The Meritor site, located at 150 Steeles Ave., is undergoing redevelopment. The subject lands are approximately 20.7 hectares in size and are located on the south side of Steeles Avenue. Historically, the property was a large industrial, manufacturing business.
Current site activity
The Town of Milton issued a demolition permit to the site Owner on Oct. 21, 2021, allowing the demolition of the building, removal building materials, and soil remediation where the building was situated. The Town has been working with the Owner to mitigate typical, short-term site works concerns such as traffic, noise and dust.
Soil remediation |
There are known contaminants in areas of the site that require remediation. The Owner has applied for staged site alteration permits to remediate the contaminated areas. On Aug. 11, 2022, the Town issued a site alteration permit to begin phase one remediation. This first phase includes:
The second and third phases will be similar to phase one, but will take place within areas of the site that are regulated by Conservation Halton and Halton Region (Regional Natural Heritage System). Therefore, these phases will also require permits from the Region and Conservation Halton. Additional material (i.e. soil) will not be brought onto the site until fill requirements are determined through the planning application process. |
Site map (remediation phases) |
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Traffic, noise, and dust |
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Redevelopment
The Town’s Official Plan currently designates the subject lands as Business Park Area and Natural Heritage System. Future Planning Act applications will be required to support any proposed changes to land use and the ultimate development concept, which will include public consultation.
In November 2021, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing approved Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 48. The amendment removed the Employment Area designation from the subject lands and applied the Urban Area designation.
At this time (March 2023), the developer has not submitted a development application for this site. Questions related to future land use should be directed to the developer directly.
As of March 2023, the developer is currently preparing a planning application for a Zoning By-law Amendment to establish the limits of the Natural Heritage System on the property. No development will be proposed as part of this application. Lands subject to this application are identified in "site map" link below.
On March 7, 2023, the developer held a virtual Public Information Centre Meeting (PIC Meeting) that provided an opportunity for the public to learn about the above-noted planning application and review process as well as ask questions of and provide comments to the developer.
The presentation slides from the virtual PIC Meeting are available for viewing.
Site map |
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Roles and oversight/jurisdiction
The site is situated on lands governed by the Town of Milton, Halton Region and Conservation Halton and owned by the developer.
Town of Milton |
For the Meritor site, it’s the Town of Milton’s responsibility to:
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Halton Region |
For the Meritor site, it’s Halton Region’s responsibility to:
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Conservation Halton |
For the Meritor site, it’s Conservation Halton’s responsibility to:
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Developer |
For the Meritor site, it’s the developer’s responsibility to:
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