Whitby Council has adopted new policies for Whitby’s mature neighbourhoods, according to Mayor Elizabeth Roy.
She said an amendment to the Whitby Official Plan, has been adopted, which includes additional policies to help manage residential infill and intensification in mature neighbourhoods. The amendment adopted on April 24 follows a Mature Neighbourhoods Study and public consultation, she said in her latest newsletter.
Increasing land costs and provincial legislation are creating pressure for infill and redevelopment in mature neighbourhoods. Types of infill development include severances to create new single detached or semi-detached dwelling lots, and denser forms of development such as townhouses or apartments on larger lots or consolidated lots.
Examples of polices in the new amendment include:
- Generally limiting building heights for low-density residential development to two storeys;
- Directing high-density residential development to the edges of mature neighbourhoods along arterial roads and abutting intensification corridors and areas; and
- A maximum of four storeys for high-density residential development in mature neighbourhoods.