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Home St. John's Meetings June 16, 2026

Council · Regular

June 16, 2026

City Council

15:00 – 15:47 · 0h 47m
10 present · 0 absent
Danny Breen Mayor — Ron Ellsworth Deputy Mayor — Brenda Halley Councillor — Donnie Earle Councillor — Greg Noseworthy Councillor — Jill Bruce Councillor — Kate Cadigan Councillor — Lynn Hammond Councillor — Nikita Ryall Councillor — Sandy Hickman Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Brandon Mullins Communications and PR Officer — Cheryl Mullett City Solicitor — Christine Carter Legislative Assistant — Derek Coffey City Manager — Karen Sherriffs Deputy City Manager, Community Services — Ken O'Brien Chief Municipal Planner — Kris Connors Deputy City Manager, Finance & Corporate Services — Lynnann Winsor Deputy City Manager of Public Works — Mark Jerrett Policy Analyst — Theresa Walsh City Clerk —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jul 5, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the Agenda be adopted as presented.
    • · Motion 2 added: That the minutes of June 2, 2026, be adopted as presented.
    • · Motion 3 added: That Council approve parking relief for one (1) parking space at 84 Larkall to allow for a second subsidiary dwelling unit.
    • · Motion 4 added: That Council approve repairs for an existing Non-Conforming Use at 815 Thorburn Road.
    • · Motion 5 added: That Council approve the Discretionary Use at 132A Old Bay Bulls Road for a Single Detached Dwelling and set the Zone Standards for the remaining Agriculture Use as follows:
    • · Motion 6 added: That Council set the Side Yard Zone Standard at 6 metres for a Single Detached Dwelling associated with an Agricultural Use at 123 Cochrane Pond Road.
    • · Motion 7 added: That Council approve the reduced parking lot buffer to 1.2 metres at 660 Torbay Road.
    • · Motion 8 added: That Council approve the change of Non-Conforming Use at 227 Empire Avenue to allow a Restaurant and Retail Use for grocery items.
    • · Motion 9 added: That Council approve a 6.7% variance at 12 Shaw Street to allow a side yard setback (abutting a street) of 5.6 meters.
    • · Motion 10 added: That Council approve parking relief for one (1) parking space at 9 Blackall Place to allow for a Backyard Suite.
    • · Motion 11 added: That Council approve the Discretionary Use for Heavy Equipment Storage and Vehicle Storage Yard at 415 Fowler’s Road.
    • · Motion 12 added: That Council approve the names Starling Place and Finch Garden Place for the new streets replacing a section of Heavy Tree Road.
    • · Motion 13 added: That Council approve the rescission of the attached policies identified through the City Clerk’s Office policy review.
    • · Motion 14 added: That Council adopt the updated Access and Restrictions Policy and the new Acquisitions Policy.
    • · Motion 15 added: That Council consider an amendment to the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations to add a new definition of “Harbour Use”, add “Harbour Use” to the Industrial General (IG) Zone, and add “Harbour Use” to the list of uses permitted with…
    • · Motion 16 added: That Council consider amending the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations section 4.10 (1) respecting buffers for waterways and tributaries.
    • · Motion 17 added: That the weekly payment vouchers for the weeks ending June 3 and June 10, 2026, in the amount of $10,571,101.59 be approved as presented.
    • · Motion 18 added: That Council approve the travel costs associated with the City Manager attending the EU Cities Gateway Program’s Digitalization and Urban Innovation Thematic Cluster meeting and workshop in Germany, June 29th to July 3rd.
    • · Motion 19 added: That Council approve the names Brookfield Place and Grouse Road for the new streets in the Brookfield Road area.
    • · Motion 20 added: That Council: 1) Adopt the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment 82, 2026, to rezone property at 69 Military Road from the Residential Downtown (RD) Zone to the Residential Mixed (RM) Zone, and add “bakery” as a permitted u…
    • · Motion 21 added: That Council approve the exterior alterations to 200 Military Road, the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, a designated heritage building, as proposed.
    • · Motion 22 added: That Council agree to defer consideration of this application until the July 14th Regular Council meeting, following conclusion of Councillor Davis's suspension.
    • · Motion 23 added: That Council approve the noise by-law extension for the George Street Association Canada’s Big Birthday Bash on June 30.
    • · Attendance added: Danny Breen (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ron Ellsworth (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kate Cadigan (present)
    • · Attendance added: Mark Jerrett (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lynn Hammond (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sandy Hickman (present)
    • · Attendance added: Nikita Ryall (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jill Bruce (present)
    • · Attendance added: Brenda Halley (present)
    • · Attendance added: Greg Noseworthy (present)
    • · Attendance added: Donnie Earle (present)
    • · Attendance added: Derek Coffey (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lynnann Winsor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Karen Sherriffs (present)
    • · Attendance added: Cheryl Mullett (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kris Connors (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ken O'Brien (present)
    • · Attendance added: Theresa Walsh (present)
    • · Attendance added: Christine Carter (present)
    • · Attendance added: Brandon Mullins (present)