Application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for 720 Erbsville Rd

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

Sunvest Group of Companies is proposing the construction of 170 new residential units consisting of 58 townhouse units, 112 stacked townhouse units and 231 parking spaces.

Official Plan changes requested include:

• allowing stacked townhouses that are 4 units wide and 4 units vertical with a total of 16 units, whereas the Erbsville South Block Plan limits stacked townhouses to 4 units in width and 2 units vertical for a total of 8 units
• allowing a maximum building height of 12 metres for the proposed stacked townhouses, whereas the maximum building height is 10 metres

Zoning By-law changes requested include:

• rezoning the lands from Future Determination (FD) to Residential Eight (R8), Parks and Recreation (OS1) and Conservation (OS3)
• a minimum interior lot line setback abutting the OS1 and OS3 zone of 3.6 metres, whereas the R8 zone requires an interior lot line setback of 7.5 metres
• a minimum rear yard setback of 5 metres abutting the OS3 zone, whereas the R8 zone requires a rear yard setback of 7.5 metres
• a minimum street line setback of 5.0 metres along Erbsville Road, whereas the R8 zone requires a street line setback of 6.0 metres
• a maximum building height of 12 metres for a stacked townhouse building, whereas the R8 zone limits the maximum building height to 10 metres
• notwithstanding section 3.D.2.6 of the By-law, prohibit decks within 2.0 metres of the rear lot line, whereas the By-law prohibits decks within 4.0 metres of the rear lot line
• notwithstanding section 3.A.1.1 of the By-law, accessory buildings and fences shall not be permitted in a yard which abuts a public highway
• notwithstanding section 3.A.1.1 of the By-law, accessory buildings shall not be permitted in a private amenity 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: 12 metres

Number of units: 170

Unit sizes: mix of one, two and three bedrooms

Housing types: condominium units

Parking

Parking: 231 parking spaces (1 per residential unit + 61 visitor spaces)

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