Notice of recommendation meeting for a proposed Official Plan Amendment, 42.15.71

Site location: Town-wide

Applicant: Town-initiated
File number:  42.15.71
Ward: 1 to 7

Planner on file: Sybelle von Kursell, Manager Midtown Oakville and Special Programs
Email: sybelle.vonkursell@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 6020
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3

Meeting information

The purpose of this meeting is to provide a recommendation to Town Council. You can attend the meeting online or in person.

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road

What is proposed?

An Official Plan Amendment to enable the Town to implement 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 (PMTSAs) (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 town’s website on the Agendas and Meetings page the Friday before the meeting.  

Review the supporting material:

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

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 with 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. 

Please be aware that all meetings are recorded live and available on YouTube.

 Watch the public meeting online:

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

You must attend in person to speak at the meeting.

Find more information

To learn more about the proposed amendment, visit the Inclusionary Zoning page.

Related applications:

The OPA enables the use of a Planning Act tool.  The tool would apply only to PMTSAs, see the Town's Development Application webpage for active applications within Midtown Oakville and Bronte GO growth areas.

The Town is consulting on a Comunity Planning Permit By-law wherein Inclusionary Zoning provisions are drafted, 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 part 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 May 7, 2026.