Notice of Decision - Official Plan Amendment No. 163
With respect to an Official Plan Amendment
Subsection 17(34) of the Planning Act
Amendment No. 163
Date of decision: Sept. 16, 2025
Date of notice: Sept. 18, 2025
Last date of appeal: Oct. 8, 2025
A decision was made on the date noted above to approve Amendment No. 163 to the Official Plan of the City of Burlington.
Purpose and effect of the amendment
The purpose of this Amendment is to amend the existing “Regional Commercial” designation of 3011, 3019, 3023, 3027, 3035, 3047, 3051 Appleby Line to permit supermarkets/grocery stores and department stores.
Public consultation was conducted between May 15, 2025 and Aug. 8, 2025. As a result of public consultation, the city received no comments and one delegation at the Statutory Public meeting held on Sept. 9, 2025 at the Committee of the Whole meeting. Comments received were considered as part of Council’s decision-making process.
When and how to file an appeal
Should you wish to appeal this bylaw to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), you must file an appeal with the City Clerk either via the OLT e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service by selecting Burlington (City) – Clerk as the Approval Authority or by mail: City Clerk, City of Burlington, 426 Brant St., P.O. Box 5013, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z6, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2025. The filing of an appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance. If you wish to appeal to the OLT or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at olt.gov.on.ca. If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to clerks@burlington.ca.
Who can file an appeal
Only the Minister, in the case of a request to amend the plan, the person or public body that made the request, a specified person or public body as defined in the Planning Act and registered owners of lands to which the plan will apply and who made submissions at a public meeting or who have made written submissions to the City before the plan is passed, will be able to appeal the decision of the City of Burlington to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
When the decision is final
The decision is final if a Notice of Appeal is not received on or before the last date of appeal noted above.
Getting additional information
If you require further information in respect of the Official Plan Amendment and the decision, please contact Alicia West, Planner, Community Planning Department, City of Burlington at alicia.west@burlington.ca or Jo-Anne Rudy, Committee Clerk, Legislative Services, City of Burlington at jo-anne.rudy@burlington.ca.