Notice of Decision: Official Plan Amendment No. 3

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 Whole meeting held on Jan. 13, 2025. Notice of the Statutory Public Meeting was published in the Hamilton Spectator on November 5, 2024. Notice of the Jan. 13, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting published in the Hamilton Spectator on December 14, 2024 and corrected on December 28, 2024. As a result of public consultation, the City received five comments and three delegations at the Statutory Public meeting held on Dec. 3, 2024 and three comments and no delegations at the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Jan.13, 2025. Comments received were considered as part of Council’s decision-making process. 

When and how to file an appeal

Any appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal must be filed with the City of Burlington, c/o the City Clerk, 20 days from the date of this notice, as shown above as the last date of appeal. 

The appeal should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk, at the address shown below and it must:

1. set out the specific part of the Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies;
2. set out the reasons for the appeal; and,
3. be accompanied by the fee in the amount of $1,100, payable to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario.

Who can file an appeal

Only the applicant, specified person and public bodies as defined in the Planning Act, and registered owners of lands to which the bylaw will apply and who made submissions at this public meeting or who have made written submissions to the City before the bylaw is passed, will be able to appeal the decision of the City of Burlington to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. 

When the decision is final

The decision is final if a Notice of Appeal is not received on or before the last date of appeal noted above. 

Getting additional information

If you require further information in respect of the Official Plan Amendment and the decision, please contact Alexandra Mathers, Community Planning Department, City of Burlington at alexandra.mathers@burlington.ca or Jo-Anne Rudy, Committee Clerk, Legislative Services, City of Burlington at jo-anne.rudy@burlington.ca. 

Mailing address for filing a notice of appeal

The City Clerk
The Corporation of the City of Burlington
426 Brant St.
P.O. Box 5013
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3Z6

Telephone: 905-335-7481
 Fax: 905-335-7675