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Notice of Statutory Public Meeting and Recommendation Report for 490, 496 and 508 Walkers Line

Meeting Date: March 4, 2025

MHBC Planning has made applications on behalf of the landowners to amend the Zoning Bylaw for the lands located at 490, 496 and 508 Walkers Line. The File Reference Number is 520-17/24.

Description of Proposed Development

The applications propose to amend the Zoning Bylaw to permit 16 townhouses and retain the designated heritage house known as the “Walker House”.  The proposed townhouses will have a maximum building height of 3.5 storeys (13 metres), a maximum density of 42 units per hectare, 1,108m² of amenity space and four visitor parking spaces.

Application materials are posted on the webpage at burlington.ca/490walkers.

Description of the Proposed Amendment

The City’s Zoning By-law zones the subject properties as “Low Density Residential (R2.1), Medium Density Residential (RM2) and Medium Density Residential with a site- specific exception (RM2-189). The Low Density Residential (R2.1) Zone permits single detached dwellings with a maximum building height of...

Notice of Statutory Public Meeting and Recommendation Report for 2170 Ghent Ave. - March 4, 2025

Glen Schnarr & Associates Inc. has made an application on behalf of Northern Cardinal Ghent Limited to amend the Zoning Bylaw for the lands located at 2170 Ghent Ave. The File Reference Number is 520-16/24.

Proposed Development

The application proposes to amend the Zoning Bylaw to permit twenty-one (21) 3-storey townhouse units within three (3) development blocks along a new private road extending from Ghent Avenue.  The proposed townhouses will have a maximum building height of 3-storeys, a maximum density of 53 units per hectare and six visitor parking spaces.

Application materials are posted at www.burlington.ca/2170ghent.

Proposed Amendment

The subject lands are currently zoned ‘RM2’ (Residential – Medium Density). The RM2 zone permits detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, duplex buildings, triplex buildings, fourplex buildings and townhouse buildings at a maximum density of 40 units per hectare.

The applicant is proposing to amend the Zoning Bylaw to rezone the site to RM2-XXX,...

Notice of Statutory Public Meeting and Recommendation Report for 4103 Palladium Way, March 4, 2024

Design Plan Services Inc. has made an application on behalf of Better Life Living to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw for the lands located at 4103 Palladium Way. The File Reference Numbers are 505-08/24 & 520-15/24.

Description of Proposed Development

The application proposes to amend the subject lands Official Plan and Zoning By-law to facilitate an 8-storey Retirement Home and a previously approved 5-storey Long Term Care Facility. The development proposal includes two additional storeys resulting in 8-storeys, 32 additional units and an increased Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 2.03:1 for the previously approved 6-storey Retirement Home as well as a reduced off-street parking of 235 parking spaces.

Application materials are posted at www.burlington.ca/4103palladium.

Proposed Amendments

The City of Burlington Official Plan (1997), as amended, designates the subject property as ‘Business Corridor’ with site specific policies. This designation permits a wide range of employment uses such...

Notice of Decision: Official Plan Amendment No. 3

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

Amendment No. 3

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. 

Purpose and effect of the amendment

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...

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...