Notice of Statutory Public Meeting and Recommendation Report for 127 Plains Rd. W., Aug. 13, 2025
Meeting Date: Aug. 13, 2025
MHBC Planning has made applications on behalf of the Losani Investment Corporation to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw for the lands located at 127 Plains Rd. W. The File Reference Numbers are 520-05/25 and 505-04/25.
Description of Proposed Development
The applicant is proposing to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw to permit a 24-storey mixed use building with 240 residential units and 475 square metres of non-residential use at-grade. A total of 160 vehicular parking spaces are proposed. Vehicular access is proposed from both Plains Road West and Howard Road.
Application materials are posted on the City’s Development Project webpage at burlington.ca/127plainsroadwest.
Description of the Proposed Amendment
The City of Burlington Official Plan (1997), as amended, designates the subject property as a Mixed-Use Activity Area and designates the subject property as Mixed Use Corridor - General. This designation permits mixed-use development with a maximum building height of 6-storeys and a maximum Floor Area Ratio of 1.5:1. Retail and service commercial uses are required on the ground floor, and residential uses are to be in the upper storeys.
The City’s new Official Plan (2020) is subject to appeals. The new Official Plan designates the subject property within the Aldershot GO MTSA and is located within the “Mid-Rise Residential Precinct”. The permitted uses include apartments, stacked townhouses, back-to-back townhouses, street townhouses that form the base of buildings, office uses, retail and service commercial uses (on bottom two floors only) and recreation uses (on bottom two floors only). The maximum building height is 11-storeys.
The City’s Zoning Bylaw zones the subject property as MXG (Mixed Use Corridor – General). This zone permits mixed-use development with a maximum building height of 6-storeys and a maximum Floor Area Ratio of 1.5:1.
Statutory Public Meeting
You are invited to attend a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act concerning these applications. This meeting will be held at Burlington City Hall, 426 Brant St.
Meeting Date: Aug. 13, 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. 1, 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 at www.burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the meeting date for the Special Council Meeting. If you require a hard copy of the report, please email Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca to arrange pick-up.
Speaking at the Statutory Public Meeting as a Delegation:
To speak at the Statutory Public Meeting, there are two options:
- Pre-register to speak by noon on Tuesday, Aug. 12. 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 the Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca or
- phone 905-335-7777, 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 five 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, Aug. 12, to allow for their distribution and review by all members of Council. 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 Aug. 13 Special Council meeting and clicking the ‘Watch Video’ link.
For more information and to view the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendment, please visit burlington.ca/127plainsroadwest. 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 Jaclyn Schneider, Planner, at 905-335-7600, ext. 7326 or jaclyn.schneider@burlington.ca, or visit burlington.ca/127plainsroadwest.
