OCP Amendment Application for 2881 Montrose Avenue (PRJ23-121)

An Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment application has been submitted to change the land use designation for 2881 Montrose Avenue from Urban 2 – Ground Oriented to Urban 1 - Midrise to facilitate a text amendment to the Comprehensive Development Ninety Four Zone (N94) to permit the construction of two – six storey apartment buildings with 130 residential units.

We invite you to review the proposed OCP Amendment and provide your feedback below, which will be collected and used to identify key community concerns, and where appropriate, inform revisions to the proposal before it proceeds to Council for consideration.

The subject property is located along the west side of Montrose Avenue in a development referred to as The Rail District.

The subject property is currently designated as Urban 1 - Ground Oriented under the Official Community Plan. The Urban 1 – Ground Oriented land use designation permits the accommodation of ground-oriented multiplex, duplex, row and townhouses. Heights are limited to three storeys.

The applicant is proposing an OCP amendment to change the land use designation from Urban 2 – Ground Oriented to Urban 1 - Midrise.

The Urban 1 - Midrise land use designation permits multi-storey buildings including low and mid-rises and integrated ground-oriented units. Heights are limited to six storeys.

Where land is designated Urban 1 - Midrise, redevelopment is supported based on the following guidelines in the below table:

If the proposed OCP amendment is approved by Council, the applicant proposes a text amendment to the existing Comprehensive Development Ninety Four Zone (N94) to permit the construction of two – six storey apartment buildings with approximately 130 residential units, as generally shown below.