Proposed Municipal Plan Amendment RE: 358 ½ Rothesay Avenue / portion of PID 55183875

Public Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of The City of Saint John intends to consider an amendment to the Municipal Development Plan that would:

1. Redesignate on Schedule A of the Municipal Development Plan land having an approximate area of 8360 m2 identified as a portion of PID 55183875, from Park and Natural Area, to Employment Area, as illustrated below;
2. Redesignate on Schedule B of the Municipal Development Plan land having an approximate area of 8360 m2 identified as a portion of PID 55183875, from Park and Natural Area to Commercial Corridor, as illustrated below;

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REASON FOR CHANGE:

To subdivide a portion of land along Rothesay Avenue for future commercial uses. The remainder of the site shall remain as the Fernhill Cemetery.

A public presentation of the proposed amendment will take place at a regular meeting of Common Council, to be held in the Council Chamber at City Hall on Monday, December 15, 2025. Written objections to the proposed amendment may be made to the Council, in care of the undersigned, by Wednesday, January 14, 2026. 

Enquiries may be made at the office of the City Clerk or Growth & Community Services, City Hall, 15 Market Square, Saint John, N.B. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, inclusive, holidays excepted.

Jonathan Taylor, City Clerk

(506) 658-2862 or [email protected]