Notice of Adoption of Amendment 230 to the City of Oshawa Official Plan

In accordance with Section 17(23) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, please be advised that By-law 29-2025 adopting Amendment 230 to the City of Oshawa Official Plan (File: OPA-2024-07) was passed by the Council of the City of Oshawa on the 31st day of March, 2025.

The purpose and effect Amendment 230 to the Oshawa Official Plan is to add a site specific policy to permit a maximum residential density of 211 units per hectare (85 u/ac.) and a maximum height of six (6) storeys on certain lands located south of Nevis Avenue, consisting of the Christine Crescent road allowance and lands municipally known as 419 to 451 Christine Crescent.

Any written submissions made to Council and any oral submissions made at the public meeting were considered in making this decision.

A copy of the Official Plan Amendment and any background material is available to the public for inspection in the Economic and Development Services Department (8th Floor, Rundle Tower) at City Hall, 50 Centre Street South between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

The proposed Official Plan Amendment is exempt from approval by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The decision of Council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

An appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of this Official Plan Amendment may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk. A notice of appeal must set out the objection to the Official Plan Amendment and the reasons in support of the objection. A notice of appeal must be filed either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service/ by selecting Oshawa (City) Clerk as the Approval Authority, or by mail to the address listed below, no later than 4:30 p.m. on April 24, 2025. The filing of an appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the Official Plan Amendment was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to Council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Any person or public body who has made a written request to the City of Oshawa to be notified of the proposed decision will be entitled to receive notice of the decision of the City of Oshawa.