Notice of Application & Open House (AM-2024-018) Vacant parcel Dorchester Road - Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment Application
Description
An Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications have been submitted for a policy exemption from Section 13.56.1 of the Official Plan pertaining to Special Policy Area #56 is required to permit the development to proceed prior to a Secondary Plan and to rezone the subject lands to a site-specific Residential Apartment 5D Density (R5D) zone to allow for the 2 apartment buildings, 6 storeys in height with a total of 106 units and Environmental Protection Area.
The subject lands are designated Residential in the City’s Official Plan. The subject property is currently zoned General Industrial (GI) in accordance with Zoning By-law No. 79-200, as amended. The applicant is requesting to have 2 apartment buildings on a lot, a reduction of the front yard depth, reduction in the interior side yard width, increase of the open balconies projection into the yards, and a decrease of the landscape/open space yard.
Please see the attached for more information.
Digital copies of plans and documents submitted with the application may be obtained on the Planning Department Current Applications webpage.
Public Meeting Date
8/27/2025 4:30:00 PM
Public Meeting Location
Gale Centre, Memorial Room, 5152 Thorold Stone Road or Web-based Platform
Posting Dates
8/8/2025 to 8/28/2025