Description
An Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted to facilitate the development of an apartment dwelling containing two towers with maximum building heights of 56 metres (15 storeys) and 68 metres (19 storeys) and a total of 295 dwelling units. Schedules 1 and 2 show the details of the proposal.
The subject lands are located within Special Policy Area 26 and are designated Residential in accordance with the City of Niagara Falls Official Plan and Official Plan Amendment No. 27, which permits a maximum building height of 10 storeys and a maximum density of 75 units per hectare. An Official Plan Amendment has been requested to permit the proposed building heights and a density of 210 units per hectare.
The lands are zoned Residential Apartment 5B Density (R5B-498) Zone, in accordance with Zoning By-law No. 79-200, as amended by By-law No. 2013-059. As-of-right, By-law No. 2013-059 permits the development of a 10-storey, 101-unit apartment dwelling with or without neighbourhood commercial uses on a portion of the ground floor. The applicant is proposing to repeal By-law No. 2013-059 and rezone the lands to a new site-specific R5B Zone that permits an increase to the maximum height of a building or structure and reductions to the following: minimum lot area for each dwelling unit, minimum front yard depth, minimum interior side yard width, minimum exterior side yard width, and parking space requirement. Relief is also required to increase the projection of balconies into the required exterior side yard.
Digital copies of plans and documents submitted with the application may be obtained on the Planning Department Current Applications webpage.
