Hospital District Study

In September 2017, as a component of the ongoing Official Plan Review, Oakville Council adopted a town-wide Urban Structure through Official Plan Amendment No. 15 which identified the Hospital District as a “Node for Further Study”. This had the effect of confirming that these lands were distinctive and that further study was required to establish a more detailed Area Specific Plan.

The North Oakville West Secondary Plan identifies the Hospital District Node as within the Employment District designation, which is generally intended “to protect for, and establish a range of development opportunities for employment generating industrial, office and service employment uses”.

The North Oakville West Secondary Plan also states that the Hospital District Node “will include a hospital and may also include research and development facilities, medical and other offices, laboratories, clinics, supportive housing, long term care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, and other similar uses including retail and service commercial facilities related to the permitted uses”.

The Hospital District Node consists of the lands north of Dundas Street at Third Line.

The review will produce an Area Specific Plan to guide future growth and change in the area and to inform a future official plan amendment to the Livable Oakville Plan, including:

• A final boundary for the Hospital District Node;
• A defined function for the area within the context of the Town mix of land uses, including building heights and density;
• Targets for employment and population, if appropriate (including affordable housing),
• Goals, objectives, development concept, land use policies and urban design direction, an appropriate mix and density of land uses which strengthens live-work relationships and the strategic employment capacity of the node.
• Implementation tools

The review is scheduled to take place in 2019 with a statutory process under the Planning Act following in early 2020.

November 2019 – Public Workshop

The Town hosted a public workshop on November 25, 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre. The workshop was to review the study results to date and to evaluate draft land use scenarios for the Hospital District. The workshop included an open house with information display boards and an overview presentation about the study and initial findings. The workshop concluded with an interactive and facilitated session where participants worked a series of focus questions to evaluate draft land use scenarios. The materials presented at the workshop are provided below:

• Meeting Notice (pdf)
• Display Boards (pdf)
• Presentation Slides (pdf)
• Workshop Questions (pdf)
• Table Worksheets (pdf)

Note:  This event was combined with Palermo Village Growth Area Review workshop.

October 2019 - Project Update

In October 2019, The Livable Oakville Council Sub-Committee received the report entitled “Hospital District Study Update". This report gave an overview of the study process and background facts to date.

• Staff Report - Item 5.b from the Livable Oakville Subcommittee Agenda from October 7, 2019
• Subcommittee Presentation (pdf)

March 2019 - Consultants Retained and Project Kick-off

The Town of Oakville retained consulting firm Sajecki Planning Inc., in association with Paradigm Transportation Solutions Inc., WSP, Stewart Hawes Urban Design, urbanMetrics Inc. and StrategyCorp to undertake the Health Oriented Mixed Use Node Review and associated technical supporting studies.

Town staff and the consulting team held a project kick-off meeting and went on a guided walking tour of the Health Oriented Mixed Use Node and surrounding area.

June 2018 – Project Initiation

In June 2018, The Livable Oakville Council Sub-Committee received the report entitled “Project Initiation – Health Oriented Mixed Use Node”. This report gave a preliminary scope and timeframe for the review and included background context and an overview of applicable provincial, regional and town policies.

• Staff Report (pdf)
• Subcommittee Presentation (pdf)