Notice of Recommendation Report for 3011 Appleby Line, Sept. 9, 2025
Meeting Date: Sept. 9, 2025
Calloway REIT (Burlington Appleby) Inc has made an application to amend the Official Plan Designation and Zoning for the property located at 3011 Appleby Line. The File Reference Numbers are 505-06/25 and 520-08/25.
Description of Proposed Development
The applications will permit grocery store and department store uses on the subject site where they are currently prohibited by the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw.
No alterations to the existing site are proposed as the additional uses will utilize a vacant unit.
Application materials are posted on the webpage at burlington.ca/3011appleby.
Description of the Proposed Amendment
The City of Burlington Official Plan (1997), as amended, designates the subject property as ‘Regional Commercial’ which permits a wide range of retail and service commercial uses as well as community facilities. Section 4.3 e) identifies a number of prohibited uses, a grocery store and department store are prohibited uses.
The site is zoned as ‘Regional Commercial’ (CR-312) which permits a broad range of retail and service commercial uses. The special exception 312, prohibits a number of uses including grocery stores and department stores.
The applicant is proposing to amend the Official Plan (1997) to permit grocery and department stores within the Regional Commercial Designation.
The applicant is proposing to amend the Zoning Bylaw by amending the existing site exception 312 to remove grocery store and department store from the list of prohibited uses.
Public Meeting
You are invited to attend a Public Meeting under the Planning Act concerning these applications. This meeting will be held at Burlington City Hall, 426 Brant St.
Meeting Date: Sept. 9, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Online at www.burlington.ca/calendar or in person at Burlington City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd floor, 426 Brant St., Burlington, Ont.
Options for Participating in the Public Meeting
How to Obtain the Staff Report:
The staff recommendation report which contains a discussion and review of the applications, will be available for public review on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. The purpose of the report is to update all members of Council about the development proposal and provide a recommendation to Council. The report will be available on the City’s website at www.burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the Sept. 8, Committee of the Whole. If you require a hard copy of the report, please email Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca to arrange pick-up.
Speaking at the Public Meeting as a Delegation:
To speak at the Public Meeting, there are two options:
- Pre-register to speak by noon the Friday before the meeting is to be held. You can pre-register in one of the following ways:
- complete the online delegation request form at www.burlington.ca/delegation;
- submit a written request by email to Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca or
- phone 905-335-7600, ext. 7481.
- Register during the Statutory Public Meeting.
- If you are attending the meeting virtually, you can register to speak by emailing clerks@burlington.ca, as noted in the ticker tape that will be scrolling along the bottom of the live stream webcast of the meeting with registration information.
- If you are attending the meeting in person, you can register to speak during the meeting by following instructions provided at the meeting.
Speakers are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes each and are webcasted online. If you have presentation materials, they must be submitted to Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca no later than noon, the Friday before the meeting to allow for their distribution and review by all members of the Committee. Please note the content of all submissions is considered public and will be posted to the City’s website.
To Watch the Public Meeting Online:
Visit the City’s website at www.burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the meeting date for the Committee of the Whole and clicking the ‘Watch Video’ link.
For more information and to view the proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment, please visit www.burlington.ca/3011appleby. This webpage contains additional material, including studies that the applicant has submitted. This webpage will be updated throughout the process and include information about a future Council Meeting.
For more information, including appeal rights, contact Alicia West, Planner, at 905-335-7600, ext. 7504 or alicia.west@burlington.ca, or visit www.burlington.ca/3011appleby.