Notice of Public Hearing — Municipal Plan Amendment No. 7, 2025 and Development Regulations Amendment No. 9, 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000

Proposed Changes to the
Town of Gander Municipal Plan and Development Regulations (2019–2029)

Municipal Plan Amendment No. 7, 2025
Development Regulations Amendment No. 9, 2025

The Town Council of Gander has adopted Municipal Plan Amendment No. 7, 2025 and Development Regulations Amendment No. 9, 2025.

In general terms, these amendments include the following measures:

• Provide definitions for “multi-unit housing” and “Accessory Dwelling Units,” including subsidiary apartments; refine definitions of apartment building, double dwelling, and dwelling unit for clarity; and remove definitions of Accessory Dwelling and Secondary Suite;

• Enable more flexibility for new development by reducing development standards by 10% in the Residential Medium Density (RMD), Residential High Density-1 (RHD-1), and Residential High Density-2 (RHD-2) zones, subject to the National Building Code;

• Allow multi-unit housing as a permitted use in residential zones, with clear definitions and development standards;

• Allow Accessory Dwelling Units as a permitted use in the Residential Medium Density (RMD), Residential High Density-1 (RHD-1), Residential High Density-2 (RHD-2), Residential Rural (RR), Rural (farm-related only), and Tourism Recreational (TR) zones, with clear definitions and development standards;

• Remove Secondary Suite and Accessory Dwelling, and provide a new definition for Accessory Dwelling Unit, including subsidiary apartments and garden suites, with development standards and conditions;

• Limit the number of dwelling units per lot in the RLD zone to four (4) dwelling units;

• Eliminate the restriction stating that apartment buildings and row dwellings shall not comprise more than 50% of total dwelling units on an individual street in the RMD zone;

• Reduce minimum required parking for all dwelling units from 1.5 spaces per unit to 1 space per unit.

A Public Hearing to consider objections and representations on the Municipal Plan and Development Regulations amendments will be held on:

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Town Hall, Town of Gander

Anyone wishing to make an objection or representation shall deposit with the Town Clerk of Gander two (2) copies of a signed written statement outlining the objection or representation not fewer than two (2) days before the date set for the public hearing. If no objection is made, Council has the authority to cancel the public hearing.

To see a copy of Municipal Plan Amendment No. 7, 2025 and Development Regulations Amendment No. 9, 2025, obtain an electronic copy of the amendments, or to find out more about the Public Hearing process, please contact:

John Boland
Town of Gander
Planning & Public Works Department
Phone: 709-651-5915
Email: jboland@gander.ca

Anika Bursey
Tract Consulting
Phone: 709-738-2500 (ext. 230)
Email: abursey@tractconsulting.com