Official Plan

Information on this page relates to Burlington's current Official Plan. If you are looking for more information about Burlington's adopted Official Plan, please visit www.burlington.ca/newop.

Burlington's current Official Plan

An Official Plan is a statutory document required by the province that describes a City's land-use strategy over the next 20 years.  It is prepared with input from the public and helps to ensure future planning and development will meet the specific needs of your community.

An official plan deals mainly with issues, such as:

• the location and form of new housing, industry, offices and shops
• the anticipated needs for services such as roads, watermains, sewers, parks, schools and community amenities
• where future growth will happen in the city and how to make effective use of available land
• opportunities for community improvement initiatives
• community identity, place-making and urban design

Read further Information About the Official Plan (PDF).

Learn more about Official Plan Amendment and the Proposed New Official Plan.  

Official Plan Documents

The City's Official Plan was approved by the Ontario Municipal Board on Oct. 24, 2008.  Text and maps were updated in October 2017.

Part I Policy Framework (PDF)

Part II Functional Policies (PDF)

Part III Land Use Policies - Urban Planning Area (PDF)

Part IV Land Use Policies - Rural Planning Area, Part V North Aldershot Planning Area and Part VI Implementation (PDF)

Part VII Schedules & Tables, Part VIII Definitions and Part IX Appendices (PDF)

Official Plan Schedules

To access the Official Plan Schedules A to L, please use the interactive maps section of the web site or open the following files:

• Schedules A - Settlement Pattern (PDF)

• Schedules B - Comprehensive Land Use   Urban Planning Area (PDF)

• Schedules C - Comprehensive Land Use   Rural Planning Area (PDF)

• Schedules D - Comprehensive Land Use - North Aldershot Planning Area (PDF)

• Schedules D-C - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area Key Map (PDF)

• Schedules D-C1 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 1 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C2a - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 2a (PDF)

• Schedules D-C2b - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 2b (PDF)

• Schedules D-C3 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 3 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C4 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 4 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C5 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 5 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C6 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 6 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C7 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 7 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C8 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 8 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C9 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 9 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C10 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 10 (PDF)

• Schedules D-C11 - North Aldershot Central Sector - Sub-Area 11 (PDF)

• Schedules E - Land Use Downtown Mixed Use Centre (PDF)

• Schedules F - Land Use - Uptown Mixed Use Centre (PDF)

• Schedules G - Land Use   Kilbride Settlement Area (PDF)

• Schedules H - Land Use Lowville Settlement Area (PDF)

• Schedules I - Land Use Mount Nemo Settlement Area (PDF)

• Schedules J - Classification of Transportation Facilities   South of No. 1 Side Road (PDF)

• Schedules K - Classification of Transportation Facilities Downtown (PDF)

• Schedules L - Classification of Transportation Facilities No. 1 Side Road to Derry Road (PDF)

• Appendix A Schedule 1 Long Term Transit Service Network (PDF)

• Appendix A Schedule 2 Long Term Bikeway Network (PDF)