Queen-River Secondary Plan - Request for Direction

The Secondary Plan was created to provide an area-specific planning framework for the subject lands that are designated Regeneration Areas on Land Use Map 18 of the Official Plan. The changes proposed by City Planning are largely in response to feedback from the appellants, other parties and the local community. The proposed changes are anticipated to allow the City to settle some or all of the appeals on the Secondary Plan and allow the LPAT to bring some or the entire Plan into effect. Key changes being proposed include the following: Creation of a new Mixed Use Area ("Mixed Use Area E") on the lands at 83-125 River Street, 1-11 Mark Street, 16-18 Defries Street and 2-10 Labatt Avenue to allow for mid-rise mixed-use development and the potential for one or two towers up to 106 metres (approximately 33 storeys) in height; and New affordable housing policy for future developments In Mixed Use Areas 'A', 'D' and 'E'. The proposed changes to the Secondary Plan are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conform with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019).

together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) in support of City Council's decision on the proposed changes to the Queen-River Secondary Plan.