Notice of meeting for September 6, 2022 for a proposed official plan amendment at 560-584, 550, 530 Kerr Street and 131, 171 Speers Road for April Investments Ltd, et al.

Notice of Meeting

Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 6:30 p.m.

You are invited to attend either in-person or virtually and provide input at this meeting hosted by Planning and Development Council.

Instructions on how to view the meeting or participate in-person, by written submission, videoconference or telephone are provided below.

The Planning Services department will be presenting a recommendation report with respect to this development proposal at this meeting.

The application seeks to amend the Livable Oakville Plan to permit redevelopment of the existing commercial plazas at the northwest corner of Kerr Street and Speers Road.

The effect of the proposed official plan amendment is to implement a comprehensive development plan comprised of: 11 new buildings ranging in height from 8 storeys to 28 storeys with approximately 1,840 residential units and approximately 7,900 square metres of retail gross floor area; a public park with a minimum area of 0.4 hectare which may include stratified ownership (private parking below); two mid-block publicly accessible pedestrian connections from the public park to Speers Road and Kerr Street; an urban square at the northwest corner of Kerr Street and Speers Road with a minimum area of 500 square metres; the westerly extension of Shepherd Road and northerly extension of St. Augustine Drive; and one new mid-block private road with an enhanced streetscape. 

The proposed official plan amendment would also include new and updated site-specific: urban design policies regarding the design of towers, building podium, façade treatments, green roofs / private amenity space, and structured parking; land use compatibility policies; and, phasing and transition policies to coordinate development with the provision of infrastructure.  Amendments to Schedule O1 and O2 are proposed to remove bonusing, identify the extension of primary and secondary streets, show the conceptual location of the urban park and urban square, identify the location of enhanced streetscapes, and to add the location of a mid-block private road with an enhanced streetscape. 

The subject land is located on the northwest corner of Kerr Street and Speers Road.

Part of this land, located at 550 Kerr Street, is also subject to a proposed zoning by-law amendment (File No. Z.1616.55) that has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (Case No. PL200333).

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville 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 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 Ontario Land 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 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

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 Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 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 Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 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 will is available to the public for inspection along with more information about this matter, including preserving your appeal rights on the Town’s development application page or contact Paul Barrette, Senior Planner,  Planning Services department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3041 (TTY 905-338-4200) or at paul.barrette@oakville.ca. 

If you have any accessibility needs, please advise Paul Barrette 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 August 24, 2022.