By-law - Amend 6000-17 Zoning Bylaw Amendment, 180 Wellington St E (File ZBA(H)-2025-01) - 6765-26The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6765-26
Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 6000-17, as amended,
respecting the lands municipally known as 180 Wellington Street East, to
remove a holding symbol “H” (File No. ZBA(H)-2025-01).
Whereas under section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended (the
“Planning Act”), zoning by-laws may be passed by the councils of local municipalities
to prohibit and regulate the use of land, buildings and structures;
And whereas on June 27, 2017, the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
(the “Town”) enacted By-law Number 6000-17 (the “Zoning By-law”), which Zoning By-
law was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (the “OMB”);
And whereas on January 29, 2018, the OMB made an order, in accordance with
subsection 34(31) of the Planning Act, providing that any part of the Zoning By-law not
in issue in the appeal shall be deemed to have come into force on the day the Zoning
By-law was passed;
And whereas the OMB and the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the “LPAT”) is
continued under the name Ontario Land Tribunal (the “Tribunal”), and any reference to
the Ontario Municipal Board or OMB or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal or LPAT is
deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal;
And whereas under subsection 36(1) of the Planning Act, the council of a local
municipality may, in a by-law passed under section 34 of the Planning Act, by the use of
the holding symbol “H” (or “h”) in conjunction with any use designation, specify the use
to which lands, buildings or structures may be put at such time in the future as the
holding symbol is removed by amendments to the Zoning By-law;
And whereas on April 22, 2025, the Council of the Town enacted By-law Number 6696-25,
under section 34 of the Planning Act, to amend the Zoning By-law to include a holding
symbol “H” (or “h”), under subsection 36(1) of the Planning Act, under Town File No.
ZBA-2024-02;
And whereas the conditions for the removal of a holding symbol “H” (or “h”) respecting
the “Second Density Apartment Residential (RA2) Exception Zone (566)” zoning on the
subject lands have been satisfied, as set out in By-law Number 6696-25;
And whereas notice of intention to pass this by-law has been provided;
And whereas the Council of the Town deems it necessary and expedient to further
amend the Zoning By-law;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts as
follows:
1. The Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended to remove the holding symbol “H”
(or “h”) preceding the “Second Density Apartment Residential (RA2) Exception
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Zone (566)" on the lands as shown on Schedule l'A" attached hereto and forming
part of this By-law.
This by-law shall come into full force subject to compliance with the provisions
of the Planning Act, and subject to compliance with such provisions, this by-law
will take effect from the date of final passage hereof.
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 24th day of February, 2026.
Tom Mrakas, Mayor
e Sario, Deputy Clerk
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Explanatory Note
Re: By-law Number 6765-26
By-law Number 6765-26 has the following purpose and effect:
To amend By-law Number 6000-17, as amended, being the Zoning By-law in effect in the
Town of Aurora, to remove the the holding symbol “H” (or “h”) preceding the “Second
Density Apartment Residential (RA2) Exception Zone (566)”.
The effect of this zoning by-law amendment will lift the holding symbol “H” (or “h”) on
the subject lands to facilitate the development of a multi-unit development with four
12-storey apartment buildings with a total of 948 residential units.
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Schedule “A”
Location: Part of Lot 106, Registered Plan 246, being Parts 1, 2 and 3 on
Reference Plan 65R-3937, Town of Aurora, Regional Municipality
of York
Lands rezoned from “(H)RA2(566) Second Density Apartment
Residential Exception Zone” to “RA2(566) Second Density
Residential Apartment Exception Zone”.