130 Mountainview Road North Development Proposal (Georgetown)

Application Process

The applications seek permission to construct a development that consists of:

• 3 apartment buildings containing 6 towers (ranging in height from 17 to 22 storeys) with 1,481 total dwelling units;
• A new public road to connect River Drive with Mountainview Road;
• Commercial uses on the ground floor of the building located closest to the intersection of River Drive and Mountainview Road North;
• A privately-owned, publicly accessible park; and,
• 1,481 total parking spaces (1,333 for tenant and 148 for visitors and retail parking contained underground and within the proposed buildings)

Project Status

• Applications filed in late December 2024 and public notification completed in January 2025 (view the Notice of Received Applications) attached PDF to ticket and ask that they create a hyperlink
• 1st submission materials circulated to Town and external agency staff for review in January 2025 (see corresponding heading below for 1st submission materials)
• In September 2025, the applicant filed an appeal of the submitted applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) for lack of decision within 120 days of the applications being deemed complete by the Town. The Town is currently awaiting formal direction from the OLT regarding next steps. 
• If you have any questions about the proposed development, please email Greg Macdonald, Senior Planner – Development Review

1st Submission (December 2024)

• Cover Letter
• Draft Official Plan Amendment
• Draft Zoning By-law Amendment
• Planning Justification Report
• Urban Design Brief and Visual Impact Assessment
• Shadow Study
• Green Development Standards
• Survey Plan
• Draft Plan of Subdivision
• Architectural Drawing Set
  • Concept Plan and Development Details
  • Floor Plans
  • Building Cross Sections and Elevations
  • Building Renderings
• Heritage Impact Assessment
• Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment
• Landscape Concept Plan
• Arborist Report
• Environmental Impact Study (EIS)
• EIS Addendum to Address new PPS
• Phase One Environmental Site Assessment
• Phase Two Environmental Site Assessment*
• Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Study
• Water Sewage Discharge Report
• Well Survey and Monitoring Report
• Noise and Vibration Study
• Appendix B - Traffic Data and Calculations
• Appendix C - STAMSON Output Files
• Appendix D - Ventilation, Warning Clause and Mitigation Summary
• Appendix E - Stationary Source Modelling Data
• Transportation Impact Study
  • Appendix A - Terms of Reference
  • Appendix C - Traffic Data
  • Appendix D - Background Development Site Traffic
  • Appendix E - Synchro Outputs
  • Appendix F - Transportation Tomorrow Survey 2016
  • Appendix G - AutoTURN Swept Path Analysis
  • Appendix H - Left Turn Lane Requirements

*Due to file size limits on our website, we ask that you contact Greg Macdonald for a copy of this file

Who is the Owner and Applicant?

Owner/Developer: Gilbach Georgetown Inc.

Applicant: MHBC Planning

What approvals is the Applicant seeking to permit the proposal?

The proposal requires Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments. A Draft Plan of Subdivision application has also been submitted concurrently. Below is a summary of the current permissions versus the approvals being sought:

Official Plan: GO Station Secondary Plan

Zoning By-law No. 2010-0050

Draft Plan of Subdivision

A Draft Plan of Subdivision was submitted to establish a public road to connect River Drive with Mountainview Road North. The subdivision would also be used to create the 3 separate development parcels and to address any easements or rights-of-way needed between the development parcels.

Why is the Town considering these applications?

Who makes a decision on the applications?

• Town and agency staff complete a thorough review of the submitted applications/materials and receive public feedback on the proposal in order to properly evaluate the policy and technical merits of the proposal. Once staff have completed their review of the proposal a report will be brought to Council for consideration providing staff recommendations. There is no timeframe in which staff will be in a position to bring forward a recommendation report.
• The decision with regards to the applications resides with Council.
• The decision with regards to any appeal of the applications resides with the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).

What are the appeal rights for Gilbach, the Town, neighbours, etc.

• As a result of recent provincial changes to the Planning Act, third-party appeal rights have been removed for privately initiated development applications. This means that neighbours, residents or community groups may no longer appeal Council’s decision on the applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).
• Only the owner/applicant, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and another public body/agency/utility/First Nations group may appeal the decision of Council to the OLT.
• The owner/applicant may also appeal to the OLT if Council does not make a decision within 120 days of the applications being deemed complete. 120 day deadline for this project is May 18, 2025.
• However, the Planning Act does allow residents to make a request to the OLT to be added as a party to any appeal filed by the above entities. The OLT may approve the request to be added as a party provided the person made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the municipality before the decision was made and the Tribunal is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds to add the person as a party.

How can residents stay informed and give feedback?

Any comments, questions or requests to be notified should be directed to Greg Macdonald, the Senior Development Review Planner assigned to the applications on behalf of the Town. Email Greg Macdonald or contact him at 905-873-2600, ext. 2979.

• A Statutory Public Meeting for the applications will be held in April or May. Residents are encouraged to attend the public meeting and may provide comments or provide written comments to the planner listed above. Date to follow.
• Join the mailing list for periodic project updates. Contact Greg Macdonald to sign up and receive future notifications regarding these applications.
• Check back with this project page for ongoing updates and to view additional information

What are the next steps?

• Town and external agency staff have circulated the applications for review. A commenting deadline in late February has been provided.
• It is anticipated that the Statutory Public Meeting will be scheduled for April or May. The intent of the public meeting is to present the development proposal to Council and obtain public comments/feedback on the applications. No decision is made by Council at the Public Meeting.
• Property owners within 120 metres of the subject lands will be notified by mail and a notice sign will be erected along the frontage of the property at least 20 days prior to the public meeting.
• The notice will also be posted to the project webpage in addition to any online channels that communications staff uses for notification purposes. Individuals on the email notification list will also receive the notice.
• The “Application Review Process” graphic above shows where the applications currently stand in the approval process and the next steps.

What is the Application’s relationship to the Go Station/Mill Street Corridor Secondary Plan Review?

• The GO Station/Mill Street Corridor Secondary Plan review is on-going. Given that the development applications were submitted prior to the approval of an updated Secondary Plan, the proposal will be reviewed against the Town’s approved policy framework, including the existing GO Station Secondary Plan). The proposal will also be evaluated against the 2024 Provincial Planning Statement.
• Should a new Secondary Plan be approved by Council before a decision is made on the applications, the proposal will be reviewed against the updated policies. Any updated Secondary Plan policies would be informative to the evaluation and decision on the proposed development, but not determinative (i.e., they would not be used on their own as basis for a recommendation to approve or deny the applications).