Zoning amendment to permit high-rise residential in east end Alliston
Posted November 6, 2024
A proposal to construct two 12-storey apartment buildings at 6179 Hwy 89 in Alliston, moved a step forward this week when New Tecumseth councillors voted to amend the property's zoning to permit residential. Currently its uses are confined to Major Commercial, Environmental Protection, and Rural Industrial.
The proponent, Mayfair Homes, seeks to build 524 residential units, with commercial on the ground floor, trails and a park. The subject site was the long time home of WD Towing. The property contains a total area of 9.42 hectares (23.28 acres) with approximately 379 metres (1,214 feet) of frontage along Highway 89. Its commercial designation already permits the requested height.
Mayfair is also seeking to decrease the number of parking spaces from 966 to 809, but council stopped short of that, directing those discussions to take place during the site plan agreement stage.
However, like all new development applications in New Tecumseth, there is no water allocation available until the new treatement plant is completed in Collingwood - not expected for at least three years.
Residents from the nearby Briars community have come out opposed to the application citing concerns around traffic. Their ward councillor Alan Masters lost a motion to defer the zoning vote pending more dialogue with residents.
"While many of the comments were opposed to the height and density of the proposal, the issue of adding a residential use to the Major Commercial Zone, did not appear to be an issue for most of the commentors," according to the planning report to council. "Many of the public comments will be dealt with during a future Site Plan Application, including, but not limited to, servicing, height, traffic and stormwater management."
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