Belleville City Council Planning Committee

The City Council Planning Committee is a mandatory advisory committee and local board governed by the Planning Act.

It holds the mandatory public meetings required by the Planning Act to allow members of the public to learn more, ask questions, provide comments and feedback on development proposals:

• Official Plan Amendments
• Zoning By-law Amendments
• Plans of Subdivision or Condominium

Note: If you want to support affordable/attainable housing development, this committee and the Planning Advisory Committee are the ones you should watch/submit comments to.

This ensures public involvement in land-use planning decisions. No decisions are made regarding development proposals at these meetings. 

It is a sibling to the Belleville Planning Advisory Committee, which provides advice and makes recommendations to Council regarding land use, development and community planning.

Governance

As of June 11, 2025 its members are:

• Councillor Carr, Chair
• Councillor Brown (2024-186)
• Councillor Kelly
• Councillor Henderson (2025-104)
• Councillor Enright-Miller
• Councillor Chatten, Alternate (2024-186)
• Councillor Seu, Alternate (2024-186)

Term: 2 years

Citizen appointees may ask questions and participate in the discussion to assist in recommendations to City Council but may not make motions or vote in connection with the Public Meeting:

• John Baltutis
• Tyler Fenton
• Paul Jennings
• Sarita Van Dyke

To become an appointee, you can apply online through the Boards & Committees Application Form.

Meetings

Meetings are held the first Monday of the month at 5:30 pm in Council Chambers on the 4th floor of City Hall located at 169 Front Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 2Y8.

Meetings are open to the public and streamed on Belleville’s YouTube channel.

Work

See the interactive map and full listing of current Zoning and Official Plan Amendment, Plan of Subdivision and Committee of Adjustment Applications in the City of Belleville.

For each development proposal considered at a meeting, the general order of proceedings are:

1. Staff will provide a brief overview of the application;
2. The applicant or their representative may provide information regarding the application;
3. Members of the public who have registered in advance will be called upon by the Chair in the order in which they registered to make their delegations; and,
4. The Chair may call on the applicant and/or staff to provide clarification on matters raised by members of the public.

Following the Statutory Public Meeting, the Planning Department will review the comments received for each application presented.

The Planning Department will then provide a Recommendation Report to the Planning Advisory Committee regarding the application.

Take action

To become an Interested Party for a particular application, you must provide written or verbal comments regarding an application.

Interested Parties receive a notification in advance of when a Recommendation Report will be considered by the Planning & Development Committee and once the Council has made a decision on the matter.

Contact

Approvals Section – Engineering and Development Services Department
[email protected] 613-967-3288
169 Front Street (2nd floor) Belleville, ON K8N 2Y8
(Regular Business Hours – Mon. – Fri. – 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)