Request for a Minister’s Zoning Order for Residential Uses in the City of Burlington

A Minister’s Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, regulates the use of land and the erection, location and use of any building or structure on the land, and prevails over the existing municipal zoning by-law to the extent there is any conflict. 

The Minister is considering a request from Millcroft Greens Corporation to make a Minister’s Zoning Order for lands at 2155 Country Club Drive and 4274 Dundas Street, in the City of Burlington (City). This request has written support from the Minister of Seniors and Accessibility and the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks. See link to location map below. 

2155 Country Club Drive

The subject lands at 2155 Country Club Drive are comprised of six (6) areas with a combined size of approximately 11.6 hectares. These lands are bound by Dundas Street to the north, Upper Middle Road to the south, Appleby Line to the east, and Walker’s Line to the west. 

Most of the subject lands at 2155 Country Club Drive are currently designated Major Parks and Open Space, with small portions designated Natural Heritage System and Key Natural Features in the City of Burlington Official Plan, 2020. The lands are zoned Open Space in the City of Burlington Zoning By-law, 2020, as amended.

The requested Zoning Order seeks to facilitate approximately 138 new housing units to be accessed by private (condominium) roads, in the six (6) areas at 2155 Country Club Drive. Specifically, the requested Zoning Order seeks to override the current Open Space zoning requirements of the City of Burlington Zoning By-law 2020, as amended, that apply to these areas, by permitting the following uses:

• Single detached dwellings on private roadways owned collectively by homeowners.
• A range of townhouse styles.
• Accessory uses, buildings and structures.
• Additional Residential Units in any permitted detached dwelling or townhouse building or accessory building or structure.
• Office use in combination with a dwelling unit.
• Home Occupation
• Private open space including outdoor community and recreation facilities.
• Uses permitted in all zones, which will include a stormwater management tank as well as storm water management and erosion control facilities, non-intensive outdoor recreation uses, public utilities and services, archaeological restoration, and forest, wildlife and fisheries management in accordance with regulations set out in the Residential Zoning By-law 09-2026, as amended.

The requested Zoning Order would also establish zoning requirements for the proposed single detached dwellings and townhouses, such as lot area and coverage, setbacks, building heights, encroachment into yards, and off-street parking. 

4274 Dundas Street

The subject lands at 4274 Dundas Street are approximately 0.66 hectares in size comprised of one (1) area fronting onto Dundas Street, between Millcroft Park Drive to the east and Weslock Common to the west. These subject lands are currently occupied by a maintenance shed for the golf course. 

The subject lands at 4274 Dundas Street are currently designated High-Density Residential in the City of Burlington Official Plan, 2020, and zoned Medium-Density Residential with a site-specific exemption and Holding provision (H-RM3-558) in the Burlington Zoning By-law 2020, as amended by Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) ( Case File number OLT-22-004149, see link below). The requested Zoning Order does not include any other lands approved for development by the OLT. 

The requested Zoning Order seeks to broaden land use permissions on the subject lands at 4274 Dundas Street to add long-term care facility and retirement home as permitted uses, in addition to apartment building, townhouse buildings, and back-to-back townhouses, already permitted on the subject lands through the H-RM3-588 zone in the Burlington Zoning By-law, 2020, as amended by the Ontario Land Tribunal –(Case File number OLT-22-004149).

Additionally, the requested Zoning Order seeks to apply the current apartment building regulations set out in the H-RM3-588 zone to the proposed long-term care facility and retirement home uses; and to add a new minimum off-street parking requirement of 0.6 spaces per unit or bed for the proposed long-term care facility and retirement home uses.

Pursuant to subsection 47(4.0.1) of the Planning Act, the requested zoning order would exempt the Provincial Planning Statement, provincial plans and official plans from applying to downstream approvals for the subject lands. 

This request is being made to expedite approvals for the proposed residential development.

To help ensure decisions are made in a transparent manner and support government priorities, the Ministry is seeking feedback on whether this request should be considered and any additional information that may help inform a decision. In particular, any potential environmental risks, financial impacts on the municipality or implications for other approved developments and how these can be mitigated. 

This proposal for an MZO is posted for consultation as a “regulation” notice type due to webform template formatting limitations. However, as a result of amendments to section 47 of the Planning Act by Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, which received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025, the proposed MZO, if made, will not be a regulation and will not be filed with the Registrar of Regulations.