Standing committee meetings are held to hear information from staff and the public in a more informal setting.
These committees can only make recommendations. Council makes the final decision at a meeting held immediately after, by voting on whether to approve those recommendations.
Public hearings are quasi-judicial to gather public input and make binding decisions.
What you need to know
Open to the public
Hearing are scheduled as needed
What decisions are made at a public hearing
Rezoning applications
Heritage designations
Official Development Plan (ODP) amendments for:
Applicant-initiated rezoning applications that are inconsistent with the ODP
Applicant-initiated rezoning applications that are consistent with the ODP, contains less than 50% of the floor area as residential use, and where the Director of Planning has recommended a public hearing
City-initiated zoning changes as a part of planning projects
