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City Council - Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7pm

Updated: Oct 14

moving forward with the Sea Cadets' new facility, zoning amendments for properties in Wards 2 and 8, heritage designations


Meeting Location:  Council Chambers or online


All members of Council present



📜📜 Confirmation of the Minutes



🏆🏅 Awards and Recognitions


🔬🧑‍🔬 Fatima Azam

  • Congratulations to Fatima Azam for placing third at the Canada-Wide Science Fair


🏊🧓 Kyla Krawczyk

  • Congratulations to Kylar Krawczyk, General Manager of Chartwell Allandale Station on her achievement of raising nearly $8,000 by swimming 1.5km across Kempenfelt Bay in the "Local Hero Swims for Seniors' Dreams" Event


👐👥 2025 Order of the Spirit Catcher Awards

  • Congratulations to the yet-to-be named recipients



🗣🎙 Deputations


🏬🏢 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - 149, 151 and 153 Dunlop Street East and 5 Mulcaster Street (Ward 2)



💸⚖️ Tax Applications



📝📄 General Committee Report


Section A (reports received)

  • RECEIVED (vote not shown)

🧑‍💼🕴  Executive Committee


Section B (consent items)

  • APPROVED (vote not shown)

🏘️🏢 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - 375, 389-393 Yonge Street (Ward 8)

  • Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14753544&GUID=CDB11AA1-6EB3-48E7-B217-D04DA762DF86 

  • Rezone FROM General Commercial (C4) and General Commercial with Special Provisions (C4)(CP-264) TO Mixed Use Node with Special Provisions, Hold (MU1)(SP-XXX)(H-YYY)

    • To facilitate the development of a 6 storey, residential rental apartment building with a total of 114 residential units

  • Special Provisions:

    • reduce minimum parking ratio from 1 to 0.85 parking spaces per dwelling unit

    • decrease minimum drive aisle width from 6.4 to 6m

    • permit minimum front yard setback of 1m for 70% of the frontage, instead of 75%

    • eliminate the requirement for minimum coverage for commercial uses of 50% of first storey gross floor area

    • eliminate the requirement for fully paved and seamless front yard connections to the abutting sidewalks

    • reduce the minimum front yard setback from 3m to 2m for an indoor amenity area, and permit the building to encroach into the front yard a maximum of 1.5m above the ground floor residential uses

    • permit an encroachment of 1.5m into the front yard for a porch

    • increase maximum parking lot area coverage from 35% to 41% for an apartment dwelling

    • lands to be developed in accordance with the Conceptual Site Plan provided, as it relates to building height, placement and setbacks, as well as the location and configuration of landscape areas, amenity spaces and parking areas

  • Holding Provision:

    • may be removed once the owner/applicant satisfies the requirements of a Certificate of Property Use and/or Record of Site Condition accepted by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks under the Environmental Protection Act prior to any site works or issuance of a Building Permit

🛑🚸 W.C. Little Pedestrian Crossing Improvements (Ward 7)

⛵️🪖 General John Hayter Southshore Community Centre Expansion - Phase 2

⛽️🔌 Dedicated Locator Agreements


Section C

  • APPROVED (vote not shown)

⛵️🪖 Sea Cadets Parade Ground

  • Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14753550&GUID=FCAEF65E-1A02-43E6-910A-B3175AF6A71C 

  • Recommending Concept 3 - Military Heritage Park Ceremonial Plaza as the preferred concept for the proposed Sea Cadets parade ground

    • this has been identified by staff as the one with minimal disturbance to existing conditions and uses, most cost-effective, and satisfies several preferences of the Sea Cadets

  • Add $777K to the 2025 Capital Plan, funded from the Reinvestment Reserve, for implementation of the preferred concept


Section D

  • APPROVED (vote not shown)

🏬🏢 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - 149, 151 and 153 Dunlop Street East and 5 Mulcaster Street (Ward 2)

  • Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14753546&GUID=450DE9BB-FBCD-422A-A632-55472CB92E73 

  • Rezone FROM Central Area Commercial-1 (C1-1) TO Central Area Commercial-1 with Special Provisions, Hold (C1-1)(SP-XXX)(H-YYY)

    • To facilitate the development of a 25 storey, mixed-use building with a total of 160 residential units and 822.22 sq.m of commercial space

  • Special Provisions:

    • reduce minimum parking ratio from 1.5 to 1.2 spaces per dwelling unit

    • increase maximum gross floor area from 600% to 1000% of lot area

    • eliminate the requirement for a 3m continuous landscaped buffer area along the side and rear lot lines

  • Holding Provision may be removed once the following is complete:

    • owner/applicant satisfies the requirements of a Certificate of Property Use and/or Record of Site Condition accepted by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks under the Environmental Protection Act prior to any site works or issuance of a Building Permit

    • owner/applicant demonstrates that no interference and no adverse impacts on the municipal production wells due to known shallow and deep aquifer connections and the presence of known VOCs to the satisfaction of the Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability Department (Environmental Risk Management and Compliance Branch)

    • execution of a Site Plan Agreement which includes (but is not limited to):

      • replacement of 8 municipal parking spaces to the satisfaction of the Transit and Parking Department

      • confirmation of an easement over the City of Barrie lands to maintain access to Mulcaster Street

      • demonstration of conformity to the affordable housing policies of the Official Plan

      • demonstration that the overall design will not exceed 205 masl (Metres above sea level) to the satisfaction of the Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability Department (Environmental Risk Management and Compliance Branch)


Section E

  • APPROVED (vote not shown)

🛣️🤝 2025 Pavement Management Program - Contract Changes


Section F

  • APPROVED (vote not shown)

🤐🏷️ Confidential Potential Sale of Property - Status Update City-Owned Property

  • Authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the offer for purchase and sale (circulated confidentially), on terms & conditions satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer


Section G (Circulation List Referrals)

  • APPROVED (vote not shown)

🌳🛝 Sam Cancilla Revitalization Concept Plan



📜📜 Bylaws


🏰📜 Bill 095 - Heritage Designation - 126 Burton Avenue


🏰📜 Bill 096 - Heritage Designation - 14 Cumberland Street


🏰📜 Bill 097 - Heritage Designation - 84 Cumberland Street


🏰📜 Bill 098 - Heritage Designation - 88 Cumberland Street


🏰📜 Bill 099 - Heritage Designation - 97 Cumberland Street


🏰📜 Bill 100 - Heritage Designation - 250 Dunlop Street West


🏰📜 Bill 101 - Heritage Designation - 22 Granville Street


🏰📜 Bill 102 - Heritage Designation - 87 Owen Street


🏰📜 Bill 103 - Heritage Designation - 90 William Street


🏘️🏢 Bill 104 - Zoning Bylaw Amendment - 375, 389-393 Yonge Street (Ward 8)


Bills 95-104 APPROVED as a block (vote not shown)


🏬🏢 Bill 105 - Zoning Bylaw Amendment - 149, 151 and 153 Dunlop Street East and 5 Mulcaster Street (Ward 2)


🏗️🎗️ Bill 106 - Development Charges for Non-Profit Organizations


📜✅ Bill 107 - Confirmation Bylaw





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