Back to SearchKFA Architects and Planners Inc. has made applications on behalf of the landowner 2816544 Ontario Inc. to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw for the lands located at 35 Plains Rd. E. The File Reference Numbers are 520-06/25 and 505-05/25.
Description of Proposed Development
The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw to facilitate the development of a 13-storey mixed use building consisting of 161 residential units and approximately 457m2 of ground floor retail space. The proposal includes approximately 1,656m2 of amenity space in the form of balconies, roof top terrace and indoor roof amenity space. Vehicular access is proposed from Cooke Boulevard with two levels of underground parking including a total of 110 vehicle residential spaces and 6 vehicle visitor spaces.
Application materials are posted on the City’s Development Project webpage at burlington.ca/35plainsroad
Description of the Proposed Amendment
The City of Burlington Official Plan (1997), as amended, designates the subject property as ‘Mixed Use Corridor – Commercial Corridor’ which permits a range of retail, service commercial and personal service uses; as well as medium and high-density residentials. Site-specific OPA 105 further permits a 9-storey mixed use building with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4.4:1. The application proposes to amend the Official Plan (1997) to “Mixed Use Corridor-Commercial” designation to permit a 13-storey mixed use building containing 161 residential units with a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 6.9:1
The City’s new Official Plan (2020, subject to appeals) designates the property ‘Urban Corridor’ and is located within the Aldershot MTSA Area. Within the Aldershot GO MTSA, the subject site is located within the Aldershot Main Street Precinct which is intended to contain a mix of uses.
The site is zoned as MXC-470 (‘Mixed Use Corridor Commercial’ with site specific exception 470) which may permit a broad range of retail and service commercial uses and residential uses. Site exception 470 permits a 9-storey mixed use building with 72 residential units. The application proposes to amend the Zoning Bylaw site-specific exception (H-MXC-470) to permit a 13-storey mixed use building, increase of residential units, reduced setbacks, increased Floor Area Ration (FAR) of 6.9:1 among other proposed regulations by staff including a holding provision to address staff comments.
Statutory Public Meeting
You are invited to attend a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act concerning these applications. This meeting will be held at Burlington City Hall, 426 Brant St.
Meeting Date: July 8, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Online at www.burlington.ca/calendar or in person at Burlington City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd floor, 426 Brant St., Burlington, Ont.
Options for Participating in the Public Meeting
How to Obtain the Staff Report:
The staff recommendation report which contains a discussion and review of the applications, will be available for public review on Friday, June 27, 2025. The purpose of the report is to update all members of Council about the development proposal and provide a recommendation to Council. The report will be available on the City’s website at www.burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the meeting date for the Committee of the Whole. If you require a hard copy of the report, please email Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca to arrange pick-up.
Speaking at the Statutory Public Meeting as a Delegation:
To speak at the Statutory Public Meeting, there are two options:
- Pre-register to speak by noon, Friday, July 4. You can pre-register in one of the following ways:
- complete the online delegation request form at www.burlington.ca/delegation,
- submit a written request by email to the Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca or
- phone 905-335-7777, ext. 7481.
- Register during the Statutory Public Meeting.
- If you are attending the meeting virtually, you can register to speak by emailing clerks@burlington.ca, as noted in the ticker tape that will be scrolling along the bottom of the live stream webcast of the meeting with registration information.
- If you are attending the meeting in person, you can register to speak during the meeting by following instructions provided at the meeting.
Speakers are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes each and are webcasted online. If you have presentation materials, they must be submitted to Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca no later than noon, Friday, July 4 to allow for their distribution and review by all members of the Committee. Please note the content of all submissions is considered public and will be posted to the City’s website.
To Watch the Public Meeting Online:
Visit the City’s website at www.burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the meeting date for the Committee of the Whole and clicking the ‘Watch Video’ link.
For more information and to view the proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment, please visit burlington.ca/35plainsroad. This webpage contains additional material, including studies that the applicant has submitted. This webpage will be updated throughout the process and include information about a future Council Meeting.
For more information, including appeal rights, contact Mariana Da Silva, Planner, at 905-335-7600, ext. 7536 or mariana.dasilva@burlington.ca or visit burlington.ca/35plainsroad.
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