Burlington moves to lift zoning holds for 71 townhouses on Old Plains Road West and four on Maple Avenue

The notices

The City of Burlington has posted two Notices of Intention to Remove a Holding (H) Symbol under the Planning Act. Each notice says removing the "H" prefix from the zone permits the underlying zone category to take effect.

Old Plains Road West

The October 2 notice says Council intends to pass By-law 2020.528 under delegated authority; it does not give a date. The City's project page for the site, in Ward 1, lists the Official Plan and zoning amendment applications (files 505-03/25 and 520-04/25) as approved, after a statutory public meeting on June 10, 2025. That page describes the proposal as 75 three-storey stacked townhome units of one and two bedrooms, built in two phases of 51 and 24 units, with vehicle access from Plains Road, one parking space per unit and 11 visitor spaces. The October notice gives the applicant's intention as 71 townhouse units; the notice does not explain the difference.

759 Maple Avenue

Under By-law 71-2023, Council delegated authority to lift holding zones to the Director of Community Planning, who the October 9 notice says intends to pass By-law 2020.529 on or after October 29. The City's project page for the Ward 2 site lists the application (file 520-12/24) as approved, following a statutory public meeting on February 28, 2024, and describes two parking spaces per unit.