9332 County Road 93

Status: The application has been deemed complete and is under review by the Town. A public meeting will be scheduled for a later date in relation to the Official Plan Amendment and the Zoning By-law Amendment.

Applicant

Owner: Pine Valley Homes Limited
Agent: The Jones Consulting Group (Brandi Clement)
Phone: 705-795-0337
Email: bclement@jonesconsulting.com

Summary of Proposal

Official Plan Amendment (OPA)

The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is to redesignate a portion of the lands from ‘Greenlands’ and ‘Natural Heritage’ to ‘Strategic Growth Area II’, ‘Neighbourhood District’, ‘Neighbourhood Residential’, and ‘Open Space’. The Amendment also seeks to recognize that the site be developed at a density that shall not exceed 75 units per residential hectare.

Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA)

The purpose of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone these lands from the “Rural (RU)” zone and “Highway Commercial (HC)” zone to site specific residential zones, open space and environmental protection. The Amendment also introduces new unit types, being “Stacked Townhouses” and “Stacked Rear Lane Townhouses” and to establish a number of site-specific zoning regulations.

Draft Plan of Subdivision (DPS)

The purpose of the Draft Plan of Subdivision is to create a subdivision consisting of nine (9) blocks for residential purposes, one (1) block for stormwater management, and one (1) block for environmental protection.

Technical Details

The effect of the Official Plan Amendment is to:

Amend Schedule A: Growth Areas of the Town Official Plan to redesignate a portion of the lands from the “Greenlands” designation to the “Strategic Growth Areas II” designation and “Greenlands” designation.
Amend Schedule B: Urban Structure of the Town Official Plan to redesignate a portion of the lands from the “Greenlands” designation to the “Neighbourhood Districts” designation and “Greenlands” designation.
Amend Schedule C: Land Use of the Town Official Plan to redesignate a portion of the lands from the “Natural Heritage” designation, to the “Neighbourhood Residential” designation and “Open Space” designation.
Recognize that the site be developed at a density that shall not exceed 75 units per residential hectare.

The effect of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone these lands from the “Rural (RU)” zone and “Highway Commercial (HC)” zone to the following site-specific residential zones:

Residential Townhouse Exception (RT-XX) Zone: Relief from Minimum Lot Frontage, Maximum Lot Coverage, Minimum Front Yard Setback, Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback, Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback, and Maximum Building Height
Residential Townhouse Exception Zone (RT-YY) Zone: Relief from Minimum Lot Area, Minimum Lot Frontage, Maximum Lot Coverage, Minimum Front Yard Setback, Minimum Rear Yard Setback, Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback, Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback, and Maximum Building Height
Residential Townhouse Exception Zone (RTZZ) Zone: Relief from Minimum Lot Area, Minimum Lot Frontage, Maximum Lot Coverage, Minimum Front Yard Setback, Minimum Rear Yard Setback, Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback, Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback, Maximum Building Height, and Minimum Parking Standards
Residential Townhouse Exception Zone (RT-WW) Zone: Relief from Minimum Lot Area, Minimum Lot Frontage, Maximum Lot Coverage, Minimum Front Yard Setback, Minimum Rear Yard Setback, Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback, Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback, and Maximum Building Height
Residential Apartment Exception (RA-XX) Zone: Relief from Minimum Lot Area, Minimum Front Yard Setback, Minimum Rear Yard Setback, Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback, and Maximum Building Height
Open Space Exception (OS-XX) Zone: Add “Stormwater Management Pond” as a permitted use
Open Space (OS) Zone
Environmental Protection (EP) Zone

The effect of the Draft Plan of Subdivision is to create eleven (11) blocks for the following purposes:

Nine (9) blocks to facilitate residential development, consisting of the following approximate unit counts:
- 32 freehold townhouse units
- 587 condominium townhouse units
- Three (3) six (6)-storey apartment buildings, totaling 432 condominium apartment units
One (1) block for Stormwater Management
One (1) block for Environmental Protection