Notice of Statutory Public Meeting and Recommendation Report for 198 & 206 Plains Rd E, July 7, 2026
2805531 Ontario Ltd. has made an application to amend the Official Plan Designation and Zoning for the properties located at 198 and 206 Plains Rd East. The File Reference Numbers are 520-05/26 and 505-05/26.
Description of Proposed Development
The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw to facilitate the development of a 7-storey mixed use building consisting of 183m² of commercial uses at-grade and 66 residential units in the storeys above. A total of 94 parking spaces are proposed at-grade and within 2 levels of underground parking. Vehicular access is proposed along Plains Road East. There is indoor amenity space proposed such as a fitness centre and multi-purpose amenity room as well as outdoor amenity space such as at-grade outdoor spaces, private balconies, private terraces on the 6th floor, and roof top outdoor area accessible to residents.
Application materials are posted on the City’s Development Project webpage at burlington.ca/198plains.
Description of the Proposed Amendment
The application proposes to redesignate the subject lands under the Official Plan (1997, as amended) from ‘Residential – Medium Density’ to “Mixed Use Corridor – General” with site-specific policies including increased height and maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The application proposes to rezone the subject lands from ‘RM1-346’ and ‘RM2-119’ (Residential Medium Density with site specific regulations) to ‘H-MXG-572’ (Mixed Use General with site specific regulations and holding provisions).
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: July 7, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Online at 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, June 26, 2026. 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 burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the July 7, 2026 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 the Legislative Services at clerks@burlington.ca, or
- phone 905-335-7777, ext. 7481.
- Register during the Statutory Public Meeting.
- 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 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 burlington.ca/calendar and search for the July 7, 2026 meeting date for the Committee of the Whole and click the ‘Watch Video’ link.
For more information and to view the proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment, please visit burlington.ca/198plains. 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 Mariana Da Silva, Planner, at 905-335-7600, ext. 7536 or mariana.dasilva@burlington.ca, or visit burlington.ca/198plains.
