North King's Town Secondary Plan

The City of Kingston is developing a secondary plan for the North King's Town area – the Inner Harbour and Old Industrial areas just north of downtown. The plan will support and promote a sustainable, vibrant and livable community for a significant portion of Kingston's urban core. Find out more about the North Kings Town Project.

Work has resumed on Phase 2 of the North King’s Town Secondary Plan. The project was paused in 2019 to reallocate staff resources to the Williamsville Main Street Study update, it was delayed again with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to reallocate staff resources.

2024 Engagement

An open house was held on April 10 to review technical drafts completed as part of the plan draft.

• View the presentation boards from the open house.
• Read the Indigenous Consultation - 'What We Heard' Summary.
• Read the Open House (Comment Card) - 'What We Heard' Summary.

2023 Engagement

Neighbourhood Changes Survey

The Neighbourhood Changes survey was posted on Get Involved Kingston and was available between May 29 and June 19, 2023.

The purpose of this survey was to collect information from members of the public on what changes had occurred within the North King’s Town (NKT) study area in recent years, to better understand what attributes of the area the community values and what are considered to be opportunities for improvement.

• Read the neighbourhood changes survey summary.

Workshop Discussion Questions

Virtual and in-person open houses and workshops were held on June 12 and 13, 2023 respectively. These events included a presentation, question and answer period and a workshop on discussion questions. There were approximately 40 participants during the virtual Zoom event and approximately 35 participants during the in-person event, which was held at The Broom Factory, 305 Rideau Street.

• View the presentation slides.
• View the virtual event recording on YouTube.
• Read the Workshop Discussion Question Engagement Summary.
• Read the Question and Responses Engagement Summary.

Development Community and Landowner Interviews

Following the Open Houses and Workshops held on June 12 and 13, 2023, the project team met with various members of the local development community and property owners within the proposed Intensification Areas to discuss land uses, building heights, density, and opportunities and constraints to redevelopment within the study area. The comments received through those interviews have been summarized in the following themes and will be considered by the project team in conjunction with other consultation comments when preparing revised materials.

• Read the Development Community and Landowner Interviews summary.

Receive project updates

To receive project updates or copies of presentation materials, please contact Niall Oddie, Senior Planner by email or calling 613-546-4291, ext. 3259