Council considered Official Plan Amendment Application OPA23/012/W/CD, Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/022/W/CD, 83-87 Weber Street East, Brigade Holdings Corporation, DSD-2023-322, which was previously considered at the Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee on October 2, 2023 and deferred at the Council meeting on October 16, 2023, to allow an opportunity for staff to review the applicants proposed amendments to achieve additional density for the proposed development. R. Bustamante, Director, Planning and G. Stevenson, Manager, Development Review were in attendance to respond to questions from the Committee.
S. Litt, Vive Development and Pierre Chauvin, MHBC Planning were in attendance to respond to questions from Council. S. Litt advised the proposed amendments include an increase to the proposed building height from 25 (78m Tall) to 32 storeys (99m Tall); and an increase the floor space ratio (FSR) from 14 to 18. S. Litt confirmed the setback has been increased from 2m to 5m, and noted of the 110 proposed units, 35 will be one-bedroom units, and 55 will be two-bedroom units; the remaining will be three-bedroom units. In response concerns raised by the adjacent property owner, S. Litt noted a third party engineer will be hired to assess the condition of the adjacent property prior to construction and following construction, to effectively respond to any damages that may occur.
In response to questions from the Committee, G. Stevenson noted that staff remain in support of the initial recommendation proposed to the Committee on October 2, 2023, noting the recommendation as outlined in the report is based on Urban Planning guidelines and policies that were previously approved by Council.
Councillor P. Singh brought forward the motion to approve the recommendations as outlined in Development Services Department report, DSD-2023-322, which was seconded by Councillor D. Chapman.
Councillor S. Davey brought forward an amendment, which was seconded by Councillor Ioannidis, to approve an increased building height from 25 (78m Tall) to 32 storeys (99m Tall); a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) from 14 to 18, and to include an clause stating, “that pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, further notice is not required to be given in respect to Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA23/022/W/CD."
It was requested this matter be dealt with on a recorded vote.
Councillor S. Davey's amendment was voted on, and was Carried on a recorded vote, with Mayor B. Vrbanovic and Councillors S. Davey, D. Schnider, C. Michaud, A. Owodunni, P. Singh, B. Ioannidis, M. Johnston and A. Clancy voting in favour; and, Councillors J. Deneault and D. Chapman voting in opposition.