Employment Land Strategy: Review of Commercial and Industrial Policies

The next phase of the City’s Employment Land Strategy Commercial and Industrial Policy Review is now online for your feedback.

As part of the implementation of the Employment Land Strategy a review of the City's current policy framework for commercial and industrial development is being undertaken. The review will examine the City's Zoning By-law and Official Plan and include community engagement to ensure that appropriate guidelines are in place to reflect current industry standards and practices.

The review will include:

• modernizing the commercial and industrial zone categories including simplifying zones and/or definitions, along with related Official Plan policy changes;
• reviewing zone standards with respect to modern requirements (e.g. lot size, frontage, parking ratios); and
• recommendations that respond to specific recurring issues that have been identified by staff as well as those that emerge through discussion with internal and external priority audiences.
  
  

To learn more, visit the Over to You page. Virtual open houses for feedback will be held on Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.