Council Meetings

Town of Cobourg Council Meeting Schedule

Mondays except where shown to account for holidays.  All Council Committee of the Whole and Regular meetings are at 6:00 pm except in July and August.  Closed session meetings are often scheduled at 5:00 pm in advance of the public meetings.

Council Meetings are now held using a hybrid meeting model. Members of Council will have the choice to participate in-person in Council Chambers or to participate via Zoom. Some Members of Staff will be participating via Zoom and delegations will be heard in Council Chambers. In-person attendance in Council Chambers by members of the public is now permitted. The public may also view the Council meeting live via the Town of Cobourg live stream.

Access to remote viewing

The system used for the agenda and video streaming is escribe
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After a meeting has been held, on the same page go to Recent meetings, 
On that page, click on Past Meetings then the wanted type of meeting

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You can also access the pdf agenda and an HTML agenda

Another way to access the recorded video is to click the HTML Agenda instead of video. 

Council Meeting Schedule

Town of Cobourg Public Meetings

Meetings with participation by Town staff or politicians

There is a page on the Town’s web site that lists all Public Meetings.  Go here.

 Public Meetings will be listed here if scheduled.  

Public Meeting – 27 March, 2023

The Town of Cobourg has received complete applications for

• A Draft Plan of Subdivision,
• An Official Plan Amendment
• A Zoning By-law Amendment

by Tribute (Cobourg) Limited for their development at at Elgin and Brook.

There will be a Public Meeting regarding these on Monday. March 27, 2023, at 5:00 pm in the Council Chambers, Victoria Hall.

The Proposed Official Plan Amendment (OP-2023-002) proposes to designate a portion of lands from “Living Area" to "Service Commercial Two" which would have the effect of permitting new retail and service commercial uses and to increase the permitted gross floor area for commercial uses for the proposed commercial block.

The Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision proposes a range of 143-161 residential units in the form of single detached and semi-detached dwellings, a block for business park uses, a block for commercial uses, in addition to blocks for parkland, walkways, stormwater management facilities, environmental protection, roads and related services.

The Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment would have the effect of zoning lands to establish permitted uses and zone regulations to implement the proposed draft plan of subdivision, including proposed commercial uses.

Note to the Public: In-person public meetings will be convening in the 3rd floor Council Chambers, Victoria Hall, or if you wish to participate via Zoom Video Conference, please register with Brent Larmer, Municipal Clerk, via e-mail at clerk@cobourg,ca by phone at (905) 372-4301 no later than 4:00 pm on March 24, 2023. If you have limited access to technology or do not wish to participate via electronic platform, you may use a telephone and call in to participate, Alternatively, written submissions to the Municipal Clerk, 55 King Street West, Cobourg, Ontario, K9A 2M2 in advance of the Public Meeting is encouraged and will be made available to any interested person at the Meeting.

The details for virtually participating in the Meeting are as follows:

Web: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89602033874
Phone: + 1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 4685 Canada
Meeting ID: 896 0203 3874

Citizens may also tune into the Town of Cobourg's eSCRIBE feed to watch the Public Meeting at www.cobourg.ca/escribe

Additional Information that will enable the public to understand the proposed applications is available in the Planning Department at Victoria Hall during regular office hours by contacting the Planning and Development Department at (905) 372-1005 and reference File Numbers OP-2023-OO2, Z-05-22SUB, Z-02-22 - as revised.

Planning and Development Division
55 King Street West, Cobourg, ON, K9A 2M2
905-372-1005 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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