Zoning By-law Amendment Z07-24, Draft Plan of Subdivision Application 31T24-002 - 1296 O'Loane Avenue

Application Type(s): Zoning By-law Amendment (Z07-24) and Draft Plan of Subdivision Application 31T24-002
Location: 1296 O'Loane Avenue
Owner: Cachet Developments (North Stratford) Inc.
Agent: Glen Schnarr & Associates Inc.
Current Official Plan Land Use Designation: Residential Area, Parks and Open Space subject to Regulatory Flood Hazard Overlay Stratford West Secondary Plan

Current Zoning: A-4

Proposal: This Application seeks to rezone the subject lands from the site-specific Agricultural (A-4)Zone to a site-specific Residential Second Density (R2(2)-XX) Zone to allow singledetached dwellings, a site-specific Residential Fourth Density (R4(1)-XX) Zone to allowstreet townhouse dwellings and a Park (P) Zone for the stormwater management blocksand natural heritage block.

The R2(2)-XX Zone proposes site-specific regulations with respect to the following: minimum lot area (corner lot), minimum lot frontage (corner lot), minimum front yard depth, minimum interior side yard width, minimum exterior side yard width, aggregate side yard width, maximum building height, maximum lot coverage for main building, maximum lot coverage for main and accessory buildings, encroachments of bay windows, bow windows, box-out windows, and eaves, and driveway and garage widths.

The R4(1)-XX Zone proposes site-specific regulations with respect to the following: minimum lot area (interior, end, corner lots), minimum lot frontage (end, corner lots), minimum lot depth, minimum front yard, minimum interior side yard, minimum exterior side yard, maximum building height, maximum lot coverage, minimum landscaped open space, encroachments of bay windows, bow windows, and box-out windows, and a modified definition of “Height”.

The Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision includes:

• A total of 165 housing units are proposed including 56 single detached dwellings (Lots 1 to 56) and 109 street townhouse dwellings (Blocks 57 to 76).
• Several blocks are proposed to accommodate a Residential Reserve (Block 77), Stormwater Management (Blocks 78 & 79), Natural Heritage Channel Block associated with the McNamara Drain (Block 80), a road widening dedication along Perth Line 36 (Block 81) and 0.3 metre reserve (Block 82).
• New road network comprised of Street A and Street B, accessible from O’Loane Avenue. Given the McNamara Drain, no road access is proposed to Perth Line 36.

Statutory Public Meeting: A public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1 Wellington Street Stratford, to provide interested parties the opportunity to learn more about the proposed application, provide comments and ask questions. No decisions will be made at this meeting. All interested parties in attendance will be given the opportunity to speak. Alternatively, written comments can be provided to the file planner, listed in the "Who's Listening" Section on the right of the webpage. Comments received by February 28, 2025 will be summarized in the public meeting report. Comments received after this date will be summarized in a future planning report.

You can watch the public meeting live during the scheduled time. A video recording of the meeting will also be available through a link on the City's website following the meeting.

At a subsequent Regular Council meeting following the public meeting, the application will be considered by Council for approval or refusal. A Staff Recommendation Report will accompany the application, and the owner or agent may delegate and make a presentation regarding the application. Interested citizens are able to comment on the application at this Regular Council meeting by requesting to appear as a delegation.

For More Information or to Provide Input:

This online consultation page has been set up to provide information on the application to residents. Comments and questions can be submitted to the City of Stratford Planning Division. Contact information is listed in the "Who's Listening" Section to the right of the webpage.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Zoning Amendment or of the refusal of a request to amend the Zoning By-Law, you must make a written request to the City of Stratford.

If a person or public body does not make oral submission at a public meeting or make written submission to the City of Stratford before the By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the City of Stratford to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submission to the City of Stratford before the By-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.