The City is resuming work on The Waterfront Hotel Planning Study. When the study is completed, it will provide guidance in the redevelopment of this site. Located next to two of Burlington's most significant landmarks, Spencer Smith Park and the Brant Street Pier, we need your input to make sure the new development reflects a high quality of urban design that enhances our community's access to the waterfront and the downtown.
Please note: The Waterfront Hotel Planning Study is separate from the development application process. For more information on the development application for 2020 Lakeshore Road, visit: burlington.ca/2020lakeshore
New Committee Date of April 12
The Waterfront Hotel Planning Study has received a lot of public interest. To allow everyone to comment, the study and staff report PL-28-22 will be presented to the Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee on Tuesday, April 12.
Meeting details:
Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility (CPRM) Committee
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Beginning at 1 p.m.
Online - Council and Committee Live Stream
If you would like to comment on the study, register to speak at Council. The deadline to sign up to speak at this meeting is April 11, 2022 at noon.
Please see below for more information and to read the staff report and appendices or visit Get Involved Burlington/waterfront-hotel-study.
Recommended Preferred Concept Plan and Report now available
At the April 5 Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility (CPRM) Committee Meeting, Council will consider staff report PL-28-22 recommending ‘in-principle’ endorsement of the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study prepared by The Planning Partnership. This includes:
The Waterfront Hotel Planning Study findings are discussed in staff report PL-28-22 and in Appendix A of PL-28-22, Waterfront Hotel Planning Study Planning Justification Report prepared by The Planning Partnership:
The Waterfront Hotel Planning Study Planning Justification Report prepared by The Planning Partnership provides:
The staff report and appendices are also available on the Burlington Calendar.
February 2022 Update
On Feb. 15, the City hosted a virtual public open house to learn about the study process and hear from the project consultants. The team from The Planning Partnership presented the emerging preferred concept plan for the site, followed by a question & answer period.
A recording of the meeting and the presentation (PDF) is now available
We are looking for your feedback on the emerging preferred concept (2022). It will provide guidance on:
Please provide your feedback on this concept by Tuesday, March 1 by:
or
Highlights of the Emerging Preferred Concept (2022)
Built Form
Public Realm
Mobility and Access
January 2022 Update
Work on the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study is Resuming
On Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, City staff presented Council with a study update through staff report PL-15-22.
With the re-examination of the New Official Plan (Taking a Closer Look at the Downtown)
Project completed, approval of the new Official Plan (under appeal), as well as the Minster
of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s approval, with modifications, of the Regional Official
Plan Amendment 48, the City is able to resume the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study.
City staff, with support from the project consultant, The Planning Partnership, will pick up the work where it left off in 2018 and complete the study. The work is estimated to take four months and will use community input to-date to help develop a final preferred concept.
Next Steps:
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 ← We are here | Phase 5 |
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Background Information Collection and Analysis | Opportunities and Constraints Analysis | Development and Evaluation of Alternative Concepts | Report and Recommendation of Preferred Concept | Official Plan Policies, Zoning Regulation and Urban Design |
2017-June 2018 | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 |
This is the work left to do:
Background
In 2017 and 2018 the City began looking at a planning study to guide the redevelopment of the waterfront site at Lakeshore Road and the foot of Brant Street, including the Waterfront Hotel at 2020 Lakeshore Road., City staff gathered feedback through visioning workshops, public and stakeholder engagement.
In mid-2018, the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study was placed on hold due to other various priorities in the Community Planning Department such as the New Official Plan process.
June 2018 Update
On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 1 p.m. an update on the status and progress of the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study was presented to Burlington City Council at the Planning and Development Committee meeting.
In mid-2018 the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study was placed on hold due to other various priorities in the Community Planning Department such as the New Official Plan process and for staff to re-visit the Study workplan while considering the set of key policy directions endorsed by Council in June 2018.
Public consultation and engagement for the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study began in May 2017. The feedback gathered from the community has helped to inform the development of two emerging preferred concepts:
Please see below to read more about each of the public workshops, including links to presentation materials and summaries of the public feedback received (What We Heard).
Workshop 3 - Concepts Evaluation, Sept. 14, 2017 |
On Thursday, Sept. 14, two community workshops took place at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. At the workshops, results from the survey that asked for input on three concepts for the site were shared and an emerging concept for the site was presented. Table group discussions also took place to obtain further input.
What We Heard Sept. 14, 2017 workshops [PDF] |
Waterfront Hotel Planning Study - Concepts Survey |
The feedback shared during the July 5 design workshops was used to help create three potential concepts for the waterfront site. These concepts also took into consideration broader community objectives like creating a walkable, transit-supportive, and vibrant downtown. In August 2017, a survey was launched asking participants to share their feedback on the three concepts. The input gathered through this survey will help identify the best attributes of each of the three proposed concepts and will be used to help shape one preferred concept. To learn more about how the three concepts were developed, view the How We Got Here background document. |
Workshop 2 - Design Day, July 5, 2017 |
Thank you to everyone who took part in the July 5 design day sessions for the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study. During the two sessions, members of the public joined table group discussions to explore options for buildings, land use, access and open space. What We Heard |
Workshop 1 - Visioning, May 24, 2017 |
On May 24, 2017, approximately 200 people attended two community workshops to share their visions for the future of the waterfront site at 2020 Lakeshore Rd. View the presentation from the meeting: Presentation - part one What We Heard |
Samantha Romlewski
Community Planning Department
samantha.romlewski@burlington.ca
Tel. 905-333-7600, ext. 7402