Notice of Application & Open House Meeting - Willoughby Drive (see PIDs below) - AM-2024-030 & 26T-11-2024-002 - Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment & Draft Plan of Subdivision

Description

(Lands on the East Side of Willoughby Drive - PIDs 5137, 5136, 29408, 29409, 29410, 29411, 29412, 5135, 29404, 29403, 29405, 29407, 29402 & 29406 on Cattell Drive, Caronpost Road, and Weinbrenner Road)

Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications have been submitted to facilitate the development of approximately 978 dwelling units across 21 blocks, along with 1 block for open space, as shown on the attached.

The subject lands are designated Residential in accordance with the City’s Official Plan. The Official Plan Amendment proposes the following:

·  Increase the maximum permitted net density to 70 units per hectare for on-street townhouse dwellings (Blocks 1 to 13);

·  Increase the maximum permitted net density to 200 units per hectare for stacked townhouse dwellings (Blocks 14 & 15);

·  Increase the maximum permitted net density to 160 units per hectare for back-to-back townhouse dwellings (Blocks 14, 16, 17 & 18); and

·  Increase the maximum permitted net density and building height to 330 units per hectare and 10 storeys, respectively, for apartment dwellings (Blocks 19 to 21). 

The lands are zoned Residential 1E Density (R1E) Zone, in part, Residential 2 (R2) Zone, in part, Residential Low Density, Group Multiple Dwelling (R4) Zone, in part, Residential Low Density, Group Multiple Dwelling (R4-501) Zone, in part, and General Commercial (GC) Zone, in part, in accordance with Zoning By-law No. 79-200, as amended by By-law No. 2000-065. The Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to rezone Blocks 1 to 18 and 22 to a site-specific Residential Low Density, Group Multiple Dwelling (R4) Zone and Blocks 19 to 21 to a site-specific Residential Apartment 5F Density (R5F) Zone.

The Draft Plan of Subdivision application proposes to subdivide the lands into 22 blocks. Blocks 1 to 21 are proposed for residential development and Block 22 is proposed for open space.

Digital copies of plans and documents submitted with the application may be obtained on the Planning Department Current Applications webpage.

Public Meeting Date

1/20/2025 4:30:00 PM

Public Meeting Location

Committee Room 2, City Hall, 4310 Queen Street, Niagara Falls or remotely via Web

Posting Dates

12/20/2024 to 1/21/2025