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