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Aerial map view showing "Subject Land" area bordered by Haywood Ave N and Williamson Drive W.

This notice is to advise of the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed implementing by-laws for Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A2 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z3/26, prior to the consideration of such by the Council of the Town of Ajax, at a Statutory Public Meeting to be held on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 1 p.m.

Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A2 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z3/26 seek to permit a mixed use development on the lands municipally known as 1541 Harwood Avenue North (the “subject lands”). The proposed development consists of a 14-storey mixed use building containing approximately 335 dwelling units and 1,200 square metres of commercial gross floor area.

  • The purpose of Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A2 and the proposed implementing by-law is to re-designate the subject lands from the Prestige Employment designation to the Mixed Commercial Corridor designation and establish a new Area Specific Policy (Area Specific Policy 6.52) for the subject lands to permit minimum and maximum building heights and a maximum density limit.
  • The purpose of Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z3/26 and the proposed implementing by-law is to rezone the subject lands from the Prestige Employment (PE) Zone to the Local Commercial (LC) Zone and establish a new Exception (Exception 237) for the subject lands to set site-specific development standards.
  • The proposed implementing by-laws are being brought forward under the authority of Section
    284.11.1 of the Municipal Act and in accordance with Ontario Regulation 580/22, “Provincial Priorities”.
  • The proposed implementing by-laws, and further details on the proposed development in general, are available on the Town of Ajax IMO page or by contacting planningservices@ajax.ca.
  • The proposed implementing by-laws are also available in the agenda for the meeting. The agenda will be posted by end of day Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Alternative formats of documents and materials can be made available upon request in order to assist those who require accessibility accommodations.

How to Participate

This public meeting is being held in-person in Council Chambers, located at Ajax Town Hall, 65 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax, Ontario, L1S 2H9, and will be live-streamed for public viewing. Those wishing to make oral submissions can attend in-person and will have 5 minutes to address Council; pre-registration is not required for in-person attendance. If you are unable to attend in-person, electronic remote participation via the Town’s Hybrid Conference System is available as an option and can be arranged by contacting clerks@ajax.ca before 12 p.m. (noon) on Friday, February 27, 2026.

Written submissions may be provided for Council’s consideration before the meeting. Please provide your written submissions by e-mail to planningservices@ajax.ca or through the Town of Ajax IMO page, before 12: p.m. (noon) on Friday, February 27, 2026

Planning Act Requirements

Please note that only the applicant, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, or a specified person or public body, as per the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, may appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Ajax to the Ontario Land Tribunal. In accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, no third party appeals (i.e. appeals from members of the public) are permitted.

  • If a specified person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Ajax to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the specified person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Ajax before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or before the zoning by-law is passed, the specified person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
  • If a specified person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Ajax before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or before the zoning by-law is passed, the specified person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the specified person or public body as a party.

If you wish to be notified of Council’s decision on the implementing by-laws, you must make a written request to the attention of the Clerk of the Town of Ajax, at 65 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax, Ontario, L1S 2H9 or by e-mail to clerks@ajax.ca.

This notice dated February 10, 2026.