A 12-storey residential building with 144 dwelling units is being proposed for 1 Griffith Street in Welland, and residents will get their first chance to weigh in at a public meeting next month.
The developer, represented by Upper Canada Consultants on behalf of 1435587 Ontario Inc., has filed complete applications to rezone and redesignate the property, according to a City of Welland notice.
The land is currently zoned Site-Specific Residential High Density (RH-64) under Zoning By-law 2017-117. The applicant is asking to change that to Site-Specific Downtown Mixed Use Centre (DMC), along with a series of site-specific provisions.
Those requests include not requiring commercial uses on the ground floor, allowing the loading space to be located away from the building, and permitting parking spaces between the building façade and the street line, provided they sit at least 1.3 metres from the street line. The applicant also wants a below-grade parking structure allowed within 0.5 metres of any lot lines, a maximum front yard setback of 17.2 metres, and permission for the building to reach 12 storeys.
A companion application would redesignate the property from Special Policy High Density Residential to Special Policy Downtown, with a special policy permitting the 12-storey height.
If approved, the building would include 144 dwelling units, 146 parking spaces, two barrier-free spaces and 36 bicycle parking spaces.
How to participate
City staff will hold a public information meeting, offered both virtually and in person, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers on the second floor of Civic Square at 60 East Main Street. Residents can contact devserv@welland.ca for participation details.
A statutory public hearing before council, required under the Planning Act, will be scheduled for a future date and advertised in a separate notice.
The notice says the public is invited to make oral or written submissions at the meetings, and that all written submissions received will be presented to council as part of the staff report on the matter.
Anyone who wants to be notified of the City of Welland's decision on the proposed zoning by-law amendment must submit a written request to the City of Welland at 60 East Main Street, Welland, ON L3B 3X4, or by email at devserv@welland.ca.
Additional information will be available after the Nov. 4 meeting. Residents with questions about the application, including how to preserve appeal rights, can contact Caitlin Kovacs of Planning and Development Services at 905-735-1700 ext. 2131 or caitlin.kovacs@welland.ca.
