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September 2024 Draft OPA
Staff has prepared its latest draft OPA for Midtown.
You can view it here online . Or, if you prefer, you can see it here as a pdf document.
New to this OPA is the introduction of a Community Planning Permit System (CPPS), a tool which has several uses including the ability for a developer to achieve additional building height in return for community benefits such as parkland, affordable housing units or a cash contribution the Town would use toward other community benefits.
Also of note:
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a revised population/density figure for Midtown. This draft has been based on planning for 29,900 residents and jobs combined by 2051.
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a revised FSI schedule with maximum FSI of 6
Staff have created a Highlights Area of what they see as
beingnotable points in the new draft.
Click on the image to view.
What's Next?
October 10, 2024 — Staff will present the new draft Midtown OPA to Council in a Workshop Session of Council. Workshops do not provide for delegations however, take time to study and understand the draft OPA presented here and send your questions to your Councillors well ahead of the meeting. This will assist us in helping to secure further information for future delegations you may wish to give. You are welcome to tune in to that meeting to learn more.
October 28, 2024 – The draft Midtown OPA will officially go before Town Council at a Planning and Development Council meeting accompanied by a staff report. Although it is not a statutory public meeting, members of the public can register to delegate at this meeting. Stay tuned for the staff report for this meeting to be posted here and on the Agendas & Meetings page.
November 2024 - a Public Information meeting will be scheduled. Stay Tuned!
Previously Proposed Concept
Below are several elements drawn from the concept as proposed by staff and consultants. They highlight aspects such as building heights, green space, transportation, etc.
The two meetings can be viewed online here as one video
Proposed Concept: By Precinct
Draft Height Ranges
Proposed Concept: Trafalgar Road/Cross Avenue Gateway
Proposed Density by Area (FSI)
Proposed Green Space, Possible Schools
An Alternate View of Density
One presentation from residents was of particular interest, as it provided examples of how density works on a plot of land - using a 1ha example. For those in the audience and viewing at home it was a clear and simple demonstration of how various forms of buildings can use the same piece of land, thereby creating increased density.
Many of Oakville's residents associations had made the request in past that the public be given concepts that reflected different levels of density using buildings other than tall towers. This presentation helped to communicate how Midtown development could be approached in a manner that includes staggered building heights.
A cluster of buildings at different heights.
The same building cluster from street view
View the Presentation Slides
Watch the Segment on Video
January 2024 Presentation
Here is the presentation slide deck from the January 30th meeting. It is long and extensive, but worth your time to review.
November 2023 Consultant's Concepts
These concepts have similar population and density (approx 60k people and 19k jobs.) They vary in terms of where different uses would be allowed and the distribution of density. The majority of the buildings would be mixed use: commercial and office on the lower levels and residential above.
Concepts are purely conceptual. We would need to purchase or negotiate to acquire certain pieces of parkland.
Sample Development Applications
A sample of current development applications for Midtown. Additional information on other applications as well as details are available at the Oakville.ca website.
349 Davis Road
(east of Trafalgar)
Corbett Land Strategies
Proposed 58 Storey Mixed Use Building
388 residential units
