Housing in Guelph: Creating housing supply

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Guelph’s planning staff are available to discuss your ideas, or preliminary proposal. We’ll let you know what to expect during the development application process. We can also tell you what kinds of information, studies, reports and other documents you may need to prepare before you develop a property in Guelph. 

519-822-1260 extension 5616
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Development guiding documents and tools

• • The City’s of Guelph’s Official Plan provides goals, objectives and policies that guide Guelph’s growth and development to the year 2051.
  • The City of Guelph Zoning Bylaws regulations on land use, size, height and location. This also includes use of buildings, structures, parking and loading spaces.
  • If you need assistance on how to develop a property, we provide can step-by-step guidance for various residential development applications
  • Development application forms, guidelines, templates and manuals is where you’ll find all the materials you need to complete to develop your application.

Short-term housing supply

Short-term housing refers to land that has the necessary infrastructure to support at least three years’ worth of new homes. This includes land that is properly zoned and has homes that are either in the planning stages or already approved.

Housing initiatives that will unlock housing supply