Current Amendments
All residents of Whitehorse may provide their input into amendments to City policy and bylaws pursuant to Section 294 (1) of the Municipal Act. Interested residents may comment on proposed amendments through a verbal or written submission.
Delegates wanting to provide verbal input at a public hearing or public input session can appear in person, or call into a meeting. To do so, please notify Legislative Services by 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting at [email protected].
Please email [email protected] if you have further questions on an amendment.
The public hearing submissions posted are the work of the persons who have made the submissions. Under no circumstances should these submissions be construed or interpreted to be the opinions, positions, work or statements of Council, or any of the Council members or any of the City’s employees. Please note: submissions and presentations can be made public, or provided to the media.
Public Hearings and Public Input Sessions are held at the City Council meeting at 5:30 pm in City Hall Council Chambers on the date specified. To speak to a proposed amendment at the Public Hearing, please show up by 5:30 p.m. Written submissions are due on the day of the Public Hearing. Send written submissions to [email protected].
Listed below are all current bylaws and applications in the Council process. For more information on any of these amendments please contact 867-335-8296. Note that current subdivision applications are listed a separate page. You can be notified of all proposed Zoning Bylaw and OCP amendments, and conditional use applications, through the City’s E-notifications. Simply select the ‘Planning Notifications’ option when signing up.
| Proposed Amendment | Proposal | Reports | Bylaw / Maps | Status |
| Zoning Amendment – Whistle Bend Phases 10, 11, and 198 Rampart Avenue (Phase 9) | An application to amend the zoning of vacant Commissioner’s land comprising Phases 10 and 11 of Whistle Bend and 198 Rampart Avenue (Phase 9) to allow for a redesign of the phases due to development restrictions. |
Admin ReportPublic Input Submission |
Location MapCurrent and Proposed Zoning ComparisonProposed Bylaw 2026-14Public Hearing Report |
A Public Hearing Report is scheduled to be presented on June 1, 2026. |
| Official Community Plan Text Amendment – Mineral Exploration | An application to amend the text of the Official Community Plan to permit broader allowances for mineral exploration. |
Admin Report |
Proposed Bylaw 2026-11 |
Defeated at First Reading on April 13, 2026. |
| Conditional Use – 32 Wasson Place | An application for Conditional Use approval to allow offices on ground floor and more than 50% of the gross floor area of the building at 32 Wasson Place. |
Admin ReportNo Public Input Submissions ReceivedPublic Input Report |
Location MapPlan Package |
Approved on March 23, 2026. |
| Zoning Amendment – Chasàn Tatäy | An application to amend the zoning of a portion of Kwanlin Dün First Nation Settlement Land Parcel C-15B, known as Chasàn Tatäy Subdivision, from PR-Parks and Recreation and RCM-Comprehensive Residential Multiple Family to RCM-Comprehensive Residential Multiple Family and PR-Parks and Recreation, to enable a larger central park and reconfigured residential lots. |
Admin ReportPublic Hearing Report |
Location MapProposed Bylaw 2026-08 |
Approved on February 23, 2026. |
| Zoning Amendment – 25 Rhine Way | An application to amend the zoning of 25 Rhine Way and 468 Range Road from RCM2 – Comprehensive Residential Multiple Family 2, and CM1 – Mixed Use Commercial to CM1x(b) – Mixed Use Commercial (Modified), to allow for the extension of a housing development for seniors with related commercial services. |
Admin ReportWritten Public Input SubmissionsPublic Hearing SubmissionsPublic Hearing ReportCouncil Questions |
Location MapProposed Bylaw 2025-41Building Heights and Setbacks Map |
Approved on January 12, 2026. |
| Proposed New Zoning Bylaw | Council adoption of proposed Zoning Bylaw 2025-37 to repeal and replace Zoning Bylaw 2012-20. |
