The Town of Ajax is drawing up plans to transform the industrial area around the GO station into a community development.
It has created a draft Official Plan Amendment (OPA) and draft Zoning Bylaw Amendment (ZBA) that set out a framework to transform the existing industrial area surrounding the GO Station into a new transit-oriented, mixed-use community.
The draft OPA introduces a new boundary for Subject Lands GO Station for the Protected Major Transit Station Area (PMTSA) into the town’s official plan. It also establishes policies that set a long term vision for a transit-oriented, mixed-use district that will provide community amenities such as schools, community centre facilities and open spaces.
As a PMTSA, the Ajax GO Station Area serves an important role in accommodating future growth and intensification in the Town of Ajax, said a town announcement.
It said the purpose of the draft OPA and ZBA is to implement recommendations from the Ajax GO Station Secondary Plan Study and direction from Town of Ajax Council. The draft ZBA will amend the town’s Zoning By-law to establish appropriate permitted uses and development standards, such as height, tower separation and lot coverage, for the area.
The town is holding a Statutory Public Open House to consult with the public on plans for the Ajax GO Station.
Date: Thursday, May 14
Time: 5-7 pm (Drop-in)
Location: HMS Hall (North) Ajax Community Centre – 75 Centennial Road, Ajax, ON L1S 4S4
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