Application to amend Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw for 359 to 369 Erb St W

Changes to the Official Plan and the Zoning Bylaw for this location are required before a permit can be issued. This means that they submit an application that is reviewed by city planners and other agencies plus city council before anything can be built.

2296342 Ontario Inc. (Savic Homes) is proposing to build a 8-storey apartment building at 359-369 Erb Street West containing 218 residential dwelling units and 4,734 square metres of amenity space.

Official plan changes requested include creating a new Area Specific Policy to allow:

• maximum building height of 8 storeys.
• establish a minimum 10% of the total units as affordable housing.

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

• establish Erb Street West as the front lot line
• reducing the low rise residential lot line setback to 11.5 m and 15 m, for the 6 storey portions of the building
• increasing the maximum building height to 27 m and 8 storeys
• increasing the maximum density to 500 bedrooms per hectare
• establish a minimum 30% landscaped open space, with a minimum 17% provided at grade and the balance of landscaped open space to include rooftop amenity areas atop the building.
• reducing the landscaped buffer width to a minimum average of 4.25m and 1.0m for portions of the buffer
• minimum building height for accessory buildings and structures shall not apply
• mezzanines may contain enclosed spaces that shall not exceed 50% of the floor area
• allowing all MUR1-20 regulations to apply across the entire property
• exemption from the tower step back regulations
• permit outdoor amenity areas to be located more than 22 metres above grade.
• permit a portion of underground parking to extend to the flankage yard building line.
• allowing a minimum 22 units as affordable dwelling units for a period of 25 years

View the documents submitted by the development company under supporting documents on this page for more details and drawings.

Building height, units, housing types

Building height: 8 storeys

Number of units: 216

Unit sizes: mix of one and two bedrooms

Housing types: apartments

Parking

Parking: 227

Bicycle parking: 130

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