Approval for a new mosque at 4721 Palladium Way has cleared the Planning & Development Committee (Sept. 17) and heads to council Sept. 24 for a final vote. Residents can attend council, watch online, or Register as a Delegation to speak. The application from the Halton Islamic Association seeks to
Staff have recommended approval of a rezoning application for 4880 Valera Road in Alton to permit 414 residential units in the form of a 9 and 10 storey apartment building with commercial uses at grade, townhouses and back-to-back townhouses. The Planning & Development Committee discussed the application Sept. 17 and referred
The request to remove 176 Rennick Road from the Heritage Register of Burlington historical properties has been withdrawn. The Sept. 11 Planning & Development Committee heard that the property has recently sold, and the new owners wish to keep the property on the register. Staff had recommended retaining the property on
The city’s lot maintenance bylaw has been updated, and among new and existing provisions provides tools to deal with wildlife feeding on private property, graffiti, garbage, milkweed, and other matters. Under the old bylaw, milkweed was considered a weed, and had to be cut below 8 inches. This eliminated the flowers that
Committee of the Whole Sept. 10 received a Confidential Update on National Homes (Brant Inc) appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT, formerly Ontario Municipal Board) regarding their proposed townhouse development at 2100 Brant St. The recommendation that will head to council Sept. 24 is to “proceed in accordance with
The Planning & Development Committee on Sept. 11 approved a development of six, single detached homes at 2130 and 2136 New St., with three parking spaces each (no additional on-site visitor parking). The units are proposed to be 4 bedrooms, with a $1.4 to $1.5 million price tag. Changes to the project
Staff are recommending the follow Community Benefits be approved, arising from extra height and density granted by council (6-1) for the 22-storey building at Brock and Ontario. Community benefits may be in the form of a financial contribution (direct benefit) or indirect benefits (facilities, services, or installations built or provided
Pattison Signs has requested to remove three paper billboards at Guelph Line and Fairview, and replace them with one digital sign board. The proposal includes: Replace three paper posted billboards as per Appendix “A” with one static digital billboard; Static messages only with the digital display of a minimum of 10
A rezoning to permit a place of worship at 1160 Blair Road is on the agenda for the Sept. 11 Planning & Development Committee, with any recommendation from that committee heading to council Sept. 24 for final approval. Staff support the application, with limits on size and future expansion. The zoning
The calendar of monthly committee and council meetings for 2019 has been approved by committee and heads to council Sept. 24 for a final vote. Decisions at City Hall flow first to a standing committee (Committee of the Whole, Audit, Planning & Development). Recommendations from standing committees then go to council
A new Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee of Council is being established, to begin work in the next term of council. At least one-third of rural members (2 of 6) will be drawn from existing participants in the ad hoc rural advisory committee that currently meets. Committee of the Whole
A new policy has been passed by committee to regulate the size and amount of time a temporary roadside memorial can be displayed. A memorial is any temporary decoration placed on a road side to honour some who died in a traffic accident. The memorials often include such items as flowers,
I have released the following statement to the media, and our campaign is taking a series of actions outlined below to stop the false and defamatory telephone survey against me carried out by Campaign Research, at the behest of an as-yet unidentified client. You can help too, by filing a
At our June 18 meeting, City Council unanimously approved a private tree bylaw for the Roseland community, to be implemented on November 1, 2018 as a two-year pilot program. Council also approved undertaking community consultation on a city-wide private tree bylaw. Consultation will begin after Nov. 1 with staff reporting back to
At our June 18 meeting, City Council voted 5-2 to pay 100% of the cost of a new floating wavebreak at LaSalle Park Marina, using up to $4 million from the Hydro Reserve fund. The city is the sole shareholder of Burlington Hydro, and revenues from Hydro go into the fund.
Trail from Ontario St to Grahams Lane Construction of the Ontario Street to Graham’s Lane Multi-Use Trail is scheduled to start in mid-September and will continue for approximately 3-4 months. The trail will be 4 meters wide and surfaced with asphalt paving. There will be benches, trash receptacles and vehicle
Reserve Properties and two other companies (Reserve Burlington Developments Ltd., and Kingcor Developments Ltd.) have appealed City Council’s approval of the mayor’s motion for an 18 storey building opposite City Hall. The site encompasses the entire block from Brant and James to John St., including Kelly’s Bake Shoppe, two restaurants,
Residents in the Orchard area of Burlington have launched an appeal of Burlington city council’s decision to approve a townhouse development at 5219 Upper Middle Rd and 2004-2005 Georgina Crt. with access through the Georgina Crt/Rome neighbourhood. The appeal will be decided by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, successor to the
Residents turned out by the dozens at two days of open houses in July and August to weigh in on a proposal for the redevelopment of Lakeside Plaza at 5353 Lakeshore Road. An application has been submitted to the city for a mix of single storey buildings (commercial uses), mid-rise
Insight & Analysis — As we approach the four-year anniversary of the Burlington flood on August 4, 2014, it’s an appropriate time to take stock of what’s been done, and how far we still need to go. What’s happened so far: The city increased spending on stormwater infrastructure by $20
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