Four property lots on Ninth Avenue Northwest will soon become two large residential lots based on a subdivision application that two landowners have submitted to city hall.
During the Nov. 22 regular council meeting, city council unanimously approved a proposed subdivision application for 877 Ninth Avenue Northwest that involves lots 18, 19, 15 and 21, with the condition that the review process be completed with no negative comments coming from the area neighbours.
If that condition is met, the mayor and city clerk will issue a certificate of approval in agreement with The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
The four parcels are currently zoned C2 high-density commercial, while the proposed subdivision conforms to the zoning bylaw with land use and minimum development standards, a council report explained. The proposal will see lot 21 merge with 19 and lot 15 merge with 18.
The four lots contain two residences located on the northern-most and southern-most parcels — 15 and 21, respectively — while the lots in between — 18 and 19 — appear to have been used as driveway and yard space for the two dwellings, the report continued. One-unit dwellings are discretionary in this zone, but no new application is required for their use since they already exist.
Lots 18 and 19, however, are considered legal non-conforming with the minimum site frontage and site area requirements for the C2 district, noted the report. This site consolidation application will remove the non-conformity problem since the consolidated lots will meet the zone’s minimum site frontage and area requirements.
The two applicants — Affordable Properties Ltd. and Miniwell Water Purification Ltd. — have submitted a $750 fee as part of the application process. They will also be responsible for other costs associated with the subdivision application.
This proposed subdivision will not have any negative effects on existing infrastructure, services or adjacent residences, the council report added. The consolidation application will also eliminate the non-conforming aspects of the two undersized lots.
This is the second time this year that Affordable Properties has approached city hall about subdividing property. The company asked council in June to separate two properties at the same location so that it could pursue a commercial development project.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Dec. 13.
