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481 YONGE STREETZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION

April 24, 2019

Neighbourhood Meeting

Existing Site

Site:Frontage: 71.3 m (234 ft) (Yonge Street)

78.6 m (258 ft) (Macmillan Crescent)

Area: 0.55 ha (1.36 ac)

Current use: VACANT

YONGE STREET

MACMILLAN

CRESCENT

481 YONGE STREET

The Neighbourhood

Surrounding Land Uses:• Low/ Medium Density

Residential• Commercial Plaza• Institutional

Neighbourhood Characteristics• Primary Intensification Corridor

• Painswick North Planning Area

• In between 2 Primary Intensification Nodes

• Walkable, established, well-serviced area, w/schools, churches, library, daycares, parks, retail amenities, grocery stores, serviced by transit & close to Barrie S GO

SUBJECT SITE

Low Density Residential

Low Density Residential

Medium Density Residential

Low-Medium Density Residential

Commercial

Institutional

City of Barrie Official Plan Designation

• Designated Residential on Schedule A of the City of Barrie

Official Plan

• Nearby designations include: Residential, Open Space,

Environmental Protection, General Commercial, Community Centre Commercial, Educational Institutional and Institutional

SUBJECT LANDS

City of Barrie Zoning By-law 2009-141

• Subject site outlined in red

• Zoned Residential Multiple

Dwelling Second Density

(RM2) in Zoning By-law 2009-

141

• Diversity of zones in proximity,

including RM2, RM1, EP, OS, RH, R1, R2, R3, R4 & C4

SUBJECT LANDS

Urban Growth Direction

• Located between

two ‘Primary

Intensification Nodes’

• On Yonge Street

Primary Intensification

Corridor

• Close to UGC & Transit

Node

• Built-Up Area

SUBJECT LANDS

Development Proposal/Site Plan

• 4-storey, 67 unit residential apartment building w/ 1-2 bedroom units

• One access point from Macmillan Crescent

• 1:1.18 parking ratio, 40 surface, 39 underground

• Active Streetscape Presence

• Outdoor amenity space, bicycle parking, onsite SWM Pond

Existing Surrounding Built Form

Conceptual Renderings

View from Macmillan View from Dixon Court

View from South on Yonge Street View Yonge Street

Built Form/Urban Design

• Positioned near the front lot line to produce strong and high quality streetscape to frame Yonge Street.

• Parking areas and waste enclosures positioned to the rear of the building.

• Direct pedestrian access off of Yonge Street that is well defined and accessible.

• Compact urban form promoting the use of transit and active transportation.

• Creates compatible and desirable built form, height and character for the future development within the

Intensification Corridor.

Zoning By-law Amendment• Existing Residential Multiple

Dwelling Second Density (RM2)

• Request to rezone the lands to Mixed Use Corridor (MU2)

• Two (2) Special Provisions are requested from the MU2 zone

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Supporting Studies

• Planning Justification Report

• Shadow Study

• Urban Design Report

• Functional Servicing Report

• Stormwater Management Plan

• Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan

• Geotechnical Report

• Noise Impact Analysis

Conclusion

• Introduction of 67 new

residential units; contributes to

housing deficiency within the

City of Barrie.

• Development provides

appropriate, compact, and

functional growth, Yonge

Street Intensification Corridor

close proximity to the UGC,

Transit Node.

• Conforms with the goals and

objectives of Provincial and

Municipal legislation.

Questions?

Thank You