of Peterborough has initiated the following application for an Official Plan Amendment pursuant to Sections 17 and 70.2 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13. The City of Peterborough will hold a Public Open House at the Miskin Law Community Complex, Multi-purpose Rooms A&B at 6:00p.m. on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025. This Public Open House is intended to give members of the public an opportunity to learn about the proposed amendments to the Official Plan and provide input before they are formally considered by the City of Peterborough's General Committee at the formal Public Meeting scheduled for Monday, October 27th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Details related to the October 27, 2025 Public Meeting, including how to register as a delegate will be provided in a separate notice.
File: O2505
Affected Lands: City-wide
Applicant: City of Peterborough
The City of Peterborough is proposing to update Official Plan policies relating to the Strategic Growth Areas and to enable a city-wide Community Planning Permit System (CPPS). The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to: 1) Implement Council’s motion from April 28, 2025, to remove building height restrictions and angular plane requirements within the Strategic Growth Areas; 2) Update policies that allow for alternative measures to reduce parking demand, including car-share and cash-in-lieu of parking policies; and, 3) Enable a city-wide Community Planning Permit System.
Additional information and materials relating to the proposed Official Plan Amendment, including information about preserving your appeal rights, may be obtained from the Planning, Development & Urban Design Division, City Hall, (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday) at 705-742-7777. Contact Milan Nguyen at ext. 1494 (email: mnguyen@peterborough.ca) for File O2505. Because the proposed Official Plan Amendment relates to a city-wide policy, a key map is not included.
Downtown Farmers' Market - Pop-up Event
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: Drop-in anytime between 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Quaker Foods City Square, 215 Charlotte Street
Drop by our booth at the Farmer's Market to discuss the city-wide Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) project. Residents and other interested parties are invited to drop-in at any time from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM to learn more about the project, ask questions and provide feedback to the project team.
Tablets will be available to complete an online survey. Survey participants will have an opportunity to identify which aspects of development are important to them when it comes to managing low-rise and medium-rise residential development within neighbourhoods and high-rise residential and mixed-use development within the Strategic Growth Areas, such as the City’s downtown, Lansdowne Street corridor and Chemong Road corridor.
Online Community Meeting
Join us on Zoom to explore the proposed City-wide Community Planning Permit System, and help shape community priorities that will guide development in the City of Peterborough, now and into the future.
Date: Tuesday June 24, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Register on Zoom to receive the link to join
Agenda/Event Program:
| Time | Description |
| 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Presentation |
| 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Discussion |
In-Person Community Meeting (Space is Limited)
Join us to explore the proposed City-wide Community Planning Permit System, and help shape community priorities that will guide development in the City of Peterborough, now and into the future. Light refreshments will be provided. Details about the event are available below.
Date: Tuesday June 17, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Miskin Law Community Complex, 271 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Y8
Agenda/Event Program:
| Time | Description |
| 6:30 PM – 6:45 PM | Registration and Open House |
| 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM | Presentation |
| 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM | Discussion |
As space is limited to 120 participants, please register on Eventbrite to reserve a spot.
Options Report Presented to General Committee/Council
At its meeting on February 3, 2025, Council passed the following motion:
“That staff provide an information report for the April 2025 General Committee meeting on options to address the following items for new developments within the strategic growth areas:
1. Removal of building height restrictions
2. Removal of angular plane requirement.”
The staff report is available at this link: https://pub-peterborough.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=39691
Project Update Presentation to General Committee/Council
A presentation and report for information will be provided to General Committee at its meeting on March 10th to present a summary of what we heard through community consultation, the Proposed Secondary Plan and CPP By-law Directions and next steps. More specifically, Council will decide whether to complete a comprehensive update to the zoning by-law for the remaining lands in the city or implement a city-wide CPP by-law.
The report will be posted to the City's website on Thursday, March 6th.
Fleming College Pop-up
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Fleming College, Main Foyer (next to the Bookstore)
Drop by our pop-up booth to discuss the Secondary Land Use Plan and Community Planning Permit System work for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas. Participants will have the opportunity to use tablets to view the new interactive Storymap and complete the online survey and mapping poll.
Trent University Pop-up
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Trent University, Student Centre
Drop by our pop-up booth to discuss the Secondary Land Use Plan and Community Planning Permit System work for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas. Participants will have the opportunity to use tablets to view the new interactive Storymap and complete the online survey and mapping poll.
Community Meeting - Preliminary Secondary Plan Concept
Explore the draft Secondary Plan concept and discuss community priorities to guide the development of the Community Planning Permit By-law and Secondary Plan policies for the Strategic Growth Areas.
Light refreshments will be provided. Details about the event are available below.
Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Healthy Planet Arena, Banquet Hall, 911 Monaghan Rd
Agenda/Event Program:
| Time | Description |
| 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Registration and Open House |
| 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM | Presentation followed by Q&A period |
| 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM | Activities and Discussion |
Residents and interested parties are encouraged to Save the Date by signing up on Eventbrite. Signing up to this event on Eventbrite helps the Project Team get a sense of the number of attendees to set-up the event space and provide refreshments. Pre-registration is not needed to attend the event.
Project Update Presentation to General Committee/Council
A presentation and report for information will be provided to General Committee at its meeting on December 2nd, 2024 regarding the Strategic Growth Areas Secondary Plan and Community Planning Permit By-Law project.
Farmer's Market - Pop-up
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Time: Drop-in anytime between 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Peterborough Square Food Court, 340 George St N
Drop by our booth at the Farmer's Market to discuss the Secondary Land Use Plan and Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) work for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas. Residents and other interested parties are invited to drop-in at any time from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM to learn more about the project, ask questions and provide feedback to the project team. Participants will have the opportunity to provide input and ideas on several components to guide the Secondary Plan and CPPS, including issues and opportunities, preliminary draft Vision Statement and Principles. There will be no formal presentation given.
Coffee Conversation
Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Time: Drop-in anytime between 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: McDonnel Street Community Centre, 577 McDonnel St
Join us for some coffee and light refreshments to discuss the Secondary Land Use Plan and Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) work for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas. Residents and other interested parties are invited to drop-in at any time from 6:00 to 8:00 PM to learn more about the project, ask questions and provide feedback to the project team. Participants will have the opportunity to provide input and ideas on several components to guide the Secondary Plan and CPPS, including issues and opportunities, preliminary draft Vision Statement and Principles. There will be no formal presentation given.
Public Open House - Westdale United Church
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Time: Drop-in anytime between 6 PM - 9 PM
Location: Westdale United Church, 1509 Sherbrooke St
We are back to share the Draft CPP By-law for community input. Your input at this stage is critical to inform the Final CPP By-law presented for Council approval in May 2026.
IN-PERSON: There are four drop-in sessions to choose from. All sessions will feature the same information, so please select the one that suits your convenience.
Registration is not required to attend any of the in-person public open houses; however, those interested are encouraged to sign up for the session through Eventbrite to help us plan the event and communicate updates in case of inclement weather.
Public Open House - Activity Haven/Queen Alexandra Community Centre
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Time: Drop-in anytime between 3 PM - 6 PM
Location: Queen Alexandra Community Centre (Activity Haven), 180 Barnardo Ave
We are back to share the Draft CPP By-law for community input. Your input at this stage is critical to inform the Final CPP By-law presented for Council approval in May 2026.
IN-PERSON: There are four drop-in sessions to choose from. All sessions will feature the same information, so please select the one that suits your convenience.
Registration is not required to attend any of the in-person public open houses; however, those interested are encouraged to sign up for the session through Eventbrite to help us plan the event and communicate updates in case of inclement weather.
Public Open House - McDonnel Street Community Centre
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Time: Drop-in anytime between 3 PM - 6 PM
Location: McDonnel Street Community Centre, 577 McDonnel St
We are back to share the Draft CPP By-law for community input. Your input at this stage is critical to inform the Final CPP By-law presented for Council approval in May 2026.
IN-PERSON: There are four drop-in sessions to choose from. All sessions will feature the same information, so please select the one that suits your convenience.
Registration is not required to attend any of the in-person public open houses; however, those interested are encouraged to sign up for the session through Eventbrite to help us plan the event and communicate updates in case of inclement weather.
Public Open House - Healthy Planet Arena
Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Time: Drop-in anytime between 6 PM - 9 PM
Location: Healthy Planet Arena Banquet Hall, 911 Monaghan Rd
We are back to share the Draft CPP By-law for community input. Your input at this stage is critical to inform the Final CPP By-law presented for Council approval in May 2026.
IN-PERSON: There are four drop-in sessions to choose from. All sessions will feature the same information, so please select the one that suits your convenience.
Registration is not required to attend any of the in-person public open houses; however, those interested are encouraged to sign up for the session through Eventbrite to help us plan the event and communicate updates in case of inclement weather.
Statutory Public Open House - VIRTUAL/ONLINE
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
We are back to share the Draft CPP By-law for community input. Your input at this stage is critical to inform the Final CPP By-law presented for Council approval in May 2026.
This is a virtual session. Although not required, please register on Eventbrite to 'reserve a spot' and receive the meeting invitation with the link to join the session scheduled for February 11th, 2026 at 6pm.
The session will be recorded and posted to ConnectPTBO after the event.