Stapleton Road Redevelopment

As part of the City of Mount Pearl's long-term vision, the former municipal swimming pool site on Stapleton Road, will be prepared for future housing development to support new housing initiatives in line with our Strategic Plan to attract more young families, immigrants, and newcomers to our growing city.

PROPOSED VARIANCE (DA26-0229)

Please be advised that the applicant for a variance at 11 Stapleton Road to permit a 4-storey apartment building has withdrawn their application, and the Public Briefing Session scheduled for July 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM is CANCELLED.

The City has received an application for a Variance at 11 Stapleton Road (former municipal pool site) (DA26-0229). The proposed variance is for the height of an apartment building. The property is located in the Residential High Density (RHD) Use Zone. The applicant is proposing to construct a four-storey apartment building with 55 units. The apartment would be a mix of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units.

A Variance is subject to Regulation 4.6 of the Regulations, requiring public notice. As per Regulation 11.6.3 Apartment Building (i), the height of an apartment building can be a maximum of 12 metres. The proposed variance would allow the height of this apartment building to be 13.2 metres. This proposal varies from the requirement by 1.2 metres, which is within the 10% variance range allowed by Regulation 4.6.

A Public Briefing Session will be held:

7:00 PM

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Council Chambers, Mount Pearl City Hall

3 Centennial Street, Mount Pearl

Comments may be submitted on the proposed variance by 12:00 noon on Monday, July 13, 2026. All comments will become part of the public record. If you prefer that your name not be included in the published record, please inform the City.

If no comments are received, the Public Briefing Session will be cancelled, and a cancellation notice will be posted on the City’s website.

For further details, to submit a comment, or to indicate your intent to attend the

Public Briefing Session, please contact:

Alanna Felt, Senior Planner, by email at afelt@mountpearl.ca or call 748-1151.

SITE HISTORY

A public briefing session was hosted in November 2024 with Mount Pearl residents and recognized the value of residential intensification as a means of improving the affordability and choice of housing available to its residents.

Twenty-eight people, 20 of which were area residents, attended the public briefing session. Comments and concerns expressed by attendees included:

• Support for the proposed amendments with the suggestions of affordable housing
• Concern about "high-density housing"
• Concern about possible increased traffic impacts of potential "low-income housing" and "high-rise development"
• Concern about the fate of the existing municipal softball field and playground should redevelopment occur
• Concern about possible negative impacts on property values of neighbouring homes

The rezoning package was submitted to the Provincial Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) in early 2026 for a Section 15 review of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000. MACA released the documents from provincial review on January 23, 2026.

At the February 3, 2026 Regular Meeting, City Council adopted Mount Pearl Municipal Plan 2010 Amendment No. 29, 2024 and Development Regulations 2010 Amendment No. 77, 2024. A Public Hearing to consider objections and representations on these amendments was held on Thursday February 26, 2026 at Mount Pearl City Hall, Council Chambers, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Application was registered by the Provincial Department of Municipal and Community Affairs on April 15, 2026 and a Notice of Registration published in the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette on April 24, 2026. This finalized the rezoning process.