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.
Submissions
Public Hearings 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 contact Council Services at 668-8621 prior to the hearing. Written submissions are due by noon on the day of the Public Hearing. Send written submissions to:
| By mail or in person: | City Clerk's Office 2121 Second Avenue Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1C2 |
| By email: | publicinput@whitehorse.ca |
Current Amendments
Listed below are all current bylaws and applications in the Council process. For more information on any of these amendments please contact 668-8346. 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 'Notify Me' program. Simply select the 'Planning Notifications' option when signing up.
| Proposed Amendment | Proposal | Reports | Bylaw / Maps | Status |
| Zoning Amendment - 1306 Centennial Street | To enable a multiple housing development. |
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Public Hearing scheduled for October 15, 2019. | |
| Zoning Amendment - Lot 29 Mt Sima Rd | To allow several industrial lot expansions on Mt Sima Road | Admin Report | Amendment deferred until further notice. | |
| Zoning Amendment - Whistle Bend Phase 7 | To apply several different zones for this new development area. | Approved July 22, 2019. | ||
| OCP Amendment - TKC Quarry | To allow a gravel and sand quarry on Ta’an Kwäch’än Council Settlement Land C-30B. |
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The applicant withdrew their application prior to the public hearing. |
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| Zoning Amendment - Cannabis Retailing | To allow the sale of cannabis in additional zones. | Approved Apr 8/2019. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - Administrative Edits | Miscellaneous minor amendments. |
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Approved Mar 25/2019. | |
| Zoning Amendment - 2288 2nd Avenue | To allow a child care centre as a principal use in the Days Inn building. | Approved Feb 11/2019. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - 1 Roderick Place | To allow a 0.3 ha lot expansion to accommodate a septic field. | Approved Feb 11/2019. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - 1181 and 1191 Front Street | To increase the maximum building height allowance. |
Bylaw 2018-50 (as amended at 2nd and 3rd Readings) Appendix A (as amended at 2nd and 3rd Readings) Final Appendix C Map of Downtown Heights (as amended at 2nd and 3rd Readings) |
Approved with amendments Sept 24/2018. | |
| Zoning Amendment - 7 Bennett Road | To allow a rear lot expansion to an existing industrial lot. |
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Approved Sept 24/2018. | |
| Zoning Amendment - Mt Sima Road | To allow a solar farm public utility. |
Bylaw 2018-48 (as amended at 2nd and 3rd Readings) |
Approved with amendments Sept 24/2018. | |
| Zoning Amendment - 8 Metropolit Lane | To allow a child care centre in the CH - Highway Commercial zone. | Approved Sept 10/2018. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - Motorways Fire Hall | To allow a new Fire Hall to be built. | Approved August 6/2018. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - Whistle Bend Phase 6 | To apply several different zones for this new development area. | Approved August 6/2018. | ||
| Conditional Use Application - 161 War Eagle Way | To allow for a four-room bed and breakfast lodging. |
Location Sketch | Approved June 25/2018. | |
| Zoning Amendment - 11 Tarahne Way | To allow for a lower density townhouse development. | Council did not proceed with 2nd reading July 23/2018. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - 19 McIntyre Drive | To allow the development of a multi-purpose building. | Approved June 25/2018. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - 51 Keewenaw Drive | To allow a 10-unit townhouse development without a commercial component. | Approved June 25/2018. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - 21-12th Avenue | To enable a multiple housing development. | Approved (with amendments) June 11/2018. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - City Quarry Expansion | To allow an expansion of the City quarry on the McLean Lake Road | Approved May 7/2018. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - Site Regulations | Miscellaneous amendments regarding driveways, porches, projections, fences, landscaping, and hard-surfacing. |
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Approved May 7/2018. | |
| Zoning Amendment - 112 and 114 North Star Drive | To allow both of these 2 properties to have a living suite | Approved April 9/2018. | ||
| Zoning Amendment - Housekeeping | Miscellaneous minor amendments to the Zoning Bylaw. | Approved April 9/2018. | ||
| Conditional Use - Transitional Support Services, Yukon Government, 22 Wann Road | To allow supportive housing with up to 10 residents | Approved March 12/2018 | ||
| Zoning Amendment - Cannabis Retail Sales | To restrict locations for the retail sale of cannabis. | Approved Feb 26/2018 |