Proposed Mixed Use Development - 60 Blowers Crescent
This notice is to advise of the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed implementing by-laws for Regional Official Plan Amendment Application ROPA26-A2, Town of Ajax Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A5, and Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z7/26, prior to the consideration of such by the Council of the Town of Ajax, at a Statutory Public Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Regional Official Plan Amendment Application ROPA26-A2, Town of Ajax Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A5, and Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z7/26 seek to permit a mixed use development on the lands municipally known as 60 Blowers Crescent (the “subject lands”). The proposed mixed use development consists of two buildings with heights up to 30-storeys including approximately 622 dwelling units and 2,500 square metres of commercial gross floor area.
The purpose of Regional Official Plan Amendment Application ROPA26-A2 and the proposed implementing by-law is to re-designate the subject lands from the Employment Areas designation to the Community Areas designation.
The purpose of Town of Ajax Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A5 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 an Area Specific Policy (Area Specific Policy Section 6.54) for the subject lands to permit a maximum building height, a maximum density limit, and a minimum non-residential gross floor area requirement.
The purpose of Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z7/26 and the proposed implementing by-law is to rezone the subject lands from the Prestige Employment (PE) Zone, with Exception 66, to the Local Commercial (LC) Zone and establish a new site-specific Exception (Exception 239) to set development standards that would implement the proposed mixed use development of the subject lands.
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 through the link below (view planning application) or by contacting planningservices@ajax.caThe proposed implementing by-laws are also available in the agenda for the meeting. The agenda will be posted by end of day Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at ajax.ca/meetings. 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 virtually and will be live-streamed for public viewing at ajax.ca/live. Those wishing to make oral submissions during the meeting will need to e-mail clerks@ajax.ca before 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, May 15, 2026, to register and will have 5 minutes to address Council; pre-registration is required. You will be contacted by the Clerk’s office to confirm your participation and receive the meeting connection information.
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 Comments/Feedback section below, before 12 p.m. (noon) on Friday, May 15, 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 amendments are 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 amendments are 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 April 29, 2026.
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