Just the Facts:
●Paradise Homes Inc. is planning to redevelop 566 Southdale Road East and 818 Easy Street with a 3.5-storey apartment building featuring 16 residential units.
● The project requires a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit increased density (102 units per hectare) and reduced setbacks, with proposed interior side and rear yard setbacks falling below current standards.
● The development includes 17 surface parking spaces, exceeding the required parking ratio of 1.06 spaces per unit, and is located in the White Oaks neighbourhood, near transit services and major roads.
LONDON — Paradise Homes Inc. is planning the redevelopment of 566 Southdale Road East and 818 Easy Street to construct a 3.5-storey “walk-up” apartment building.
The site, located within the White Oaks Planning District, spans 0.16 hectares with a frontage of 32.5 metres and a depth of 49.7 metres.
The developer, with the support of Siv-ik Planning & Design Inc., is seeking to rezone the property from a Residential R3-2 Zone, which permits low-density residential uses, to a Residential R8 Special Provision (R8-4(_)) Zone.
The amendment would allow for the proposed medium-density development.
The proposed development includes 16 residential units with 17 surface parking spaces—16 for residents and 1 for visitors—resulting in a parking ratio of 1.06 spaces per unit, exceeding the required standard of 0.5 spaces per unit.
The project includes several site-specific regulations that deviate from the existing zoning standards.
The proposed interior side yard setback is 1.8 metres, while the current requirement is 1.2 metres for every 3.0 metres of building height, meaning that the required setback for this 3.5-storey building should be a minimum of 4.5 metres.
The proposed rear yard setback is 1.0 metres, falling short of the required 6.0 metres for a building of this height.
These reductions are intended to accommodate the compact design of the development. In terms of building height, the proposed 12-metre height complies with the permitted maximum for the R8 Zone, which allows up to 13 metres.
However, the proposed density of 102 units per hectare exceeds the maximum permitted density of 75 units per hectare.
These adjustments are sought to maximize the use of the site while still aiming to integrate the development into the surrounding neighbourhood.
The redevelopment is located near transit services along Southdale Road East and major roads such as Wellington Road, providing convenient access to transportation and supporting the city’s planning goals for increased density in this area.
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