Notice of Statutory Public Meeting for Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment on March 2, 2026

Site location: Town wide
Applicant: Town-initiated
File No.: 42.03.94
Wards 1 to 7
Planner on file: Christina Tizzard, Manager – Urban Design
Email: christina.tizzard@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 3266
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3

Meeting information

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

Meeting date: Monday March 2, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road

What is proposed?

Public Meeting Report for Town-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment for Seasonal Commercial Patios on Private Property.

Staff propose new zoning by-law provisions to permit seasonal patio installations on private property annually between May and November. Staff propose modifications to all existing patio-related regulations in Zoning By-law 2014-014 (south of Dundas Street) and Zoning by-law 2009-189 (north of Dundas Street) to add greater clarity, to differentiate between permanent and seasonal patios, and to establish town wide consistency in the definitions and regulations.

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 at oakville.ca by searching the file number or visiting 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 Seasonal Commercial Patios 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:

Register before noon on the day of the meeting using the Delegation Request Form; or 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 online on YouTube.

Watch the public meeting online:

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

You must attend in person to speak at the meeting.

Find more information

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

Related applications:

To view the active development applications across the Town, visit oakville.ca and search "active development applications".

Legal notice

You are not required to participate. However, only those persons and public bodies that submit comments or speak at the public meeting may be allowed to appeal the decision of Town Council on this proposal. 

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 zoning by-law amendment is passed, 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 zoning by-law amendment is passed, 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 February 10, 2026.