Statutory Meeting, Dec. 6, 2022 - Official Plan (OP) Amendment, Bill 109
Statutory Public Meeting Notice – Proposed Official Plan Amendment
Public Meeting Information
The Statutory Public Meeting will provide you with the chance to give feedback to City Council on the proposed Official Plan Amendments and for Council to consider the feedback before making a decision.
Attend the Statutory Public Meeting
You are invited to attend a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act to consider the staff report about the proposed amendments. This meeting will be held remotely and in person at Burlington City Hall, 426 Brant St.
Meeting Date: Dec. 6, 2022
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Online at www.burlington.ca/calendar or
in person at Burlington City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd floor, 426 Brant St., Burlington, Ont.
If you would like to delegate, please fill out the online delegation registration form at www.burlington.ca/delegate, submit a written request by email to the Office of the City Clerk at clerks@burlington.ca, or by call 905-335-7600, ext. 7481 by noon, Dec. 5..
Detailed information about how to participate in the Statutory Public Meeting is provided below.
What is Proposed?
In accordance with Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O 1990, c.P.13, as amended, you are invited to attend a Statutory Public Meeting to ask questions and provide comments on the proposed Official Plan (OP) Amendment to the in-force and effect Official Plan, to implement a strategy to respond to Bill 109 – More Homes for Everyone Act.
The Bill 109 legislation makes a number of significant legislative changes, in particular with respect to the Planning Act, in an effort to, among other goals, impel the timely processing of certain applications to bring housing to market and increase transparency in the process. Bill 109 changes five pieces of legislation, including the Planning Act.
The purpose of the proposed Official Plan amendments is to update:
- The information and materials required to make a Planning Act application complete;
- Notification requirements in the Official Plan; and,
- Other amendments to address development application process changes.
Looking for more information?
If you would like to review the proposed Official Plan Amendment, contact Kyle Plas at kyle.plas@burlington.ca or 905-335-7600, ext. 7824.
If you would like to be notified of the decision of the City of Burlington on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or passing of the proposed Bylaw, please make a written request to Jo-Anne Rudy, Committee Clerk, City of Burlington, City Hall, 426 Brant St., P.O. Box 5013, Burlington, ON, L7R 3Z6.
How to participate in the Public Meeting
The staff recommendation report, which contains a discussion regarding the proposed amendments, will be available for public review on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. The report will update all members of Council about Bill 109 legislation and recommend that Council approve the proposed Official Plan amendments. The report will be available on the City’s website at www.burlington.ca/calendar by searching for the Dec. 6 Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee. If you need a hard-copy of the report, please email clerks@burlington.ca to arrange pick-up.
How to speak at the Virtual Public Meeting as a delegation
To speak at the statutory Public Meeting, there are two options:
- Pre-register to speak by noon, Dec. 5. You can pre-register by:
- filling in the online delegation request form at www.burlington.ca/delegation;
- submitting a written request by email to the Office of the City Clerk at clerks@burlington.ca, or
- calling 905-335-7600, 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.
- 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, please submit them to to Kristin Sprukulis, Committee Assistant at kristin.sprukulis@burlington.ca no later than noon, Dec. 5 so they can be distributed and reviewed by all members of the Committee. The content of all submissions is considered public and will be posted to the City’s website.
How to watch the Virtual Public Meeting online
The live webcast can be found on the City’s website at www.burlington.ca/calendar. Search for the Dec. 6 Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee and clicking the ‘Video - Live’ link.
Legal Notices: Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13 and may be contained in an Appendix of a staff report, published in the meeting agenda, delegation list and/or the minutes of the public meeting and made part of the public record.
The City collects this information in order to make informed decisions on the relevant issues and to notify interested parties of Council’s decisions. It may also be used to serve notice of an Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing. Names and addresses contained in submitted letters and other information will be available to the public, unless the individual expressly requests the City to remove their personal information. The disclosure of this information is governed by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M. 56.
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Burlington to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Burlington before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted and/or the by-law is passed and/or approval of the draft plan of subdivision is given, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Burlington before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted and/or the by-law is passed and/or approval of the draft plan of subdivision is given, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.