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Notice of Decision: Official Plan Amendment No. 3

With respect to an Official Plan Amendment
Subsection 17(34) of the Planning Act 

Date of decision:  Jan. 28, 2025
Date of notice:  Jan. 30, 2025
Last date of appeal: Feb. 19, 2025

A decision was made on the date noted above to approve Amendment No. 3 to the Official Plan of the City of Burlington, 2020. 

The purpose of this Official Plan Amendment (OPA) is to amend the policies of the Burlington Official Plan, 2020, to implement to a large degree Council Motion ADM-17-23 to: “Engage with the Community to implement four units as-of-right and the other actions identified in the Housing Strategy including implementing opportunities to increase the range of housing options available” by expanding permissions to allow up to four units on residential lots within the urban area and amending  the Residential Neighbourhood Area policies. 

Public consultation was conducted through a Statutory Public Meeting held on Dec. 3, 2024 and a Committee of the...

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Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law 2020.494

Burlington City Council passed By-law 2020.494 to amend Zoning By-law 2020, as amended, on Jan. 28, 2025, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, 1990, as amended. File number: 520-13/24 (DGM-01-25) 

By-law 2020.494 is a city-initiated zoning bylaw amendment that complies with changes made to the Planning Act regarding Additional Residential Units through O. Reg. 299/19, as amended, aligns with the City’s Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan to boost housing supply, and implements Amendment No. 3 to the Official Plan of the City of Burlington, 2020. 

Public consultation on the proposed zoning bylaw amendment occurred through a statutory public meeting held on Dec. 3, 2024, and a Committee of the Whole meeting held on Jan. 13, 2025. Notice of the statutory public meeting was published in the Hamilton Spectator on Nov. 5, 2024. Notice of the Jan. 13, 2025, Committee of the Whole meeting was published in the Hamilton Spectator on Dec. 14, 2024, and corrected on Dec. 28, 2024. The City received...

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Notice of Intention to Remove a Holding (H) Symbol, 2368 Woodward Ave.

TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation of the City of Burlington is providing this Notice of Intention to Remove a Holding (H) Symbol pursuant to Section 36(4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, for lands municipally known as 2368 Woodward Ave. 

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Burlington intends to pass the amending bylaw (By-law No. 2020.496) at the Council Meeting on Feb. 18, 2025. 

The proposed amending zoning bylaw would amend Zoning By-law 2020 for the property located at 2368 Woodward Ave. by removing the Holding (‘H’) Symbol prefix to permit the underlying Residential – Medium Density (‘RM2’) Zone category to take effect. The applicant intends to develop a detached dwelling. 

More information is available for review during regular office hours at Burlington City Hall, Community Planning Department, 426 Brant St., Burlington, Ont. or by contacting Melissa Morgan, Senior Planner at 905-335-7600, ext. 7788 or melissa.morgan@burlington.ca.  

DATED at the City...

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