Burlington City Council endorses a land use vision and concept for downtown Burlington, as part of the adopted Official Plan

On Jan. 27, 2020, City Council endorsed the land use vision and built form concept that had been put forward in report PL-02-20, subject to a few elements of the concept that Council directed staff to further consider between now and April 2020. The details of Council’s decision are contained in item 10.2 of the Council minutes.

view the appendix of the vision and concept in Appendix A of PL-02-20

Review the minutes or watch the recording of Jan. 16 meeting

Next steps

Planning staff, working with SGL Planning and Design, will now begin developing detailed policies to implement the endorsed land use vision and built form concept for the downtown.

These will be presented to Council in April 2020, as recommended modifications to the policies of the adopted Official Plan. The date and time of the April 2020 meeting will be communicated once confirmed.

Opportunity to have your say

Members of the public can still provide comments that will inform the project.

Comments must be submitted no later than Friday, Feb. 14, 2020:

By mail or in person to “Taking a Closer Look at the Downtown”, care of Thomas Douglas, Planner, Community Planning Department, 426 Brant St, L7R 3Z6.


On Jan. 16, 2020, City staff presented report PL-02-20 to the Community Planning, Regulation, and Mobility (CPRM) Committee of Council. This report and its appendices are available online at both www.getinvolvedburlington.ca/official-plan-2019 and www.burlington.ca/newop.

Report PL-02-20 recommended that Council endorse a land use vision and built form concept for downtown Burlington, developed by the City’s consultants SGL Planning and Design. The recommended concept was informed by several inputs including public feedback, technical studies, and an understanding of existing and approved development in the downtown.










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