Kingston Road Corridor Intensification and Special Retailing Node - OPA 38

The City has adopted an amendment to its Official Plan by adding new policies and mapping, and revising existing policies and mapping, to implement the Council-endorsed Kingston Road Corridor and Specialty Retailing Node Intensification Plan. This amendment will apply to lands generally located along the Kingston Road Corridor, excluding the City Centre, and also apply to lands within the Specialty Retailing Node, east of Brock Road, north of Highway 401, and south of Kingston Road.

View the Location Map showing lands to which the amendment applies.

Official Plan Amendment 38 was part of a multi-phased process required to comply with the Province’s Growth Plan, A Place to Grow.

Regional Approval of Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 38 and Appeal

The Regional Municipality of Durham approved OPA 38 on November 4, 2022.  View the Region’s decision.

OPA 38 was appealed to the Ontario Lands Tribunal (OLT).  On December 19, 2024, the OLT resolved to approve OPA 38 as it relates to lands and aspects of OPA 38, other than the lands and aspects of OPA 38 that are the subject of the site-specific appeals.

The OLT indicated that the remaining site-specific appeals may be scheduled for a Case Management Conference at the request of the parties, or at the direction of the Tribunal.

Next Steps – Zoning

With the exception of the lands that are the subject of site-specific appeals, City staff will prepare the implementing zoning by-law amendment for the remainder of the properties, to which the approved OPA 38 applies. The zoning by-law amendment will establish built form requirements including: maximum heights, building setbacks, parking requirements, etc. During the zoning by-law amendment phase, staff will undertake further community engagement. At this time, a timeline for the zoning amendment process has not yet been set.

Until the zoning by-law is amended, any development proposals in the area will still be required to submit development applications to rezone their properties. These rezoning applications will include mandatory public consultation, and Council approval.

Background

Pickering Adoption of OPA 38 (January 2022)

• Report PLN 06-22

Recommendation Report for Official Plan Amendment 38 and Informational Revision 26 (November 2021)

• Report PLN 41-21

Information Report with proposed Official Plan Amendment and proposed Informational Revision (November 2020)

• Information Report 13-20

Public Engagement

The Electronic Statutory Public Information Meeting was held on November 2, 2020. 

The Electronic Open House for this application was held on Thursday, October 22, 2020.

Supporting Background Documents

The following documents were endorsed in principle by City Council in December of 2019 and informed Official Plan Amendment 38 and Informational Revision 26:

• Kingston Road Corridor and Specialty Retailing Node Intensification Plan 
• Draft Urban Design Guidelines