Proposed Outdoor Event Facility - 688 Taunton Road West
This notice is to advise of the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed implementing by-laws for Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A7 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z13/26, prior to the consideration of such by the Council of the Town of Ajax, at a Statutory Public Meeting to be held on Monday, June 22, 2026, at 1 p.m.
Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A7 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z13/26 seek to permit an outdoor event facility on the lands municipally known as 688 Taunton Road West (the “subject lands”). The facility consists of temporary structures for events/gatherings, washroom facilities and other ancillary buildings, associated amenity spaces, and a parking area.
The purpose of Official Plan Amendment Application OPA26-A7 and the proposed implementing by-law is to establish an Area Specific Policy (Area Specific Policy Section 6.55) for the subject lands to permit an outdoor event facility as an additional use.
The purpose of Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z13/26 and the proposed implementing by-law is to rezone the subject lands from the Country Residential (CR) Zone to the Permanent Countryside (PC) Zone and establish a new site-specific Zoning Exception (Exception 220) to permit an outdoor event facility as an additional use and set development standards to implement such use.
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 development proposal in general, are available on this 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, June 16, 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, June 19, 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 Comment/Feedback section below before 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, June 19, 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 June 1, 2026.
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