Notice of Adoption of an Official Plan Amendment and Passing of Zoning By-law Amendment - Town-initiated - 42.15.74

Site location: Lands north of Dundas in the Dundas Urban Core area 

Applicant: Town-initiated
File number: 42.15.74
Ward: 6 and 7

Planner on file: Geoff Abma, Senior Planner
Email: geoff.abma@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 3034
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3

What was passed?

Council for the Town of Oakville approved By-law 2026-105 to adopt Official Plan Amendment 341 and Zoning By-law Amendment 2026-106 under sections 17(23) and 34(18) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to support Bus Rapid Transit along Dundas Street by clarifying the policy initially introduced through Official Plan Amendment 321, which indicated that stand-alone townhouses shall not be permitted adjacent to Dundas Street, and provide further clarity on the building height intended adjacent to Dundas Street within the Dundas Urban Core Area.

The amendment will also ensure conformity with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 which provides that  planning authorities should accommodate significant population and employment growth in the Town’s strategic growth areas, support the transit network, identify the appropriate type and scale of development in strategic growth areas, and permit development to support the achievement of complete communities and a compact built form.

The effect of the proposed amendment includes changes to:

• Revise a policy to clarify that apartment buildings, mixed use buildings and commercial buildings shall be the only permitted building types within 50 metres of the Dundas Street right-of-way; and,
• Revise a policy to clarify that a minimum height of six storeys is required for all buildings containing a residential use within 50 metres of the Dundas Street right-of-way.

Review the supporting material:

The reports, studies and plans submitted by the proponent are available to review on the project webpage.

To review the submission materials visit the North Oakville Secondary Plans 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 oakville.ca and search Building, Planning and Development Guide.

Related applications:

To view the active development applications across the Town, visit the Active Development Applications page.

Legal notice

Any appeals to the proposed official plan amendment and zoning by-law 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 by-law is passed, 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. Persons who may otherwise have an ability to appeal an adoption of an official plan amendment or passing of a zoning by-law amendment are limited to persons listed in subsections 17(24) and 34(19) of the Planning Act, respectively.

The last day for filing a notice of appeal is August 6, 2026.

This notice was issued on July 17, 2026.