Oppose Tenth Line "Place of Worship" Amendment
To:
The Mayor and Members of Town Council
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville ([email protected])
Planning Department
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville ([email protected])
We, the undersigned residents of Whitchurch-Stouffville, are writing to formally express our strong opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for a large-scale "Place of Worship" and institutional assembly facility at 12662 Tenth Line.
While community growth is expected, this specific proposal at the Tenth Line location raises significant concerns regarding municipal planning, infrastructure, and neighborhood compatibility:
Incompatible Land Use: Introducing a high-capacity institutional and assembly facility into this rural/transition area conflicts with the established character, scale, and long-term planning vision of the neighborhood.
Traffic and Road Safety: Tenth Line and surrounding rural infrastructure are not designed or equipped to handle the anticipated surge in traffic volume, turning movements, and congestion during peak operational hours and major events.
Lack of Supporting Infrastructure: The site lacks adequate municipal transit connectivity, wastewater, and public services to sustainably support high-density visitor traffic.
Environmental and Agricultural Preservation: Development of this scale threatens the local rural landscape, open spaces, and natural features of the area.
We urge the Whitchurch-Stouffville Town Council and the planning authorities to prioritize responsible municipal and rural planning, listen to local residents, and vote NO on the proposed zoning amendment at 12662 Tenth Line.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
October 9, 2026
33 Comments
I am deeply worried that this project will heavily impact our town's environment and cause major traffic congestion. Our local infrastructure is simply not designed to handle this level of increased volume. I urge you to think twice and carefully reconsider this decision before moving forward to protect our community's quality of life
On Fridays for Jumu'ah and during Ramadan nightly prayers, traffic gets completely gridlocked with cars parked illegally everywhere, so residents cannot even get out of their own streets and parking is basically nonexistent. On top of that, some mosques blast the call to prayer on outdoor speakers at 4 AM and keep going until midnight during Ramadan, making it impossible to sleep. During holidays the neighborhood turns into total chaos with garbage, crowds and scooters everywhere.
Light and sound pollution Road and Home Safety Loss of Residential Privacy Risk of grading and stormwater runoffs
This area doesn’t have the infrastructure to handle the increase in foot and vehicle traffic. The noise and lights will affect the usage of the immediate area by the surrounding residents.
We chose stouffville because of the small town feel and low traffic. I fear this will bring huge traffic issues and noise at all times of days. I don't see a need for this in our community. Who is even asking for this?
No
This will lead to a big chaos in stouffville, we are concerned about safety and quitnes of stouffville, they already have a facility which is under construction in sandiford drive i
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Oppose Tenth Line "Place of Worship" Amendment
To:
The Mayor and Members of Town Council
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville ([email protected])
Planning Department
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville ([email protected])
We, the undersigned residents of Whitchurch-Stouffville, are writing to formally express our strong opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for a large-scale "Place of Worship" and institutional assembly facility at 12662 Tenth Line.
While community growth is expected, this specific proposal at the Tenth Line location raises significant concerns regarding municipal planning, infrastructure, and neighborhood compatibility:
Incompatible Land Use: Introducing a high-capacity institutional and assembly facility into this rural/transition area conflicts with the established character, scale, and long-term planning vision of the neighborhood.
Traffic and Road Safety: Tenth Line and surrounding rural infrastructure are not designed or equipped to handle the anticipated surge in traffic volume, turning movements, and congestion during peak operational hours and major events.
Lack of Supporting Infrastructure: The site lacks adequate municipal transit connectivity, wastewater, and public services to sustainably support high-density visitor traffic.
Environmental and Agricultural Preservation: Development of this scale threatens the local rural landscape, open spaces, and natural features of the area.
We urge the Whitchurch-Stouffville Town Council and the planning authorities to prioritize responsible municipal and rural planning, listen to local residents, and vote NO on the proposed zoning amendment at 12662 Tenth Line.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
October 9, 2026
33 Comments
As a local resident, I'm deeply concerned about traffic and road safety. Tenth Line cannot handle the increased volume, especially during peak hours. Council must listen to the community.
I am deeply worried that this project will heavily impact our town's environment and cause major traffic congestion. Our local infrastructure is simply not designed to handle this level of increased volume. I urge you to think twice and carefully reconsider this decision before moving forward to protect our community's quality of life
On Fridays for Jumu'ah and during Ramadan nightly prayers, traffic gets completely gridlocked with cars parked illegally everywhere, so residents cannot even get out of their own streets and parking is basically nonexistent. On top of that, some mosques blast the call to prayer on outdoor speakers at 4 AM and keep going until midnight during Ramadan, making it impossible to sleep. During holidays the neighborhood turns into total chaos with garbage, crowds and scooters everywhere.
Light and sound pollution Road and Home Safety Loss of Residential Privacy Risk of grading and stormwater runoffs
This area doesn’t have the infrastructure to handle the increase in foot and vehicle traffic. The noise and lights will affect the usage of the immediate area by the surrounding residents.
We chose stouffville because of the small town feel and low traffic. I fear this will bring huge traffic issues and noise at all times of days. I don't see a need for this in our community. Who is even asking for this?
No
This will lead to a big chaos in stouffville, we are concerned about safety and quitnes of stouffville, they already have a facility which is under construction in sandiford drive i
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As a local resident, I'm deeply concerned about traffic and road safety. Tenth Line cannot handle the increased volume, especially during peak hours. Council must listen to the community.