Affordability Committee – Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6pm

Updated: Jan 17

Minutes: not yet available

Watch Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPlgrgNaUMI

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1147916&GUID=2771AA5E-17EA-4553-9023-D6060BFE9CDE

Meeting Location: Council Chambers

Began over half an hour late

Present: Nixon (Chair), Harris, Thomson

Absent: Nuttall

Guest: Kungl (Ward Councillor), Riepma, Courser, Nigussie

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Notice: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12579540&GUID=D8C3E04F-F80B-4EB4-947E-BF9EDBCC9261
Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12579542&GUID=E3FFE198-8E59-4D73-9929-67D19DF4EDE9
Staff Memo: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12579541&GUID=BF0D55C2-4BDD-40D3-8B1B-26FEF5FA6B06
Correspondence: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12585970&GUID=2A7BE924-55A1-494F-9541-15F3245ADEE6 (added late)
Application for a Zoning Bylaw Amendment, to allow for the development of 22 townhouse units, 4 of which will be affordable units provided to Habitat for Humanity
Application submitted by Innovative Planning Solutions Inc. on behalf of 2735528 Ontario Inc.
Seeking to rezone a portion of the land from 'Institutional' (I) to 'Residential Multiple Dwelling Second Density with Site-specific Provisions' (RM2)(SP-XXX)
Site-specific Provisions to include:
- reduced front yard setback from 7m to 3m (main building) and 1.39m (front awning)
- reduced rear yard setback from 7m to 2.7m
- increased building height from 10m to 12m (back-to-back townhouse units) and 14.3m (stacked back-to-back townhouse units)
- increased Gross Floor Area from 60% to 103% of lot area
- increased Lot Coverage from 35% to 37% of lot area
- increased Density from 40 units/ha to 78 units/ha
- decreased Landscape Buffer Strip from 3m to 1.04m on south side lot line