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 two storeys and the Medium Density Residential (RM2) Zone permits townhouses and a maximum building height of two storeys. The Medium Density Residential with a site-specific exception only permits townhouses with a maximum of 8 units.

The applicant is proposing to amend the Zoning By-law by creating a new site-specific exception (RM2-XXX) zone that permits development with a maximum building height of 3.5 storeys (13 metres), a maximum density of 42 units per hectare, reduced yard setbacks, reduced amenity area, reduced visitor parking and landscape areas. 

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: March 4, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Online at burlington.ca/calendar or in person at Burlington City Hall, Council Chambers, 2^nd 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, Feb. 28, 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 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:

1. Pre-register to speak by noon the Friday before the meeting is to be held. You can pre-register in one of the following ways:
   1. complete the online delegation request form at burlington.ca/delegation;
   2. submit a written request by email to the Office of the City Clerk at clerks@burlington.ca, or
   3. phone 905-335-7600, ext. 7481.
2. Register during the Statutory Public Meeting.
   1. 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. 
   2. 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, the Friday before the meeting 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 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/490walkers. 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 Elyse Meneray, Planner, at 905-335-7600, ext. 7462 or elyse.meneray@burlington.ca, or visit burlington.ca/490walkers.