Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting Zoning By-law Amendment- ZBA26.011

28 August 2026

File Number: ZBA26.011
Location: 12586 and 12612 Woodbine Avenue
Owner: 12612 Woodbine (KD) Corp.

Public Meeting Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Council Chambers, Town Hall
Livestream: townofws.ca/cmlivestream

Proposed Development

The Town has received a Complete Application for Zoning By-law Amendment for the subject property. The Town is holding a Statutory Public Meeting to consider the proposed zoning amendments to permit the development of a Cemetery on the subject properties, this would include a mausoleum, outdoor burial plots, reception centre, crematorium, warehouse and banquet facilities with a total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 98,800 square metres (1,063,474 square feet).

What are the Proposed Changes?

The Zoning By-law Amendment would establish a site-specific Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside (ORM-C) Zone that would add the following permitted uses on the property:

  • Cemetery
  • Office
  • Columbarium
  • Crematorium
  • Mausoleum
  • Reception Centre
  • Service Building
  • Chapel

The requested site-specific ORM-C zone would also establish various regulations for the site including a revised maximum building height, additional lot coverage, reduction in parking requirements and landscaped areas.

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

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.

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/.

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.

That means if this proposed amendment or by-law is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the Town Clerk, before the proposed amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed by Town Council.

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, Kathryn Jones, Planner II, Development Planning via email at kathryn.jones@townofws.ca or developmenthelp@townofws.ca or via phone at (905) 640-1900, ext. 2311 

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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