Notice of Passing of Zoning Bylaw 2020.463
Burlington City Council passed Bylaw 2020.463 to amend Bylaw 2020, as amended, on Feb. 13, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, 1990, as amended. File number: 520-08/23 (PL-05-24)
Bylaw 2020.463 amends the city’s Zoning Bylaw 2020, as amended, for the purpose of city-initiated general amendments regarding outdoor patios.
Public consultation on the proposed zoning bylaw amendment occurred through a Statutory Public Meeting held on Dec. 5, 2023, at the Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee of Council. Notice of the Statutory Public Meeting was given on Nov. 3, 2023, and published in the Hamilton Spectator on Nov. 3, 2023. The city received four written comments on the proposed amendments. There were five delegations at the Statutory Public Meeting held on Dec. 5, 2023, and one delegation at the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Feb. 5, 2024. Comments received were considered as part of Council’s decision-making process.
For further information, please contact Nikolas Wensing of the Community Planning Department at Nikolas.wensing@burlington.ca.
Should you wish to appeal this bylaw to the Ontario Land Tribunal, you must file an appeal to the City Clerk by March 6, 2024. Your appeal must include your objection to the bylaw and the reasons for this objection, along with a cheque for $1,100, payable to the Minister of Finance. Additional information on the Ontario Land Tribunal process can be located at www.olt.gov.on.ca.
If you wish to view the complete bylaw and/or be notified of the outcome of the zoning bylaw amendment, please write to Jo-Anne Rudy, Committee Clerk, City of Burlington, 426 Brant St., P.O. Box 5013, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z6 or email at jo-anne.rudy@burlington.ca.
Legal Notice
Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning bylaw to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 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 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 council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
Dated at the City of Burlington on Feb. 15, 2024.