Notice of statutory public meeting on November 3, 2025, for a Proposed Official Plan Amendment to enable Inclusionary Zoning

Site location: Town wide
Applicant: Town-initiated
File Contact: Sybelle von Kursell, Manager – Midtown Oakville and Special Programs
Email: sybelle.vonkursell@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-845-6601, ext. 6020
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Rd, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3
File No.: 42.15.71 
Ward No. 1 to 7

Meeting information

You are invited to a public meeting under the Planning Act to share your comments on the proposal. The purpose of this meeting is for staff to present the proposal and receive feedback. No recommendation to approve or deny the proposal will be made at this meeting. You can attend the meeting online or in person.

Meeting date: November 3, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road

What is proposed?

To enable the use of Inclusionary Zoning within Protected Major Transit Station Areas.

The proposed Official Plan amendment will add policies to the Livable Oakville Plan that enables the Town to implement Inclusionary Zoning within Protected Major Transit Station Areas (such as Midtown Oakville and the Bronte GO Growth Areas) identified in the Official Plan.  

For more information visit the Inclusionary Zoning page.

How to participate/how you can share your views

Read the staff report

The report includes details of the proposal. It is made available for review on the Agendas & Meetings page the Friday before the meeting.  

Review the supporting material

Information about Inclusionary Zoning is available to review on the Inclusionary Zoning page.

Provide written comments

We welcome your views. To provide a written comment to be presented to Council or if you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Oakville on this matter, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk’s department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 or at TownClerk@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public

Speak at the public meeting

To speak at the public meeting, you must register and share any presentation materials in advance:

1. Register before noon on the day of the meeting using the Delegation Request Form or,
2. Contact the Clerk’s Department at 905-815-6015 on the last business day before the meeting to register as a delegation and to obtain instructions on how to participate. If you have presentation materials, submit them to the Town Clerk at TownClerk@oakville.ca.

All speakers have 10 minutes to present. 

Watch the public meeting online

To watch the meeting live, or to view a previously recorded meeting, please visit the Town of Oakville YouTube page.

You must attend in person to speak at the meeting.

Find more information

To learn more about the planning process, visit the Inclusionary Zoning page.

Related applications

The Town is also initiating a Community Planning Permit By-law wherein Inclusionary Zoning provisions are proposed, visit the Community Planning Permit System page for more information.

Legal notice

Pursuant the Planning Act, section 17 (24.1.3) only the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing may appeal the decision of Town Council in respect of official plan policies that authorize inclusionary zoning. 

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Town of Oakville Council 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 Town Clerk before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, 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 submission to Town of Oakville Council before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, 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 add the person or public body as a party.

For accessibility support, please contact the planner on file one week before the meeting.

This notice was issued on October 14, 2025.