Public Hearing and Adoption of Amendment - 55 Groves Road

A Public Hearing will take place regarding an application to rezone land at 55 Groves Road from the Rural Residential Infill (RRI) Zone to the Residential 2 (R2) Zone to allow Semi-Detached Dwellings on serviced lots.

The St. John's Municipal Council adopted St. John’s Municipal Plan Amendment Number 17, 2025, and St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 52, 2025, on April 21, 2026, and hereby gives notice of its intent to seek registration of the amendments from the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, in accordance with the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000.

The effect of the Municipal Plan amendment would be to re-designate land at 55 Groves Road from the Rural Land Use District to the Residential Land Use District. 

The effect of the Development Regulations amendment would be to rezone land at 55 Groves Road from the Rural Residential Infill (RRI) Zone to the Residential 2 (R2) Zone.

In order to allow the proposed amendments to the St. John’s Municipal Plan and Development Regulations, an amendment to the St. John’s Urban Region Regional Plan is required. The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs has adopted St. John’s Urban Region Regional Plan Amendment 107, 2025, under Section 16 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000. This Regional Plan amendment is proposed to re-designate land at 55 Groves Road from Rural to Urban Development. The Public Hearing for the Regional Plan Amendment will be conducted concurrently with the municipal amendments.

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.

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Comment By

9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

If no written objections are received, the Public Hearing may be cancelled in accordance with the provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000.

Public Hearing Time & Date

7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

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 the Zoom link. To register, visit the Planning St. John’s webpage at engagestjohns.ca/planning, and visit the application. Select "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 or email planning@stjohns.ca.

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