Notice of Statutory Public Meeting for 454-462 Cumberland Ave. and 3255, 3259 and 3265 New St.
Weston Consulting has made an application on behalf of Traditions Seniors Housing Ltd. to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw for the lands located at 454-462 Cumberland Ave. and 3255, 3259 and 3265 New St. The File
Reference Numbers are 505-02/23 and 520-06/23.
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.
Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, 9:30 a.m.
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 online delegation registration form, by submitting an email to the Office of the City Clerk at clerks@burlington.ca or by phoning 905-335-7777, ext. 7481 by noon on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.
Description of Proposed Development
The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw to permit a seven-storey retirement home with a maximum Floor Area Ratio of 2.5:1, maximum building height of seven storeys, reduced parking, and a reduced yard setback. The proposed development includes a total of 124 units.
Application materials are posted on the City’s Development Project webpage at burlington.ca/3265new.
Description of Proposed Amendments
The City of Burlington Official Plan (1997), as amended, designates the subject property as “Residential Medium Density”, which permits detached and semidetached homes, townhouses, street townhouses and stacked townhouses, back-to-back townhouses, attached housing and walk-up apartments. In Residential-Medium Density areas, either ground or non-ground-oriented housing units with a density ranging between 26 and 50 units per net hectare shall be permitted. Within Residential Areas, a broad range of residential dwelling types shall be permitted, including assisted and special needs housing such as group homes, rest/retirement homes and long-term care facilities, as well as uses compatible with, complementary to and serving the primary residential use of the land, such as home occupations and cottage industries, neighbourhood parks, and offices. Other housing policies are applicable including the intensification criteria in Part III, section 2.5 of the Official Plan.
The City’s new Official Plan (2020, subject to appeals) designates the property as “Residential Medium Density”, which permits ground and non-ground oriented dwellings including single-detached and semi-detached dwellings, townhouses, street townhouses, stacked townhouses, back-to-back townhouses and low-rise residential buildings. The maximum building height for this property is three storeys for ground-oriented dwellings or four storeys for non-ground-oriented dwellings. The maximum density is 26 to 75 units per ha.
The City’s Zoning Bylaw zones the subject property as “Residential Medium Density” (H-RM2). The “RM2” zone permits a retirement home with a maximum height of 4 storeys and a FAR of 1.25:1. Where a zone designation contains the prefix “H” the lands identified shall not be developed or redeveloped until the City enacts an amending By-law removing the “H” holding symbol.
More information
For more information about this application and to view the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendment, please visit the City’s Development Project webpage related to this file. 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 description of the application and updates on the underway technical review and public comments received to date, will be available for public review on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. The report will be
available on the City’s website at www.burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the Jan. 8, 2024, meeting of the Committee of the Whole. If you need a hard copy of the report, please email the Clerks Department at clerks@burlington.ca to arrange pick-up.
For more information, including about appeal rights, contact
Jaclyn Schneider, Planner II
905-335-7777, ext. 7326
jaclyn.schneider@burlington.ca
www.burlington.ca/3265new