Notice of adoption of Official Plan Amendment 074 related to Parkway Belt West Plans

Site location: Lands that are subject to the Parkway Belt West Plan within the Town of Oakville.
Applicant: Town-initiated
File number: 42.15.72
Wards: 1 to 7

Planner on file: Monika Keliacius MCIP, RPP, Policy Planner
Email: monika.keliacius@oakville.ca 
Phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 3174
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3

What was passed?

Council for the Town of Oakville approved By-law 2026-002 to adopt Official Plan Amendment 074 under section 17(23) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

The purpose of the proposed official plan amendment is to modify the text and schedules of the Livable Oakville Plan as part of the Parkway Belt West Designation Project to address the anticipated revocation of the Parkway Belt West Plan.

The effect of the proposed amendment includes changes to:

• Schedules with the Parkway Belt West Plan lands to modify the mapping notation to a green dashed line to enable a secondary designation to be visible;
• Introduce the Region’s Natural Heritage System land use designation with associated policies to select areas within designated Parkway Belt West Plan     lands;
• Introduce secondary designations to select areas within designated Parkway Belt West lands; and
• Introduce new policies to address the anticipated revocation of the Parkway Belt West Plan, secondary land use designations and areas for further study.

The proposed amendment will result in changes to the following parts of the Livable Oakville Plan:

• Section 1 (The Livable Oakville Plan);
• Section 16 (Natural Area);
• Section 19 (Parkway Belt West);
• Section 28 (Special Policy Areas);
• Schedule F – South West Land Use;
• Schedule G – South East Land Use;
• Schedule H – West Land Use;
• Schedule I – Central Land Use;
• Schedule J – East Land Use;
• Schedule K – 407 North Land Use;
• Schedule S1 – Bronte GO MTSA Land Use;
• Schedule S2 – Bronte GO MTSA Building Heights; and,
• Schedule S3 – Bronte GO MTSA Density

Review the supporting material

The reports, studies and plans submitted by the proponent are available to review on the Official Plan Review page.

Written comments and oral submissions

Council has considered the written comments and oral submissions related to this matter and that they have been appropriately addressed.

Find more information

To learn more about the planning process, visit the Building, Planning & Development Guide page.

Legal notice

Any appeals to the proposed official plan amendment must be filed with the Town Clerk at 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3; must set out the reasons for the appeal; and must be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal. A copy of the appeal form is available from the Ontario Land Tribunal website.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal 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.

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 did not make written comments or oral submissions before the official plan amendment was adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing unless in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

The last day for filing a notice of appeal is Tuesday February 17, 2026.

This notice was issued on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.