Admin Report (Presented October 6, 2025)First Public Hearing (December 8, 2025):Written Public Input SubmissionsPublic Hearing SubmissionsPublic Hearing Report (presented January 5, 2026)Supplemental Report (presented March 16, 2026)Second Public Hearing (April 13, 2026)Written Public Input Submissions (2nd Public Hearing)Public Hearing Submissions (2nd Public Hearing)2nd Public Hearing Report |
Proposed Zoning Bylaw 2025-37 (as originally proposed and given first reading October 14, 2025)Amending Motions to Zoning Bylaw 2025-37 (Carried)List of Changes to Proposed Zoning Bylaw 2025-37 (up to March 23, 2026)Proposed Zoning Bylaw 2025-37 (with changes up to March 23, 2026)Proposed Zoning Bylaw 2025-37 (with proposed changes May 4, 2026)Zoning Bylaw 2025-37 (Adopted May 11, 2026) |
Approved on May 11, 2026. |
| Zoning Amendment – 163 Collins Lane | An application to amend the zoning of a 2.89 ha parcel of vacant Commissioner’s land from PG-Greenbelt to IS-Service Industrial, to allow for lot expansion at 163 Collins Lane. |
Admin ReportWritten Public Input SubmissionsPublic Hearing SubmissionsPublic Hearing Report |
Location MapProposed Bylaw 2025-40 |
Defeated on December 8, 2025 at 2nd Reading. |
| Zoning Amendment – KDFN Administrative Buildings | An application to amend the zoning of 11 lots between McIntyre Drive and Boyd Crescent, from FN-FP – First Nation Future Planning to FN-CIM – Mixed Use Commercial / Industrial (Modified), to enable the development of government buildings. |
Admin ReportNo Public Input Submissions Received |
Location MapProposed Bylaw 2025-33Public Hearing Report |
Approved on October 27, 2025 |
| Zoning Amendment – 14 Tarahne Way | An application to amend the zoning of 14 Tarahne Way, from CNC – Comprehensive Neighbourhood Commercial to CNCx(d) – Comprehensive Neighbourhood Commercial (modified), to allow an eating and drinking establishment including a drive-through component. |
Admin ReportWritten Public Input SubmissionsPublic Hearing Report |
Location MapProposed Bylaw 2025-29 |
Approved on August 11, 2025 |
| Zoning Amendment – 10 Eldorado Drive | An application to amend the zoning of 10 Eldorado Drive, from PS – Public Service to PSx(f) – Public Service (modified), to allow for a 1.8 m fence in the front yard. |
Admin ReportWritten Public Input SubmissionsPublic Hearing Report |
Location MapProposed Bylaw 2025-27Proposed Bylaw 2025-27 (Amended) |
Approved on August 11, 2025 |
| Conditional Use – 122 Copper Road | An application for Conditional Use approval to allow offices on ground floor and more than 50% of the gross floor area of the building at 122 Copper Road. |
Admin ReportLocation SketchDesign |
Zoning Bylaw 2012-20 |
On hold |
| Zoning Amendment –92340 Alaska Highway Lot Expansion | An application to amend the zoning of a 0.81 ha parcel of Commissioner’s land from FP – Future Planning to ISx – Service Industrial (modified), to allow for the expansion of a service industrial use at 92340 Alaska Highway. |
Admin ReportWritten Public Input SubmissionPublic Hearing Report |
Location MapProposed Bylaw 2025-19 |
Approved on May 12, 2025 |
| Zoning Amendment – Airport Approach Light Towers | An application to amend the zoning of 100 Robert Service Way, and approximately 2.24 ha of adjacent Commissioner’s land, from PS – Public Service to PSx – Public Service (modified), to allow for the installation of airport approach light towers of up to 60 metres in height. |
Admin ReportPublic Hearing SubmissionsPublic Hearing Report |
Location MapProposed Bylaw 2025-16 |
Approved on May 26, 2025 |
| Zoning Amendment – Housing and Land Development Advisory Committee Recommendations | Second housing-related amendments to the Zoning Bylaw to allow for a wider range of opportunities for residential development. |
Admin ReportZone Abbreviations (Attachment 1)HLDAC Zoning Recommendations (Attachment 2) |
Proposed Bylaw 2025-10 |
Recommendations were referred to the Zoning Bylaw Rewrite project on January 13, 2025 |