Central Kingston Growth Strategy - Engagement
Central Kingston Growth Strategy - Engagement
Engagement Opportunities
The final drafts of the new Kingston Zoning Bylaw and related Official Plan amendment presented at a public meeting of Planning Committee on April 7 and subsequently at a special meeting of Council on April 26.
Residents are also encouraged to attend an open house on March 30 to learn more about the new Kingston Zoning Bylaw and the Official Plan amendment.
Download or read the final drafts.
Statutory Open House
Wednesday, March 30 - 6 – 8 p.m.
Statutory Public Meeting at Planning Committee
Thursday, April 7 - 6 p.m.
Special meeting of Council: April 26
If approved by the Planning Committee on April 7, the final recommendations will be presented at a special meeting of Council, on April 26.
Community Working Group
To engage the community, a working group has been established comprised of representatives from City council, Queen's University and St. Lawrence College, the student governments of these post-secondary institutions, and interested residents.
Completed Engagement
October 2021
The City hosted two virtual Q&A sessions on Oct. 20 on recommendations stemming from the Central Kingston Growth Strategy. Project outputs include draft Official Plan policies and zoning recommendations for the residential areas of Central Kingston, supplemented by urban design guidelines and a servicing and infrastructure assessment.
Download the engagement summary from the Oct. 20 sessions
Residents are invited to view the Staff Report and supporting reports prepared by WSP Canada Group Ltd. and the formal presentation from the Aug. 12 meeting in advance of the forthcoming sessions.
June 2020
View the Central Kingston Growth strategy video presentation. This presentation includes preliminary recommendations for proposed changes to the City’s Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw, and urban design guidelines, based on proposed intensification and infill areas.
Questions for the project team can be left using the “Questions” tool on the Central Kingston Growth Strategy project page or by emailing CKStrategy@cityofkingston.ca.
Public workshops – July 18, 2019
Residents were invited to attend one of two consultant-led workshops on at City Hall.
The City's project team and consultants from WSP were seeking feedback from residents on:
- As-of-right development permissions within the various neighbourhoods and zones identified in the study areas, while determining which elements should remain, change or be included in the new framework to preserve neighbourhood character;
- Proposed intensification areas, based on the identified intensification criteria; and,
- The form and scale of intensification that may be appropriate within intensification areas and key measures which are appropriate for transition between the proposed intensification areas an existing neighbourhoods.
Urban design workshop – June 28, 2018
The urban design workshop will seek feedback on study areas that may be appropriate for intensification – and on the scale and form of intensification. Participants will also be asked to identify compatibility principles (such as building height, setbacks from the street, setbacks between properties, landscaping, etc.) to be incorporated into the Strategy's framework to guide infill and intensification in the central Kingston.
Neighbourhood walks
The purpose of the neighbourhood walks is for residents to identify the existing character of the various neighbourhoods within the Central Kingston Growth Strategy study area. Neighbourhood character is a land use planning and urban design concept that focuses on the size, shape, location and type of buildings, along with their relationship to the size and shape of properties and the public realm. It is often associated with the era of a neighbourhood's development and is subject to change over time as the neighbourhood evolves.
Walk Information - City staff and the project team took neighbourhood walks, approximately 2 km long on June 14, 16, 25, 27. Paper feedback forms were provided during these walks for participants to provide feedback.
Not able to attend one or more of the facilitated neighbourhood walks? Take a self-guided neighbourhood walk using the maps and feedback forms below.
Walk 1 Location: Fairway Hills, Portsmouth
- Date: Saturday July 14
- Download: Walk 1 self-guided map & form
Walk 2 Location: Williamsville, Kingscourt
- Date: Thursday June 14
- Download: Walk 2 self-guided map & form
Walk 3 Location: Sunnyside, Alwington
- Date: Saturday June 16
- Download: Walk 3 self-guided map & form
Walk 4 Location: Queens, Sydenham
- Date: Monday June 25
- Download: Walk 4 self-guided map & form
Walk 5 Location: Rideau Heights, Markers Acres
- Download: Walk 5 self-guided map & form
Walk 6 Location: Strathcona, Hillendale, Grenville
- Download: Walk 6 self-guided map & form
Walk 7 Location: Polson Park, Calvin Park
- Download: Walk 7 self-guided map & form
Strategy launch open house - March 28, 2018
Online survey
Feedback was collected through the survey, March 14 to April 6.