Application to amend zoning for 6, 8, 10, 12, & 14 Dietz Ave N

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.

Copper Bay Homes Ltd. is proposing a new residential building at 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 Dietz Avenue North. The plan is for a 12-storey building containing 135 units, 109 vehicle parking spaces, and 82 bicycle parking spaces. Fourteen of the units will be secured as affordable rental units through the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Official Plan changes include:

• allow a maximum height of 40 metres
• allowing up to 228 bedrooms

Zoning By-law changes include:

• Reduce the rear yard setback from 7.5 to 2.1 metres
• Increase the maximum density from 600 bedrooms/hectare to 900 bedrooms/hectare
• Reduce the landscaped open space from 30% to 21%
• Reduce the height of the first storey from 4.0 metres to 3.2 metres
• Reduce the minimum podium height from 10.5 metres to 8.0 metres
• Reduce the tower setback from 11 metres to:
  • 3.0 metres on the north side
  • 9.6 metres on the south side
  • 7.5 metres from the building façade to the easterly (rear) lot line
  • 5.7 metres from the balconies to the easterly (rear) lot line
• Increase the length of the tower from 40 metres to 54.5 metres
• Increase the tower footprint from 1,000 square metres to 1,092 square metres
• Reduce the parking rate from 1.20 spaces per unit to 0.80 spaces per unit

Building height, units, housing types

Building height: 12 storeys, 40 metres

Number of units: 135

Number of bedrooms: 220 bedrooms

Unit sizes: mix of one, two and three bedrooms

Parking

Parking: 109

Bicycle parking: 82

You can provide feedback to the planning department, and it will be shared with the council, or ask a question to learn more about this application.

Images are provided by the applicant and may not reflect the final design approved by the planning division.