As you may remember from the previous Notice letter that was mailed on July 6, 2020, the City of
Burlington has received an application from UrbanSolutions Planning and Land Development
Consultants to rezone the subject lands located on 961 & 970...
As you may remember from the previous Notice letter that was mailed on July 6, 2020, the City of
Burlington has received an application from UrbanSolutions Planning and Land Development
Consultants to rezone the subject lands located on 961 & 970 Zelco Drive and 4425 South Service
Road.
The purpose of this application is to amend the
Zoning By-law for the subject lands to permit a
Motor Vehicle Wrecking Yard within the existing
zone. The property owner is currently operating a
metal recycling facility on the subject lands with
the aim of providing motor vehicle wrecking
services as defined by Burlington Zoning By-law
2020.
The property is currently designated
Employment Lands General Employment
within the citys Official Plan. This designation
permits a broad range of employment and office
uses, including industrial and limited retail uses
with a separation from sensitive land uses such
as residential uses.
The property is currently zoned General
Employment (GE1) which permits office and
industrial uses including a recycling facility,
however a Motor Vehicle Wrecking Yard is a
prohibited use.
Statutory Public Meeting Information
Due to COVID-19 this Statutory Public meeting will be conducted virtually. Only the chair of the
meeting, along with a clerk and audio/visual technician will be in council chambers, with all other
staff, members of council and delegations participating in the meetings remotely.
You are invited to participate in this virtual Statutory Public Meeting to consider the proposed zoning
by-law amendment application for 961 & 970 Zelco Drive and 4425 South Service Road. This meeting
will take place on:
Date: Tuesday September 22, 2020
Start Time: 6:30 pm
Location: City Website www.burlington.ca/calendar
How to Obtain the Staff Report:
An information report concerning the application will be available for public review on September 11,
2020. This report does not include a recommendation about the application at this time. The
purpose of the information report is to update all members of Council about the development
proposal. The report will be available on the Citys website at www.burlington.ca/calendar by
searching for the meeting date for the Planning and Development Committee. A copy of the report
can also be picked up at the City Clerks Department on the main level of City Hall.
Speaking at the Meeting:
Since this is a statutory public meeting, you do not have to register in advance in order to speak.
However, if you wish to arrange in advance to speak at the statutory public meeting, please register
online at www.burlington.ca/delegation or contact Jo-Anne Rudy, Committee Clerk at (905) 335-7600
Ext. 7413 or Jo-Anne.Rudy@burlington.ca. Speakers are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes each
and are webcasted online.
Also, if you have presentation materials, they must be submitted to Ms. Rudy by noon the day before
the meeting to allow for their distribution and review by all members of the Committee. Please note
the content of all submissions is considered to be public and will be posted to the citys website.
