Planning St. John's

Welcome to the Planning St. John's page. This page provides a site where the public can find information and give feedback on planning applications all in one place. Planning applications include Municipal Plan and Development Regulation amendments such as rezonings and text amendments, but do not include development applications, discretionary use applications, or non-conforming use applications.

Occasionally, a person or company proposes a type of development that does not meet our policies or regulations and would have to be rejected, unless an amendment can be made. Amendments undergo careful consideration by City staff and Council. As part of the amendment process, we invite you to learn about each application and give your comments and concerns – they help inform Council's decisions on these matters.

Links to current applications (starting in June 2022) are provided below. We invite you to view the applications that are of interest to you. Click the link to be taken to each planning application project page to learn more, ask a question, or provide your feedback.

If you prefer to provide comments or ask questions using mail or email, please do so to the Office of the City Clerk and include your name and address, or e-mail cityclerk@stjohns.ca or write to P.O. Box 908, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5M2. Be sure to include the name of the application in your submission.

Planning Applications Open for Feedback

Map Amendment - Floodplains

The City is considering an amendment to Appendix C, Map 5 "Waterways and Flood Hazards" of the Envision St. John's Development Regulations. Council recently approved the 2023 Flood Risk Mapping Study and its maps. Now, the 100-Year Climate Change Flood Risk Maps from that study need to be incorporated into the Development Regulations as Floodplains.

Provide your feedback by Tuesday, August 5
Text Amendment

Council is considering amending the Envision St. John's Development Regulations to enable more residential uses across various zones and change the requirements for Subsidiary Dwelling Units within a Single Detached Dwelling. The amendment is proposed as part of the City’s efforts to remove barriers and increase housing supply in cooperation with CMHC under the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF).

Provide your feedback by Tuesday, August 5

Current Applications

Each application has its own project page. Click the name of the project below to learn more or leave your feedback. Projects that are currently open for comments are identified in the list below.

Contact Information
Email	engage@stjohns.ca
Website	www.stjohns.ca
In writing	City Hall, 10 New Gower Street, St. John's, NL A1C 5M2

Planning St. John's

Planning Applications Open for Feedback

Map Amendment - Floodplains

Text Amendment

Current Applications

Inactive/Past Applications

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