Stopping Oakville Midtown development goal of community group’s petition
Published April 17, 2024 at 2:17 pm
A petition that opposes a planned development in Oakville, as well as the Province’s Bill 23 – More Homes Faster Act, 2022, is being circulated by a local citizens’ group.
Proposed by the Oakville Community Association, the petition is expected to be presented to Town Council at the April 22 Planning and Development Meeting, where Council will review and vote on whether or not to receive the proposed Midtown Official Plan Amendment.
The Midtown Plan would see thousands of new homes and upwards of 20,000 new residents in an area surrounding the Oakville Go Station. The plan would allow buildings of more than 50 stories.
The OCA is concerned about density, traffic and access to the area and worries the plan would isolate much of southeast Oakville from surrounding neighbourhoods.
Bill 23, which was passed into legislation in 2022, implemented significant changes to the Planning Act, which will cause negative impacts on communities in Ontario including Oakville, according to the petition.
“The key changes were the requirement by municipalities to adopt zoning by-law amendments implementing policies identifying protected major transit station areas and associated maximum densities and minimum and maximum heights,” reads the petition.
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“The provisions of Bill 23 via Midtown will have a negative impact on Oakville with devastating long-term effects and will destroy the nature and fabric of the Town of Oakville, causing significant social and civil problems in the future.”
To see the petition, visit here.
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