Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting for Zoning By-law Amendment

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kenora will hold a Public Meeting to consider a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment under City of Kenora Zoning By-law 101-2015, as described below and shown on the attached map.

File No.: D14-25-08
Location: 67 and 69 Amethyst Street, Kenora ON
Applicant:  Kenora District Services Board (KDSB)

Description of proposal

The purpose and effect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to permit the conversion of the existing semi-detached dwelling at 67 and 69 Amethyst Street into a licensed day nursery (Early Learning Centre) within the R1 – Residential First Density Zone.

Specifically, the amendment would:

1. Add a site-specific exception to Section 5 of Zoning By-law No. 101-2015 to retain the R1 zoning designation while permitting a Day Nursery as an additional permitted use on the subject lands legally described as 67/69 Amethyst Street; and
2. Permit off-site parking for the Day Nursery use, notwithstanding Section 3.23.8 (Off-Site Parking), to be provided within 120 metres of the main pedestrian entrance. The off-site parking spaces are proposed to be located on a nearby church property zoned Institutional (I) and will be secured through a lease agreement with a minimum five-year term, to the satisfaction of the City of Kenora.   The site-specific parking provision would modify the standard requirements of Section 3.23.8, which otherwise limit off-site parking to lands within Commercial Zones and require registration of a Site Plan Agreement on title.
3. Permit a maximum driveway width of 9 metres, consisting of one 4.5 metre ingress lane and one 4.5 metre egress lane, notwithstanding Section 3.23.3(b) of Zoning By-law No. 101-2015, which otherwise limits the maximum driveway width in the R1 and R2 Zones to 6 metres. The increased width is intended to improve on-site circulation and provide for safe and efficient drop-off and pick-up movements associated with the Day Nursery use.

Public meeting

The original Public Planning Proceeding of Council intended to be held on Tuesday, November 18, at 12:00 p.m., has been rescheduled to Tuesday, December 9, at 12:00 p.m.

This meeting has been rescheduled to provide Council the opportunity to attend the service for Chief Lorraine Cobiness of Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation.

When: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
Location:  Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Main Street South, Kenora, ON

Members of the public may attend in person or watch the livestream on our Agenda and Minutes page. To speak at the meeting, either virtually or in-person, please contact the City Clerk at hpihulak@kenora.ca to register. 

Council will consider the application decision at its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 TBA at 5:00 p.m. That meeting will also be livestreamed on the Agenda and Minutes page. 

Figure 1 location map (Kenora GIS 2024) 

Area subject to proposed site-specific zoning amendment to permit a day nursery use (highlighted in light blue).

Public meeting

We want to hear from you! If you have comments, email them to us at planning@kenora.ca or send them by regular mail to the address below, and quote File Number: D14-25-08. To be included in the report to Council, comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025.

Contact Ryan Haines, Planner, 60 Fourteenth Street North, 2nd Floor, Kenora, ON P9N 4M9

Right of appeal

If a person or public body would otherwise have the ability to appeal the decision of Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal but does not make oral or written submissions before the by-law is passed, that person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision, and may not be added as a party to a hearing unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Notice of decision

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Kenora in respect of the application for zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to Heather Pihulak, Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Kenora, 1 Main Street South, Kenora, ON, P9N 3X2. 

Additional information

Additional information relating to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application is available through the Planning Department. For further information please contact: Ryan Haines, Planner at 807-467-2059 or planning@kenora.ca. and quote File Number D14-25-08.

Personal information that accompanies a submission will be collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. 

Dated at the City of Kenora this 14th day of October, 2025.