Provincial priority request for a Minister’s Zoning Order for an industrial development in the City of Port Colborne

A Minister’s Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, regulates the use of land and the erection, location and use of any building or structure on the land.

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is considering a request made by the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade to make a Minister’s Zoning Order on the lands east of the Welland Canal, in the City of Port Colborne.

The site is approximately 78.9 hectares and are located along the northern municipal boundary line of the City of Port Colborne, south of Highway 58A, north of Forks Road East, and bounded by the Welland Canal to the west and Highway 140 to the east. The site is currently vacant and zoned for heavy industrial uses in the City of Port Colborne’s zoning by-law. See location map below.

The requested Zoning Order would permit:

• a battery separator manufacturing facility building that is approximately 2,000,000 square feet;
• parking lots;
• stormwater management ponds;
• private electric substations;
• private wastewater treatment plant; and
• tank yards

To help ensure decisions are made in a transparent manner and support government priorities, the Ministry is seeking feedback on whether this request should be considered and any additional information that may help inform a decision.