Notice of Statutory Public Meeting and Recommendation Report for 1881 Fairview St. – Dec. 2, 2025

Oct 31, 2025

Public Notices

Meeting Date: Dec. 2, 2025

A.J. Clarke and Associates Ltd. has made an application on behalf of Amalie Holdings Limited to amend the Zoning Bylaw for the property located at 1881 Fairview St. The File Reference Number is 520-12/25.

Description of Proposed Development

The application proposes to amend the Zoning Bylaw by removing supermarkets and grocery stores from the list of prohibited uses under site exception 405.

Application materials are posted at burlington.ca/1881fairview

Description of the Proposed Amendment

The City of Burlington Official Plan (1997) designates the subject property as ‘Mixed Use Corridor – Commercial Corridor’ which permits which permits a wide range of retail and service commercial uses, medium and high-density residential uses and a limited number of large-scale retail and service commercial uses.

The City’s new Official Plan (2020, subject to appeals) designates the property ‘Urban Corridor’ and is located within the Burlington GO MTSA Area. The Urban Corridor designation permits retail and service commercial uses and a maximum height of 6-storeys.

The site is zoned ‘Mixed Use Corridor – Commercial Corridor’ (MXC-405) which permits a broad range of retail and service commercial uses, office, community, hospitality, automotive, entertainment and residential uses. The special exception 405 prohibits grocery stores and supermarkets.

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: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Online at www.burlington.ca/calendar or in person at Burlington City Hall, Council Chambers, 2^nd floor, 426 Brant St., Burlington, Ont.

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, Nov. 21, 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 Dec. 1, 2025 meeting date for the 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 Statutory Public Meeting as a Delegation:

To speak at the Statutory 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 905-335-7777, ext. 7481.

If you are viewing the livestream, 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 webcast 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 Dec. 2, 2025, 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 burlington.ca/1881fairview. 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 Elyse Meneray, Planner, at 905-335-7600, ext. 7462 or elyse.meneray@burlington.ca, or visit burlington.ca/1881fairview.