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APPLICATION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING BY-LAW - SUBMITTED BY THE JONES CONSULTING GROUP LTD. ON BEHALF OF MANSOURA DEVELOPMENT INC. - 199 ARDAGH ROAD (WARD 6) (FILE: D14-1588)
Mr. Ray Duhamel of the Jones Consulting Group advised that the purpose of the public meeting is to review an application for an amendment to the Zoning By-Law submitted by The Jones Consulting Group Ltd. on behalf of Mansoura Development Inc., for parcels of land fronting on the south side of Ardagh Road, east of the intersection of Ardagh Road and Ferndale Drive South, in the Ardagh Planning Area and is municipally known as 199 Ardagh Road.
Mr. Duhamel provided a presentation concerning the application. He discussed slides concerning the following topics:
* The site context including surrounding and existing uses;
* Photographs of the existing street views for the subject property;
* The proposed site plan for the development and special provisions being requested;
* A rendering of the townhouse fa?ade and street presence;
* The technical studies completed in support of the application;
* A detailed landscape plan for the proposed development;
* The Provincial Policy Statement and Growth Plan context;
* City of Barrie Official Plan designation for the subject lands; and
* The proposed zoning of the subject lands and special provisions being requested.
Carlissa McLaren, Development Planner provided details regarding the context of the application. Ms. McLaren advised that the special provisions requested by the applicant would permit a reduction in front yard setback; a reduced setback for secondary means of access; an increase in gross floor area; a reduced landscaped buffer strip; an increase in the permitted density and an increase to the permitted size of an accessory structure. She discussed the primary planning/land use items being considered by City staff, including tree preservation along the southern rear property adjacent to the existing resid...
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