530-540 Exmouth Street

Application Type(s):
Official Plan Amendment & Zoning By-law Amendment

File Numbers:
OPA No. 5, ZBA 02-2024

Public Meeting:

Monday, September 9th, 2024 at 1:00pm.

What's Proposed?

The proposed amendments are:

Official Plan Amendment No. 5

Amend the City of Sarnia Official Plan to add site and area-specific policies for 530 & 540 Exmouth Street regarding the maximum permitted height for high-rise residential buildings, as well as to create site and area-specific policies for the minimum required amount of at-grade gross floor area for active, non-residential land uses where residential development is proposed within the Mixed Use Corridor I Designation. Per Section 5.1.5.3(a) of the Official Plan, a high-rise building is permitted to be a maximum of 12 storeys or 45 metres, whichever is less. Additionally, Section 5.3.2.3 of the Official Plan specifies that within the Mixed Use Corridor I Designation, where residential development is proposed, it is a requirement of the plan that all buildings shall incorporate a minimum of 50% of at grade gross floor area to active, non-residential land uses.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2-2024-85 of 2002

Amend the City of Sarnia Zoning By-law 85 of 2002, as amended, to create site-specific General Commercial 1 zones on the subject lands, to permit Apartment Dwellings and Multiple Use Apartment Dwellings and establish site-specific regulations related to:

• Lot Coverage
• Building Height
• Required Parking
• Visitor Parking
• Tower Face Separation Distance
• Amenity Space
• Minimum First Floor Height

If approved, a Site Plan Control Agreement will be required to facilitate the development.

All submission materials are available for review under the 'Documents' section.