Notice of passing for a proposed official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment at 3270 Sixth Line for ARGO (West Morrison Creek) Ltd.

Notice of Passing

On Monday, May 16, 2022, Town Council passed By-law 2022-038, which adopted Official Plan Amendment 325, under section 17(23), of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended and passed Zoning By-law 2022-039 under section 34 of the Planning Act.

The subject lands are approximately 13 hectares in size and are located on the west side of Sixth Line, north of Carnegie Drive. Additional land to the west owned by Lower Fourth Development Limited and Pendent Development Limited has been included into the proposal. Access would be from Sixth Line and future extension of Preserve Drive.

The Official Plan Amendment application applies to Block 123 only of the Draft Plan of Subdivision and seeks to increase the allowable height from six storeys to eight storeys and increase the Floor Space Index (FSI) from 2 to 3.7.

The subject land is the subject of an application under the Act for a plan of subdivision (File No. 24T-20001/1316).

Council’s decision reflects that the comments from the public have been appropriately addressed.

Any appeals to the proposed official plan amendment or zoning by-law amendment must be filed with the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6H 0H3, setting out the reasons for the appeal and the specific part of the proposed official plan amendment to which the appeal applies; and must be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal. Copies of the appeal forms are available from the Ontario Land Tribunal website.

The proposed official plan amendment is exempt from approval by the Regional Municipality of Halton. The decision of the Town of Oakville Council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

Only individuals, corporations or public bodies may appeal a decision of the Town of Oakville Council or a by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal.  A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group.  However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

The public may view planning documents and background material online at the Town's development applications page.

Questions may be directed to Robert Thun, Senior Planner, Planning Services department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3029 (TTY 905-338-4200) or at robert.thun@oakville.ca.

The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, and can form part of the public record which may be released to the public.

LAST DATE FOR FILING AN APPEAL: June 16, 2022