Application to amend zoning for 170-200 Northfield Drive W and 570-655 Weber Street North

Changes to the Official Plan and the Zoning Bylaw for this location are required before a permit can be issued. This means that they submit an application that is reviewed by city planners and other agencies plus city council before anything can be built.

Northfield Equities Inc. is proposing to develop a high-density residential community with commercial and employment uses on the subject lands. The plan includes 13 high-rise towers, four 1-storey buildings for commercial and employment uses and a 0.32-hectare of privately-owned publicly accessible spaces (POPS).

Official plan changes requested include:

• re-designating a portion of the lands from employment to mixed-use high density residential
• modifying Specific Provision Area 42 to permit residential uses at a maximum density of 1,600 bedrooms per hectare
• increasing the allowed tower height to 40 storeys
• expanding the range of permitted employment uses

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

• establishing new site-specific regulations for the southerly portion of the lands
• modifying Site Specific Provision C117 to recognize the existing commercial plaza, and reflect a minimum parking rate of 1.5 spaces per 100 sq.m.
• allowing a maximum density of 1,600 bedrooms per hectare across RMU-81 zoned lands
• increase the tower height to 40 storeys (127 m)
• reducing the minimum street line setback to 3 m
• removing the Holding symbol as it related to adjacent of the railway
• reducing the minimum tower separation abutting the public trail to 3.0 m
• increasing the maximum horizontal tower dimension to 46 m for specific buildings
• reducing the minimum landscaped open to 15%.
• limiting uses within the privately-owned accessible public space (POPS)
• exempting the split zone regulations
• permit warehouse, wholesale, laboratory and logistics distribution as primary uses in the Station Area Business Employment Two (E2B) Zone
• limiting ancillary uses to a maximum 40% of building floor area, and combined building area of 3,716 square m for specific buildings
• lift the Holding (H) symbol.

View the documents submitted by the development company under supporting documents on this page for more details and drawings.

Building height, units, housing types

Tallest tower: 40 storeys

Number of units: 4,257

Unit sizes: mix of one, two and three bedrooms

Housing types: apartments

Non-residential floor space

Employment: 21,920 sq.m.

Commercial space: 360 sq.m.

Parking

Parking: 5,139 (primarily underground with 441 surface spaces)

Bicycle parking: 2,773

You can provide feedback to the planning department, and it will be shared with the council, or ask a question to learn more about this application.

Images are provided by the applicant and may not reflect the final design approved by the planning division.