The Committee of Adjustment will weigh a wave of new apartment proposals today, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in what marks a significant bundle of development applications. The committee will consider 10 minor variance requests and one consent-to-sever application, with 11 items on the 2:00 p.m. agenda at City Hall, 500 Donald Street East.
The most talked-about application seeks to build a 14-unit apartment at 110 Brodie Street North with no on-site parking at all. The request would drop the usual three-space minimum to zero in the Downtown Neighbourhood zone, making it one of the boldest car-optional housing pitches to reach the committee.
The largest single proposal is five 10-unit apartment buildings on County Boulevard, zoned Urban Mid-rise. Another application seeks variances to continue an existing 10-unit apartment at 337 Grenville Avenue, while two four-unit buildings are proposed on John Street Road.
City planners see the proposals as part of a broader push to address a shortage of about 1,000 homes for individuals and families. Joel DePeuter, director of development services, has pointed to the gap as the city works toward a target of 1,691 new permitted homes by February 2027 under a $20.7-million federal Housing Accelerator Fund agreement.
Thunder Bay’s newer zoning bylaw, adopted in 2022, is designed to encourage exactly this kind of density by allowing taller buildings, reducing parking rules, and making room for more infill development. The current batch of applications, which includes files A-40-2026, A-50-2026, and A-52-2026 through A-59-2026 along with consent-to-sever B-35-2026, all fit within that framework.
Residents have until Wednesday, June 24 to submit written comments to [email protected], quoting the file number. People can also register to speak virtually or attend the meeting at Council Chambers.
