New public and private roads in the Town of Stouffville are assigned names from the Town's Approved Street Name Inventory, which is regularly reviewed and updated by staff.

Members of the public may request to add a street name to the Town's inventory by completing the application and emailing it to developmenthelp@townofws.ca. Requested names will be reviewed by the Town's Street Naming Committee and the Region of York’s Planning Department before being given final approval from Town Council.

Please note: Memorial requests are not considered by the Street Naming Committee. Requests of this nature should be directed to the Town’s Memorial Dedication Program. For more information, please review the Memorial Dedication Program Guidelines.

Addressing By-law 2022-024-RD was adopted on March 23, 2022, and applies to every property in the Town.

• This By-law is set out to provide direction on street numbering of properties, buildings, and structures.
• Intends to implement a fair and transparent process for how municipal addressing is assigned within the Town and provide an objective and unbiased approach to approving addressing of developments or request for changes of addresses.
• Establish a criterion for consistent, consecutive, predictable, and sequential street numbering throughout the municipality. 

The Property Addressing Advisory & Review Committee (PAARC) is an internal advisory and review body that meets on a quarterly basis to review and advise on change of address requests that seek exemption from the protocol and the addressing by-law. All address change requests including seeking exemption from the protocol and addressing by-law will be brought forward to PAARC for review and decision.  

• Semi-detached and Townhomes: 2
• Single Detached: 4

The Town  of Stouffville has an application and review process for property addressing. To receive a municipal address, or to make a change to your current municipal address, please follow the steps below. Please note, the submission requirements and process are dependent on the type of property that is being addressed.

1. Submit an inquiry to developmenthelp@townofws.ca with the completed Request For Address change form with the required first portion of the Change and Assignment of Address fee
2. The request will be reviewed by planning staff and will be brought to the quarterly PAARC meetings for review & decision.
3. PAARC will determine whether the request be approved or denied based on its conformity with all applicable Town guidelines and programs. 
4. If the request is approved at PAARC, the applicant will be required to pay the second portion of the Change and Assignment of Address fee and a by-law will be prepared for Council

A Vacant Land that does not have a municipal address will not receive a municipal address until a development or building plan is put forth to the municipality. Addressing may be assigned as landowners require municipal addresses for numerous different reasons (i.e., utility companies, registration of business, etc.).

The Town of Stouffville requires your property address number be displayed clearly and visibly from the road. This ensures that emergency services, including the fire department, police, and ambulance, can locate your address quickly in case of an emergency. 

If you need to purchase or replace a worn 911 property address sign, kindly complete the 911 Property Sign Order Form. You will receive an email notification when your green sign is ready for pickup, typically within 5-7 business days.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact customer.service@townofws.ca 

Please review some of the resources provided before applying for a Request for Address change. These resources provide information regarding numbering intervals for specific dwelling types.

• Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Addressing By-law 2022-024-RD
• Staff Report DS-009-22 Addressing Protocol and By-law
  This report discusses the recommendation made to council to endorse a Town-wide Addressing Protocol for street numbering of properties, buildings and structures.
• Amendment to the Town’s Addressing Protocol and creation of a Property Addressing Advisory & Review Committee (PAARC)
  This report discusses the creation of the PAARC who will assist in the review and decision of address change requests in the Town.