Juliane von Westerholt, MHBC Planning, outlined the Zoning By-law amendment proposal for 3 Zina Street to permit the conversion of the existing place of worship into a mixed-use building, including 8 residential units and 184 square metres of flexible community meeting space, with an additional 165 square metre café in the basement. The proposed Zoning amendment seeks to rezone the lands from Institutional to Restricted Commercial Residential (C5) with Specialized Provision Zone.
Deputy Mayor Macintosh asked if there were any questions from the public.
There were no questions from the public.
Deputy Mayor Macintosh asked if there were any questions from Council.
Councillor Post commented on concerns with parking and that there will be 8 units and only 6 parking spaces available for residents and that they would like to see an accurate number of parking spaces to represent the number of units. Councillor Post also inquired on the 6 units that will be geared towards seniors and what that means.
Ms. von Westerholt, MHBC Planning, explained that their client intends on renting the 6 units to senior tenants and that all the units will be designed to be accessible and will include an elevator in the building. Ms. von Westerholt advised in regard to parking that there are only 7 spaces on site and that a traffic study was conducted and indicated that within a couple of blocks of the building there are almost 200 spaces available. She further explained that not every tenant wants a parking space and that the units will be marketed as such.
Councillor Post asked Ms. Russell if there is a parking space requirement per unit.
Ms. Russell advised that the standard rate is 1.5 spaces per unit plus .25 spaces for visitor parking which would work out to be 14 spaces.
Councillor Andrews inquired on how individuals would access the below grade cafe and what type of doors are proposed for access.
Ms. von Westerholt advised she was not sure about the style of doors, but will find out and advise Ms. Russell.
Councillor Peters commented that he is happy with the number of parking spots and that there are other options for parking in the area.
Councillor Sherwood commented that this location is very close to the Central Business District and that in the Central Business District there are no parking requirements, so if the Central Business District ever gets expanded then the building would already comply and there would be no extra requirements for parking. Councillor Sherwood commented that Heritage Orangeville had discussed this property and is pleased with the proposed addition and that she is not worried about parking as there is ample parking in the area.
Councillor Taylor commented that he finds the parking to be an issue as the street is loaded with parked vehicles 24/7 and inquired as to the owners of the development.
Councillor Peters noted that the development should be evaluated on its merits.