Notice of meeting for the Town-initiated proposed official plan amendment in the North West Area and Palermo Village, not including the Hospital District

Wed, 03 Mar 2021

Notice of Meeting
Proposed Official Plan Amendment
The North West Area and Palermo Village,
not including the Hospital District
Town-initiated
42.24.23, Wards 1, 4 and 7

Monday, March 22, 2021, at 6:30 p.m.
Videoconference broadcast from the Council Chamber
Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road
Town of Oakville YouTube channel

You are invited to attend and provide input at this videoconferencing meeting hosted by Planning and Development Council.

Due to the COVID-19 emergency attendance at Town Hall is restricted and public meetings are being held by videoconference only. Instructions on how to view the meeting or participate by written submission, videoconference or telephone are provided below.

The Planning Services department will be presenting a recommendation report with respect to this town-initiated official plan amendment at this meeting.

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to move the North Oakville West Secondary Plan area (other than the Hospital District) from the 1984 Oakville Official Plan to the Livable Oakville Plan, incorporate policies for those lands, and establish modified policies for an expanded Palermo Village Growth Area.

The effect of the proposed amendment to the 1984 Oakville Official Plan is to repeal the plan and policies as they apply to lands within the North Oakville West Secondary Plan area other than the Hospital District.  

The effect of the proposed amendment to the Livable Oakville Plan is to:

• update schedules to include the North Oakville West Secondary Plan area, other than the Hospital District, as part of the Livable Oakville Plan area, based on previously applicable policies and schedules of the North Oakville West Secondary Plan, including a new “Schedule K2, North West Natural Heritage System Key Areas”
• introduce a new “Schedule K1, North West Land Use” to apply land use designations from the Livable Oakville Plan including Business Employment, Natural Heritage System, and Parks and Open Space, and identify future roads 
• revise the plan’s introduction and general policies to recognize the lands added to the Livable Oakville Plan area
• introduce area-specific policies for the “North West Area” based on context and previously applicable policies of the North Oakville West Secondary Plan
• update schedules to identify a revised boundary for the Palermo Village Growth Area, including lands north of Dundas Street, and introduce a replacement Palermo Village land use schedule providing for a mix of uses including residential, civic and commercial uses, and future roads, and also a new area-specific urban design schedule
• update and revise the goal, objectives and development concept for Palermo Village, as well as functional, urban design, land use, exception and implementation policies, to enable redevelopment that is contextually appropriate, including associated development densities and revised building heights;
• update transportation policies for Palermo Village to address the required transit terminal, proposed new roads, and active transportation
• introduce cultural heritage policies for Palermo Village to support the conservation of its cultural heritage resources
• update stormwater management policies for Palermo Village to address location, design and function
• update policy language for expressing growth targets for Palermo Village as a minimum planned density to be determined as part of future conformity matters
• introduce housing policies for Palermo Village to encourage a mix of building and unit types and sizes, including features to enhance livability   

The subject land is North West Area and Palermo Village, not including the Hospital District.

The North West Area consists of the lands north of Dundas Street West and south of Highway 407 between Tremaine Road and Sixteen Mile Creek (excluding the Hospital District and lands within the North Oakville East Secondary Plan). Palermo Village is a Growth Area at the intersection of Dundas Street West and Bronte Road (Regional Road 25).

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Council c/o the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk’s department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 (Dropbox is located in front of Town Hall) or at TownClerk@oakville.ca before the 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 submissions to Council c/o the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk’s department, 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 Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Oakville on the proposed official plan amendment, 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

This meeting will be live streamed on the Town of Oakville YouTube channel.

Any submission to the Planning and Development Council, either in hard copy or in electronic format, must be forwarded to the Clerk's department for receipt no later than noon on Monday, March 22, 2021, to ensure its availability to the Members of Council at the meeting. Individuals wishing to make an oral submission at the meeting must contact the Clerk’s Department prior to the meeting to register as a delegation and to obtain instructions on how to participate in the meeting. Requests must be made no later than noon Monday, March 22, 2021 by email to: TownClerk@Oakville.ca or call 905-815-6015.  Requests to delegate will not be processed during the meeting.

All submissions should include the full name and address of the presenter.

A copy of the proposed official plan amendment and information and material is available to the public for inspection along with more information about this matter, including preserving your appeal rights at the North Oakville Secondary Plans page, or contact Kirk Biggar, Senior Planner, Planning Services department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3968 (TTY 905-338-4200) or at kirk.biggar@oakville.ca

If you have any accessibility needs, please advise Kirk Biggar one week before the meeting.

The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public.

Dated at the Town of Oakville March 3, 2021