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General Committee – Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 7pm

Updated: 5 days ago

moving forward with the Sea Cadets' new facility, zoning amendments for properties in Wards 2 and 8, pedestrian crossing improvements near W.C. Little Elementary School


Meeting Location: Council Chambers or online


All members of Council present


📝📑 Reports of Reference, Advisory or Special Committees


🧑‍💼🕴  Executive Committee



📑🗂 Staff Reports


⛵️🪖 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

  • HELD by Harris, for questions of staff only (no amendments)

  • CARRIED, unanimously

    • separate report requested by Morales (it already would be separated, since it was held and voted on, though)


🏘️🏢 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

  • APPROVED on Consent


🧑‍⚕️🏢 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - 89 Big Bay Point Road (Ward 8)

  • This item has been moved to a future General Committee meeting

  • Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14753545&GUID=0E5D7DA0-939F-46AC-A559-A2CB917324EA

  • Rezone FROM General Industrial (GI) TO General Industrial with Special Provisions (GI)(SP-XXX)

    • To facilitate the development of a medical office within an existing building

  • Special Provisions:

    • permit a medical office

    • reduce minimum drive aisle width from 6.4 to 4m

    • reduce minimum side yard setback adjoining a street from 7m to 6.3m

    • reduce the minimum front yard setback to a daylighting triangle from 7m to 6m

    • any new development or redevelopment of the site will be required to comply with all applicable zoning standards in effect at the time of such redevelopment


🏬🏢 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 0.85 spaces per dwelling unit

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

    • increase maximum building height from 10m within 5m of the front lot line & lot flankage and 30m beyond 5m of the front lot line and lot flankage to 80m overall (yes, 8x what's allowed within 5m of the front, and almost 3x what's allowed overall)

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

    • 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 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)

  • HELD by Nixon

  • AMENDMENT by Nixon:

    • Change the parking ratio to 1.2 parking spaces per dwelling unit (1.5 are currently required, application was asking for 0.85)

    • Delete requested permission for maximum building height of 80m (keep at maximum of 10m within 5m of the front lot line & lot flankage, and 30m beyond that 5m)

    • Delete clause specifying that 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

    • CARRIED, unanimously

  • MOTION, as amended, CARRIED unanimously


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


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


🛣️🤝 2025 Pavement Management Program - Contract Changes

  • Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14758615&GUID=ED7A0839-D1F3-452A-9F14-6CD8D788D31E

  • Receive the update for information purposes

  • Contractor has not met agreement satisfactorily, and contract has been terminated - propose letting them complete what they started, and postponing the incomplete projects to a future date.

  • HELD by Thomson

  • AMENDMENT by Thomson:

    • Notwithstanding the Procurement Bylaw, to give the remainder of the contract (40%) to the second-lowest bidder, and complete all projects as scheduled.

    • CARRIED, unanimously

  • MOTION, as amended, CARRIED unanimously


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

  • HELD by Kungl

  • AMENDMENT by Kungl:

    • 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

    • CARRIED, unanimously

  • No vote was taken on the motion as amended


⛽️🔌 Dedicated Locator Agreements



📥🔄 Circulation List Referrals


🌳🛝 Sam Cancilla Revitalization Concept Plan





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