The City of Oshawa has passed a bylaw to facilitate the building of a large townhouse community in north Oshawa.
City council passed By-law Number 31-2024 on February 26, 2024 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990. The purpose is to change the zoning for the lands generally located at 1279 Simcoe Street North from PSC-A (Planned Strip Commercial) in part and R4-A/R6-C/EU (Residential/Existing Use) in part to PSC-A/R4-A(28) (Planned Strip Commercial/Residential) and R4-A(28)/R6-C/EU (Residential/Existing Use), said a city statement.
It explained that the effect of By-law 31-2024 is to permit 170 block townhouse dwellings, 11 of which could operate as live/work units, subject to special zoning regulations related to reduced yard depths, landscaped open space, length of front lot line and driveway length and increased lot coverage and building height. Special regulations are proposed for the live-work units to permit the entire main floor of the unit to be used as a home occupation and to permit a retail store as a home occupation.
All written and oral submissions received by the City of Oshawa were considered in the making of this decision.
The city said the lands to which this Zoning By-law Amendment applies are also subject to applications for a Draft Plan of Subdivision (File: S-O-2022-05) and a Common Elements Draft Plan of Condominium (File: C-O-2022-08).
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