Recommendation
That Application ZBA29-22-SL from MHBC Planning c/o Dave Aston and Aleah Clarke, Agents on behalf of Geosource Real Estate Inc. c/o Stanley Reitsma, Owner of lands legally known as Concession 1 Part Lot 16, 17 And 18 Registered Plan 2R-8124 Part 1, 3 And 4, municipally known as 555 Paris Road, Geographic Township of Brantford, County of Brant, proposing to rezone a portion of the subject lands from Agriculture (A) to Heavy
Industrial (M3) with site specific provision 31 (M3-31) in order to facilitate a future industrial development and proposing to rezone a portion of the subject lands from Agriculture (A) to Natural Heritage (NH), be approved; and
That the following site specific provisions are being recommended for approval:
1. To permit a minimum off-street parking rate for a warehouse of 1 parking space per 250 square metres of gross floor area of building space, whereas 1 parking space per 100 square metres of gross floor area is permitted.
2. To permit a minimum lot frontage of 20 metres (65.6 feet), whereas a minimum lot frontage of 30 metres (98.4 feet) is required.
3. To permit a maximum building height of 14 metres (45.9 feet), whereas a maximum building height of 12 metres (39.4 feet) is permitted.
4. To permit a building or structure to be erected on a lot that has frontage on a private street with a minimum width of 10 metres (32.8 feet), whereas a building or structure shall not be established on a lot that does not have frontage on an improved and currently maintained street.
5. To permit a maximum driveway width of 12 metres (39.4 feet), whereas a maximum driveway width of 10.0 metres (32.8 feet) is permitted.
6. All other provisions of the By-Law shall apply;
And that the reason(s) for approval are as follows:
• The application will facilitate future employment opportunities.
• The application will encourage industrial development within an area designated to accommodate this use and type of growth.
• The application is in conformity with the policies of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and consistent with the policies of Provincial Policy Statement.
• The application is in conformity with the general intent of the policies of the Official Plan
and Zoning By-Law.