Posted: Thursday December 28, 2023
Notice of Public Meeting Concerning Proposed Amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw 050-2014 for the City of Brockville and Notice of Application for Consent, 125 Stewart Boulevard, Brockville
File Numbers D09-035 and D14-081 (050-2014), B06/23, B07/23, and B08/23
Date of Public Meeting: Tuesday, 6 February 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Council Chambers, 1 King Street West, Brockville
Subject Property: 125 Stewart Boulevard
Owner: 2746382 Ontario Inc.
Applicant: Tomlyn Graovac, IN Engineering + Surveying
File Numbers: D09-035 and D14-081 (050-2014)
The Planning and Development Committee of the City of Brockville will be holding a Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to make representations concerning proposed Amendments to the City of Brockville Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw 050-2014.
Concurrently, Applications for Consent have been submitted respecting the same parcel to allow for the property to be severed into multiple lots. The Chief planning Officer will consider the applications for severance once there is a decision respecting the request for the amendments to Zoning Bylaw 050-2014.
Summary of Proposal:
Subject Property:
125 Stewart Boulevard, Brockville Shopping Centre
Description of Lands:
Part of Lot 12, Concession 1, and Part of Lots 5 and 6, Plan 238, City of Brockville.
Proposal for the Land:
The proposal addresses the redevelopment of the Brockville Shopping Centre. The proposed amendments will, if approved, permit the property to be subdivided and redeveloped to accommodate a mix of commercial and residential uses on each property.
Proposed Official Plan Change:
Amend the current Site Specific Policy Area that reads “In addition to the other uses already permitted through the “Mixed Use and Commercial Area” policies contained in this Plan, 125 Stewart Boulevard shall be permitted residential uses on the ground floor without the requirement to meet a minimum ground floor height of 4.5 metres as it relates to the residential units only, and to allow a maximum building height of 12 storeys” and amend it to remove the reference to “125 Stewart Boulevard” and allow it to be applied to all the lands under this application upon severance.
Current Zoning:
MC-2 Mixed Use Corridor Special Exception Zone.
Proposed Zoning:
All Proposed Parcels:
Amend the current MC-2 Mixed Use Corridor Special Exception Zone and create a new MC-3 Zone, MC-4 Zone, and an MC-5 Zone to permit the following:
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- Permission for 100% of the ground floor to be used for residential and/or commercial.
- Reduction to the minimum required amenity space of 50% per bedroom type.
- A Reduction to the minimum required children’s play area size from 2.5m2 per unit to 1.75m2 per unit.
- A Reduction to the minimum parking required per Apartment Unit from 1.1 spaces to 0.8 spaces.
Requests specific to each new proposed parcel:
Retained Lands: Current Mall Property, Amended MC-2 Zone to permit the following:
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- Establish a parking ratio of 3.75 spaces per 100.0 m2 for all commercial uses except for a medical office requiring 1.0 space per 30.0 m2, and a Commercial Recreation Establishment at a rate of 1.0 space per 40.0 m2.
- Establish a maximum allowable height of 36.0 metres.
- A Reduction to the minimum rear yard from 6.0 metres to 2.6 metres.
Proposed Severance #1: Rear Parking Area (File B06/23). Rezone from MC-2 Zone to a new MC-Special Exception Zone to:
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- Establish a parking ratio of 2.5 spaces per 100.0 m2 for all commercial uses except for a clinic and medical office requiring 1.0 space per 30.0 m2.
- Establish a maximum allowable height of 36.0 metres.
- A reduction to the minimum lot frontage required from 15.0 metres to 13.6 metres.
- Reduction to the minimum landscaped open space required from 10.0% to 7.0%.
Proposed Severance #2: Current Beer Store Lands (File B07/23). Rezone from MC-2 Zone to a new MC-Special Exception Zone to:
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- Establish a parking ratio of 3.75 spaces per 100.0 m2 for all commercial uses.
- Establish a maximum building height of 27.0 metres.
- A Reduction to the minimum landscaped open space required from 10.0% to 0.0%.
- A Reduction to the minimum rear yard from 6.0 metres to 5.3 metres.
Proposed Severance #3: Currently Dairy Queen and Great Canadian Oil Changers (File B08/23). Rezone from MC-2 Zone to a new MC-Special Exception Zone to:
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- Establish a parking ratio of 3.75 spaces per 100.0 m2 for all commercial uses.
- Establish a maximum building height of 27.0 metres.
- Reduction to the minimum landscaped open space required from 10.0% to 0.0%.
The subject lands are the subject of concurrent applications for Amendment to the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw 050-2014, as well as applications for consent to sever.
Additional information pertaining to the proposed Amendment can be found:
All public comments concerning the proposed amendments shall be heard by the Planning and Development Committee at this Public Meeting. Any person may attend this public meeting and make written or oral representations in support of, or opposition to, the proposed amendments. Written submissions from persons not attending the meeting should be received by the Director of Economic and Development Services, City Hall, One King Street West, P.O. Box 5000, Brockville, Ontario K6V 7A5, or through email at circulations@brockville.com by 24 January 2024.
Please note: Personal information is collected pursuant to Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy Act. Comments and opinion submitted on these matters become part of the public record and may be viewed by the general public; and may be published in a Planning Report and Council Agenda. Questions about this collection should be directed to the City Clerk, City of Brockville located at 1 King Street West, Brockville, Ontario K6V 7A5 Telephone: 613-342-8772 extension 4431.
Written requests for notification of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan and/or Zoning Bylaw Amendments, or of the refusal of the request, must be made to the Director of Economic and Development Services for the City of Brockville at the address provided above.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Brockville before decisions are granted respecting the proposed amendments, the person or public body:
- is not entitled to appeal the decision of the City of Brockville to the Ontario Land Tribunal; and
- may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
Further information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please contact the Planning Department at 613-342-8772 extension 4463; or email: planning@brockville.com; quoting file numbers D09-35 and D14-081 (050-2014) in all submissions or queries.
Dated the 28th day of December 2023
Sheena Earl, City Clerk
City of Brockville