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REPORT TO:
Council
DATE OF MEETING:
March 20, 2017
SUBMITTED BY:
Alain Pinard, Director of Planning
PREPARED BY:
Janine Oosterveld, Manager, Site Development & Customer
Service 519-741-2200 ext. 7076
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
3, 8, 9 and 10
DATE OF REPORT:
March 13, 2017
REPORT NO.:
CSD -17-032
SUBJECT:
Residential Intensification in Established Neighbourhoods
Study (RIENS) —Addendum Report to CSD -17-009
RECOMMENDATION:
That the recommendations attached as Appendix `A' of Community Services Department
report CSD -17-009 be approved as supported by the Residential Intensification in
Established Neighbourhoods Study (RIENS) Final Report prepared by Meridian Planning
Consultants dated February 13, 2017, and further
That additional flexibility be explored for building height and front yard setback rules
through the Comprehensive Review of the Zoning Bylaw (CRoZBy).
REPORT:
On March 6, 2017, the Residential Intensification in Established Neighbourhoods Study (RIENS)
Final Report and Recommendations (CSD -17-009) was presented to Planning and Strategic
Initiatives Committee. A motion was passed to defer decision until March 20, 2017 with a
request for additional information regarding the zoning rules proposed for building height and
front yard setbacks. Additionally at that meeting, a number of questions were raised regarding
the scope of the Site Plan pilot project. This report provides additional information on these
topics.
This report references the Residential Intensification in Established Neighbourhoods Study:
Final Report (attached to staff report CSD -17-009 as Appendix `B' and referred to in this report
as the "Final Report").
1. Front Yard Setback
Final Report recommendation 1A: Require new construction to generally be located a
distance from the street that is in line with existing dwellings.