Notice of Statutory Public Meeting and Recommendation Report for 141, 147 and 153 Plains Rd. W.
Meeting Date: Dec. 3, 2024
Goldberg Group has made applications on behalf of the landowners to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw for the lands located at 141, 147 and 153 Plains Road West. The File Reference Numbers are 505-05/24 520-10/24.
Proposed Development
The applications propose to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw to permit a 12-storey mixed use building with 150 residential units and 175 m2 of non-residential area at grade. The proposed development will provide 2,243 m2 of indoor and outdoor amenity space and 100 parking spaces contained within two (2) levels of underground parking and 12 surface parking spaces.
Application materials are at burlington.ca/141plains.
Proposed Amendments
The City of Burlington Official Plan (1997), as amended, designates the subject property as “Mixed Use Corridor – General”, which permits permits a wide range of retail, service commercial and personal service uses, financial institutions, broad range of office, entertainment, recreation and other community facilities, townhouses and high density residential.
The Mixed-Use Corridor – General designation permits a maximum building height of 6 storeys and a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.5:1.
The City’s new Official Plan (2020, subject to appeals) identifies the subject property as being located within a Primary Growth Area and designates the property as “Urban Corridor”, which permits mixed-use developments with a maximum building height of six storeys and maximum Floor Area Ratio of 2.0:1.
The City’s Zoning Bylaw zones the subject property as “Mixed Use Corridor - General” (MXG). The “MXG” zone permits a broad range of service commercial uses, office, community, hospitality, automotive, as well as a limited range of retail commercial and residential uses with a maximum height of 6 storeys for non-industrial uses and a FAR of 1.0:1.
Statutory Public Meeting
You are invited to attend a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act concerning these applications. This meeting will be held using a hybrid model, allowing members of Council, City staff and the public to participate remotely or in-person at Burlington City Hall, 426 Brant St.
Meeting Date: Dec. 3, 2024
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.
Requests to delegate to this hybrid meeting can be made by completing the form at www.burlington.ca/delegate, emailing Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca or phoning 905-335-7600, ext. 7481 by noon on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.
For more information and to view the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendment, please visit www.burlington.ca/141plains. 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.
A staff report, which provides a recommendation, description of the application, technical review and public comments received to date, will be available for public review on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. The report will be available at www.burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the Dec. 3, 2024, meeting of the Committee of the Whole. If you need a hard copy of the report, please email Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca to arrange pick-up.
For more information, including appeal rights, contact Elyse Meneray, Planner, at 905-335-7600, ext. 7462 or elyse.meneray@burlington.ca, or visit www.burlington.ca/141plains.
