Zoning Bylaw Amendment - Cannabis Production Study

Statutory Public Meeting Notice

The City of Burlington is proposing a Zoning Bylaw Amendment to implement the findings of the Cannabis Production Study, which will affect lands city-wide. The File Reference No. is 502-02-72.

To implement the findings of the study, City staff have prepared a draft Zoning Bylaw Amendment which proposes:

• Removing the existing policies related to “Medical Marihuana Production Facilities” and adding new policies for “Cannabis Production Facilities”;
• Recognizing Cannabis Production Facilities as either an industrial or agricultural use, depending on the context of the site, rather than a unique use with separate policies; and
• Removing the existing permissions for Medical Marihuana Production Facilities within the GE1 and GE2 Employment Zones (General Employment) and replacing them with permissions for Cannabis Production Facilities.
• Adding new permissions for Cannabis Production Facilities as an industrial use to also include the BC1 and BC2 Employment Zones (Business Corridor).

You are invited to attend a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act with respect to the above-mentioned proposal.

Due to COVID-19, this Statutory Public Meeting will be conducted virtually. Only the Chair of the meeting, along with a clerk and audio/visual technician, will be in Council Chambers, with all other staff, members of Council and delegations participating in the meeting remotely. This meeting will take place on: 

Meeting Date: Nov. 16, 2021
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Online at burlington.ca/calendar

To obtain additional information with respect to the proposed zoning bylaw amendment, please visit burlington.ca/cannabis.  This webpage contains additional material, including background information and the draft Zoning Bylaw Amendment.

An information report which provides a description of the proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment, a summary of the technical review, and public comments received to date, will be available for public review on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. The report will be available on the City’s website at burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the meeting date for the Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee. If you require a hard copy of the report, please email the Clerks Department at clerks@burlington.ca to arrange pick-up. 

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact Kelly Cook, Senior Planner at 905-335-7600, ext. 7641 or kelly.cook@burlington.ca.