A preliminary design for the south west view of the building.(Cognidyn Engineering and Design)

By Ashley Lavallee-Koenig

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Council approves apartment development for Clearview Ridge

Jul 8, 2024 | 4:41 PM

During the July 8 city council meeting, council unanimously approved a development permit application for a five-storey apartment complex to be built at 6 Colby Avenue in Clearview Ridge.

The proposed building is expected to house 148 units, 22 of which have been slated for low-income residents. The property where it is to be developed is in Direct Control District 27. These districts are intended to allow for a variety commercial, residential, recreational, or other uses that will serve the neighbourhood.

An apartment building does fall within the permitted use of the district, however council had to take the role of the Development Authority for the project because it asks for a variance of more than 10 per cent to the minimum parking requirements.

The applicant requested a 15 per cent variance to the parking requirements. Under the current guidelines, the development would need 227 parking stalls for the proposed 148 units. The variance request reduces that number by about 35 stalls.

The applicant and owner of the development, Bill Robinson, explained that the walkability of the Clearview Ridge neighbourhood, as well as the number of low-income tenants they expect to house are the reasons for the request. He also noted there is unrestricted street parking along Carleton Avenue and Carrington Drive in the event that visitor and assigned parking fills up.

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Robinson also brought to the table the possibility of arranging a shared parking agreement with a neighbouring McDonald’s to accomodate the 35 stall reduction.

Councillor Vesna Higham moved to amend the permit application to add a condition requiring the developer to enter this shared parking agreement.

“We need to give our minds to what will potentially interfere with the enjoyment and use of other uses in the surrounding neighbourhood,” she said.

The motion was defeated 6-2, with Councillors Higham and Dianne Wyntjes in favour.

“I think if this becomes an issue for the developer going forward in managing that facility that they’d be able to organize how ever many parking stalls they feel they need. It might not be 35, it might be 10, so this may be tying up unnecessary space, and trust they’ll deal with that issue if they need to,” said Coun. Cindy Jeffries.

Council then voted on the original permit application, which was approved unanimously. Councillor Bruce Buruma was not in attendance.

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