The Town of Whitby has received an application related to the proposal to build 28 townhouses on the land located on the north side Winchester Road East, east of Thickson Road North.
Town staff has recommended the application be approved. The subject land is located within the Brooklin Secondary Plan Area.
A Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted by Zancor Homes (Parkview) Ltd. The current zoning permits the use of an apartment dwelling house, long term care facility and a retirement home, but does not permit the proposed townhouse use. Therefore, a Zoning By-law Amendment is required to permit the proposed development.
A town report said the subject land is approximately 0.59 hectares in size (1.46 acres) and is currently vacant.
Surrounding land uses include the following:
- Low-density residential uses, including townhouses, single and semi-detached dwellings to the north;
- A stormwater management pond and vacant (future residential) to the east;
- Vacant (future Prestige Industrial) to the south; and,
- Commercial (Petro-Canada gas bar) to the west.
The report said the proposed development conforms with the town’s parking requirements with respect to resident and visitor parking. Parking associated with the non-residential component of the live/work units is
intended to be shared with the visitor parking supply.
Regional Staff advised that access to the site via Winchester Road East is not permitted given the proximity to the Thickson Road North/Winchester Road East intersection and right turn lane. Additionally, the laneways within the proposed development are private/common element condominium roads. This grants additional security and safety measures to the development as public traffic will not flow through the private laneway. This also eliminates any potential for drivers using the proposed laneway to cut through traffic and avoid the Thickson Road and Winchester Road traffic signals.
The types of business permitted within the proposed live/work units are intended to be small in nature. The floor areas of the units are not sufficient to support larger scale uses such as a restaurant or retail, the report said.