Changes to 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. The Applicant has withdrawn its initial request to amend the Official Plan (OPA 73) to allow a maximum building height of 8 storeys.

BlackDoor Development Company is proposing to build a new 6-storey apartment building at 36 Westhill Drive

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

• change the zoning from Future Determination (FD) to Residential Mixed-Use 20 (RMU-20)
• reducing the minimum landscaped open space from 30% to 20.5%
• reducing the low rise residential lot line setback to 5.4m from the southerly lot line
• reduce the visitor parking rate from 0.10 spaces/unit to 0.08 spaces/unit
• allow a 1.5-metre balcony projection into the front yard
• allow a portion of structured parking in front of building floor area

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

Building height, units, housing types

Tallest building: 6 storeys

Number of units: 140

Unit sizes: mix of one and two bedrooms

Housing types: apartments

Parking

Parking: 135 [36 structured parking and 99 surface spaces]

Bicycle parking: 96

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