Public Hearing - Main Road and Shoal Bay Road, Goulds

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A Public Hearing will take place regarding an amendment to rezone lands along Main Road and Shoal Bay Road, Goulds, from the Rural Residential Infill (RRI) Zone to the Residential 1 (R1) Zone. This change reflects the recent upgrades to the sanitary sewage system serving Goulds, allowing more serviced development in areas that are already serviced with municipal water and sewage.

The proposed changes will generally follow property boundaries. In order to do this, the amendment will also include rezoning slivers of land at the edge of properties to better align with property boundaries. This will include rezoning small areas from:

the Rural (RUR) Zone to R1;
the Rural Residential (RR) Zone to R1;
the RRI Zone to RUR Zone; and
the RR1 Zone to RR Zone.

The St. John's Municipal Council adopted St. John’s Municipal Plan Amendment Number 15, 2025, and St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 44, 2025, on April 9, 2025, and hereby gives notice of its intent to seek registration of the amendments from the Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, in accordance with the Urban and Rural Planning Act.

The effect of the Municipal Plan amendment would be to re-designate land along Main Road and Shoal Bay Road from the Urban Expansion District and the Rural District to the Residential District.

The effect of the Development Regulations amendment would be to rezone land along Main Road and Shoal Bay Road from the Rural (RUR) Zone, Rural Residential (RR) Zone and Rural Residential Infill (RRI) Zone to the Residential 1 (R1) Zone, as well as from the Rural Residential Infill (RRI) Zone to the Rural (RUR) Zone and Rural Residential (RR) Zone.

You can learn more about this application on the Planning St. John’s webpage at engagestjohns.ca/planning. The Planning St. John's webpage allows the public to learn more about planning applications, track progress, give feedback and ask questions all in one place.

Comment By

9:30 a.m. Monday, May 5, 2025

If no written objections are received, the Public Hearing may be cancelled in accordance with the provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Act.

Public Hearing Time & Date

7 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2025

Foran/Greene Room, Fourth Floor, St. John’s City Hall

The City also offers the option to attend online using Zoom. Registration is required to receive Zoom link. To register, scan the QR code. Choose Register for Virtual Public Hearing under “Important Links”.

All comments made during the Public Hearing by in-person and online attendees will be included in the Commissioner’s report to Council.

Comments

Provide your comments to the Office of the City Clerk including your name and address to cityclerk@stjohns.ca or P.O. Box 908, St. John’s NL A1C 5M2.

Comments received become a matter of public record and are included in the Council agenda for the date a decision on the application will be made. Any identifying information (including your name) will be removed prior to your comment being released publicly. If you are writing on behalf of a group, organization, business, etc. and wish to remain anonymous, you must indicate as such with your submission.

Collection of personal information is authorized under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 and is needed to consider your comments on this application. Questions about the collection and use of your information may be directed to the City Clerk at 709-576-8202 or cityclerk@stjohns.ca.

Additional Information

Notices are sent to property owners within 150 metres of the application site. For more information call 709-576-6192, email planning@stjohns.ca.

A copy of the Municipal Plan and Development Regulations amendments can be viewed in-person at Planning & Development Division, fourth floor of the John J. Murphy building (City Hall Annex), weekdays from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.