Application to amend zoning for 177 to 179 Albert St

Changes to the Official Plan and the Zoning Bylaw are being requested for this location. The proposal must be reviewed by city planners, external agencies, and presented to City Council in a public forum prior to any approvals.

The applicant is requesting changes to the zoning bylaw to facilitate the development of a new residential building with a podium/tower built form.

Summary of the proposed changes from the previous submission

1. Podium height has been reduced to four storeys on the northern and western sides of the building.
2. Building has been relocated slightly to align more closely to the minimum tower separation regulations.
3. Setback at grade has been increased to accommodate a larger amenity/open space along the street frontages.
4. The building contains a revised mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units.

Previously, the building contained the following mix of units:

• 94 studio and one-bedroom units
• 132 two-bedroom units
• 4 three-bedroom units

The revised building design includes the following mix of units:

• 91 studio and one-bedroom units
• 86 two-bedroom units
• 54 three-bedroom units

6. The revised unit mix results in a total number of 231 units, and 425 bedrooms. As a result of the increase in 2 and 3 bedroom units, the resultant density has increased to 2,887 bedrooms per hectare.
7. A total of 4% of the residential units are planned as affordable dwelling units in accordance with the CMHC criteria for affordability, meaning the units will have rents below 30% of the median total income of all families in the subject market.

Official plan change request includes:

• permitting an increase in the total building height to 30 storeys in height
• permitting a maximum density of 2,885 bedrooms per hectare; and
• requiring a minimum 4% of total residential units be provided as affordable housing units.

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

• an increase in the maximum permitted density from 750 to 2,885 bedrooms per hectare
• an increase in the maximum permitted building height to 30 storeys and 102 metres
• a reduction in the minimum required tower separation from the northerly internal lot line from 11 metres to 7 metres and to 7.8 metres from the westerly internal lot line.
• a reduced setback above the podium of varying depths.
• a reduced minimum podium height of 1 storey (5.2 m) along the westerly properly line for the height of the transformer room.
• Architectural Projection (canopy) of 2.0 m from Albert Street and Seagram Drive.
• reduced setbacks of:
  • Seagram Drive – 4 metres to building face; and,
  • rear yard – varying depths to transformer room, parking structure, and podium facade.

View the documents submitted by the Applicant under the Supporting Documents tab on the right of this page for more details and drawings.

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