Cindy Li of Urban Congruence Ltd., Agent for the applicant;
- reviewed surrounding property uses
- proposal to sever subject land into two parcels; second storey addition to an existing commercial building on Parcel A, future commercial development on Parcel B
- western portion of building to be demolished, 2nd floor will be added, 6 retail or office units proposed in renovated building
- reductions requested include interior side yard from 1.5 metres to 1 metre, number of parking spaces from 70 to 33, loading spaces from 2 to 1, access driveway minimum width from 7 metres to 6 metres
Brittany Dobrindt, Planner II, provided an overview of the report;
- natural heritage features to the north and west, commercial to the south and east, residential to the east
- proposal to construct a second storey addition to the existing commercial building; development proposal is deficient in several zoning matters including minimum amount of parking, minimum number of loading spaces, minimum drive aisle width and minimum interior side yard
- proposal to sever rear portion of the site for future commercial development
- vast majority of site is paved, natural heritage features to the north
- small portion of the rear of the property is designated Environmental Protection Area and Provincially Significant Wetland
- reviewed department and agency comments received
Nisarg Shah, 60 Haskins Crescent, Keswick, currently rents the Daisy Mart unit and is concerned how his business will be able to continue during the construction period.
Denis Beaulieu; staff need a better understanding of what is intended for the rear portion of the property in order to determine if the proposed severance makes sense from a planning perspective. Relief being requested is directly related to the potential severance of the property.