Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting - ZBA26.016

12 November 2026

File Number: ZBA26.016
Location: 55 Busato Drive
Owner: Sorbara, L&M G.P. Inc.

Public Meeting Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Council Chambers, Town Hall
Livestream: townofws.ca/cmlivestream

Proposed Development

The Town has received a Complete Application for a Zoning Bylaw Amendment for the subject property. The Town is holding a Statutory Public Meeting to consider the proposed Rezoning application.

What are the Proposed Changes?

Proposal to rezone the subject lands from Institutional (I) to Residential New Four Exception Zone (RN4(XX)) to permit the development of 143 townhouse units, in the form of:

  • 35 rear-lane townhouse units
    - 24, two-storey front and three-storey lane, with amenity balcony above driveway
    - 11, three-storey front and three-storey lane, with amenity balcony above driveway
  • 20, two-storey, 20-foot, street townhouse units
  • 88, two-storey, back-to-back townhouse units

The Zoning By-law Amendment seeks to introduce site-specific regulations related to:

  • Minimum Lot Area
  • Minimum Width of Street Townhouse Dwelling Unit
  • Minimum and Maximum Front Yards
  • Minimum Exterior Side Yard
  • Minimum Rear Yard
  • Maximum Building Height
  • Minimum Width of Paved Laneway (traveled surface)
  • Maximum projection of open deck above a parking pad on rear wall of townhouse unit
  • Minimum number of parking spaces per unit (including visitor)
  • Minimum setback to the lot line from a porch and stairs

For more information about this application, including copies of the materials and studies submitted by the applicant, please visit https://www.townofws.ca/currentapplications

Community Input

This is an opportunity for you to offer input and to get involved.

Any person may attend the Public Meeting in person or electronically and provide an oral submission either in support of or against the proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment application. Written submissions in support of or against the proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment application can also be provided at any time before or after the Public Meeting until such time as Council makes its decision on the application.

Submit written correspondence prior to the meeting to clerks@townofws.ca

If you wish to speak, please contact the Town Clerk at clerks@townofws.ca for more information or to register to speak electronically before noon of the day prior to the Public Meeting.

Public Meetings will be recorded and made available online at https://www.townofws.ca/town-hall/council/council-calendar/.

Submit written correspondence following the meeting to developmenthelp@townofws.ca

Appeal Procedure

In accordance with Bill 185, which received Royal Assent on June 6th, 2024, the Minister, the applicant, or a specified person, public body, or registered owner of any land to which the By-law will apply, who made oral submissions at a Public Meeting or written submissions to Town Council prior to the passage of the By-law, may appeal the By-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Third-party appeals are no longer permitted – meaning neighbours, individuals, companies, and ratepayer groups can no longer appeal development applications.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville 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 Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville before the proposed Zoning By-law amendments are 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 Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville before the proposed Zoning By-law amendments are 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.

In the event of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, your written submissions and contact information will be provided to the Tribunal. If you do not wish your contact information to be released to the Tribunal by the Town, please advise the Town accordingly in writing.

Additional Information

Additional information on the subject application(s), including information about appeal rights, is available by contacting the Town’s Planner, Aibelle Babista via email at aibelle.babista@townofws.ca or developmenthelp@townofws.ca, or via phone at (905) 640-1900, extension 2304.

Notice of Decision

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application, you must make a written request to the Town staff as noted above.

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