Notice of Passing of Housekeeping By-law 051-2026
The Director of Community Planning of the City of Burlington approved amending By-law 051-2026 under delegated authority on Aug. 28, 2026 for housekeeping purposes to ensure clarity and to assist in the consistent interpretation and application of the City’s Zoning Bylaw.
Site location: City wide
Applicant: City-initiated
File Number: 520-09-13/26
Wards Affected: All
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to make housekeeping and technical modifications to the holding provisions to improve the usability and interpretation of the new Zoning Bylaw and support implementation of the Official Plans.
The effect of By-law 051-2026 is to amend Zoning By-law 009-2026, as amended, by removing redundant requirements and clarifying the uses and regulations that apply while a holding provision remains in effect.
Notice of the proposed bylaw was published on the City’s webpage on Aug. 5, 2026. The commenting period was open from August 5 to 26. No comments were received.
More information
For more information about this matter, contact newzoning@burlington.ca. If you wish to view the bylaw and/or be notified of the outcome of By-law 051-2026, contact Jo-Anne Rudy, Committee Clerk, City of Burlington, at jo-anne.rudy@burlington.ca.
Legal notice
Any appeals to the proposed bylaw amendment must be filed with the City Clerk either via the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at https://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; must set out the reasons for the appeal and must be accompanied by the fee required by the OLT. The last day for filing a notice of appeal is no later than 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2026.
Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a bylaw to the OLT. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Director of Community Planning or, in the opinion of the OLT, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
DATED at the City of Burlington on Aug. 31, 2026.