47 Beechwood — development project

It is proposed to develop an eight-storey, mixed use building on the subject property, The propsed building will have four commercial units on the ground floor. 121 residential units will be provided ranging in size from studio to 3-bedroom apartments. The principal access to the residential units will be provided off Sprinfield Rd. and Douglas Ave. Access to commercial units is provided off Beechwood Ave. Underground motor vehicle pariing spaces are provided with access off Springfield Rd. A Minor Zoning By-law Amendment is required to facilitate the proposed development on the subject property and is being submitted concurrently.

To facilitate the proposed development of an eight-storey mixed-use building consisting of 4 commercial units and 123 residential dwelling units on the subject property this application requests a site specific amendment to incorporate the required relief from the zoining provisions to decrease the required buiding stepback in the front yard above the third storey, decrease the required building sepback in the rear yard above the third storey, increase the maximum permitted building height, alter the required angular plane for the proposed buiiding from the rear lot line, reduce the minimum required landscaped area abutting the rear lot line, reduce the minimum communal amenity area requirement and to reduce the minimum required parking spaces for residential units.