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What: Notice of Decision for an Official Plan Amendment (under Section 22 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended).

When: Approved at the January 28, 2025 Council Meeting

Regarding: Official Plan Amendment 99 – By-law 2025-005 (File OPA-06-2022) Glendale Secondary Plan 

What is this? Town Council for Niagara-on-the-Lake has considered written and oral submissions and approved Official Plan Amendment 99 (Glendale Secondary Plan). 

The Glendale Secondary Plan applies to the area surrounded by Queenston Road, Concession 7 Road, the Niagara Escarpment and Homer Road (as shown on the map). 

The Secondary Plan sets out a policy framework for future development within this area. It is intended to build on the vision of becoming a complete community with a mix of built form and land uses, which protects natural heritage, and supports economic prosperity. 

The Secondary Plan work is complemented by urban design guidelines and supported by the following technical studies: natural heritage / subwatershed study, transportation study, infrastructure study, commercial/ employment study; and fiscal impact study. 

More information on the Secondary Plan and studies can be found here: 

The last date for filing a notice of appeal is February 26, 2025.

A notice of appeal: 

1. must be filed with the Town Clerk;
2. must set out the reasons for the appeal; and
3. must be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal.

An appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect to all or part of this amendment may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Town Clerk by one (1) of the following means: 

• Through the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at  by selecting the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake as the Approval Authority; or,
• Through providing physical copies of the appeal materials to Town Hall at the address below; or,
• Through providing electronic copies of the appeal materials to the Town Clerk at [email protected].

The appeal fee can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order and submitted to the Town (certified cheque/money order to be addressed to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario). Further information and the required forms are available on the OLT website at . 

Further notice and appeal eligibility:

Only individuals, corporations or public bodies may appeal decisions in respect of a proposed Official Plan Amendment to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or group on its behalf.

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

Third party appeals are restricted for these applications as per Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024. Planning Act appeals may be filed by the applicant, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, a “specified person” (as defined by the Planning Act 1(1)), and any “public body” (as defined by the Planning Act 1(1)).

Dated at the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, February 6, 2025
Grant Bivol, Town Clerk ([email protected] or 905-468-3266)
Town Hall, 1593 Four Mile Creek Road, P.O. Box 100, Virgil, ON  L0S 1T0