Public Meeting Concerning Proposed Amendments to the Zoning By-Law 2020-05 of the City of Pembroke
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE
PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
ZONING BY-LAW 2020-05 OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE
TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pembroke will hold a Public Meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at City Hall at 6:00 p.m., to consider proposed amendments to Zoning By-law 2020-05 under Section 34 of the Planning Act R.S.O., 1990.
The Planning Advisory & Adjustment Committee will be discussing the application at their meeting set for Monday, July 27, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
These are public meetings and you are encouraged to participate either in-person or by requesting a link to attend virtually via Zoom or by providing a letter of your concerns to ohutton@pembroke.ca or by calling 613-735-6821 Ext. 1304. Both meetings will be live streamed on the City’s YouTube channel.
The proposed amendments are as follows:
1) Accessory Dwelling Units – addition of “per lot” to the provisions to bring the provisions in-line with the Planning Act. Addition of “Primary Dwelling Unit” definition. Addition of a “Minimum Dwelling Unit Size” for “Accessory Dwelling Unit(s)” provision of 400sq.ft. Addition of “Maximum Dwelling Unit Size” for “Accessory Dwelling Units” provision of 40% of “Primary Dwelling Unit”.
2) Public Authority and Public Use definitions shall be amended to mean that a Public Authority is the Corporation of the City of Pembroke and any Boards, Commissions or Committees of the City. A Public Use shall mean a building, structure or lot used for public services by the Corporation of the City of Pembroke or any Boards, Commissions or Committees of the City.
Further Section 3.30 Public Uses will amended to read as follows:
1. Public Services
Any land may be used and any building or structure may be erected or used for the purpose of a public service by a public authority, in this case the Corporation of the City of Pembroke or any local Boards Commissions or Committees of the City provided that:
a) The lot coverage, setback, height and yard requirements prescribed for the zone in which such land, building or structure is located are complied with, except for transmission facilities for gas, telephone, cable and electric power (i.e. poles, towers, lines and similar elements);
b) No goods, materials or equipment shall be stored in the open, except as permitted in such zone; and
c) Any building, structure erected in a Residential Zone under the authority of this paragraph shall be designed and maintained in general harmony with the residential buildings of the type permitted in the zone.
3) 260 Quarry Road – M1-5 to M1 – to reflect recent severance and lot addition
4) 5 Bennett Street & 7 Bennett Street – R4-15 to R4 – to reflect recent severances
5) 340 Matheson Drive – R4-15 to R4-23 – to correct duplicate site-specific zoning number used for both 340 Matheson Drive and 9 Bennett Street. No provisions to change
6) 140 Quarry Road – OS to M1 – to reflect recent severance and lot addition
7) Central Commercial – C3 – Zone Provisions – remove “Maximum Number of Dwelling Units per Lot” provision to reflect actual uses
8) Accessory Uses – add provision that accessory use lot coverage shall not exceed main use lot coverage If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Corporation of the City of Pembroke on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to Owen Hutton at 1 Pembroke Street East, Pembroke, ON K8A 3J5 or ohutton@pembroke.ca.
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Corporation of the City of Pembroke 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 Pembroke before the by-law is passed, 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 Pembroke before the by-law is passed, 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 do so.
FOR MORE INFORMATION about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact Colleen Sauriol at 613-735-6821 Ext. 1301 or by email at csauriol@pembroke.ca.
DATED at Pembroke, Ontario this 7th day of July, 2026.
Owen Hutton, Planner
Planning and Building Departments
735-6821 Ext. 1304
Victoria Charbonneau
Clerk
EXPLANATORY NOTE: The Planning Department is recommending several proposed “housekeeping” amendments to the City of Pembroke’s Zoning By-law 2020-05. The department has noted inconsistencies regarding the zoning by-law and its schedules and wishes to modify the text within the zoning by-law document and its schedules accordingly.