Millington & Associates Hosting Virtual Pre-Application Community Meeting for 2154 Walkers Line Proposed Development
*ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTE (April 26, 2022): A Statutory Public Meeting to continue processing the proposed development application for 2154 Walker's Line will take place at the May 3 Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility (CPRM) Committee meeting. Read the staff report, related documents and full meeting agenda by clicking the link.
A virtual pre-application community is being hosted by Millington & Associates Planning & Development Consultants for a proposed development it is considering at 2154 Walker's Line on Monday, March 29 from 7-9 p.m.The site is located within Burlington’s Ward 6. The City of Burlington has created a pre-application project webpage at www.burlington.ca/2154walkers where you can sign up for email notifications to stay up to date.A public notice is being mailed out to all properties within 120 metres of the property and should be arriving in mailboxes early next week. The notice is also available below and you can view a digital copy of it here, as well: 2154 Walkers Line -- Neighbourhood Public Meeting Notice.NOTICE OF PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION:Millington & Associates is hosting the virtual pre-application meeting to discuss a proposal on behalf of Allen Madden, the new owner. The intention is to apply to the City of Burlington for a rezoning of the subject property known as 2154 Walkers Line. The owners are looking to rezone the lands from single family to allow for condominiums. No application has been submitted to the City of Burlington at this time and the City has not made any decision on this proposal.
The Virtual Pre-Application Community Meeting will take place:
Monday, March 29, 2021
7-9 p.m.
Participate online via Zoom:
Webinar ID: 957 2413 4808
(Internet connection required — Zoom User Guide available at www.burlington.ca/2154walkers)
Participate by Telephone: 1-647-374-4685 (audio only)
City staff will provide an overview of the development application review process.Developers' OverviewThe present lands are zoned R3.2 to allow single family homes. The intent is that these proposed homes under the present zoning would be oriented towards Donald Road that would be the location for the ingress and egress.The client's proposal as mentioned above is to rezone these lands to an RM2 zone (medium density) to allow for nine (9) condominiums broken into three (3) buildings with access directly out to Walkers Line.The first action taken on these lands was to retain a professional arborist to visit the site prior to the purchase of the land to ascertain the financial viability of the site. The City of Burlington has recently approved a tree bylaw that can restrict or prevent the removal of trees. The client noted on their walk around that the site contained many mature trees. The client retained the arborist to see how or if this mature vegetation could be preserved. The initial walk around based on the single family zoning showed that all of the trees facing Donald Road would be impacted due to allowing access to this existing road. The arborist also pointed out that many of the boundary trees would be lost due to the fact that the R.32 zoning requires single family homes to be located 1.8 metres from the abutting property line of the existing homes.The owner's agents will give an overview of their proposal and City staff will provide an overview of the development application review process and how the public can be involved. There will also be a question and answer component about the various aspects of the proposal and the planning process. Ward 6 Councillor Angelo Bentivegna and Mayor Marianne Meed Ward will be in attendance to listen to the discussions. This consultation meeting is the first step in a comprehensive review of the rezoning process. The purpose of this meeting is for the client to address area residents' questions and concerns to make sure the community feedback is addressed prior to any submission of any development proposal.The client's proposal is also looking to:
- Allow access to Walkers Line only by way of a condominium road;
- Provide a greater side yard of approximately 7 metres in the area where the units abut the single family homes to the west (houses facing Tina Road);
- Rear yard setbacks (houses facing Donald Road) of approximately 7 metres to allow most retention of the mature trees;
- Setbacks (landscaping strips) along the southerly property line (houses facing Chrisdon Court) of approximately 7 metres. This setback is meant to preserve most, if not all, the mature trees;
- The trees that are to be removed will be compensated for by replanting, as required under the new tree bylaw;
- The condominiums will be two (2) storeys in height;
- Additional landscaping to be provided to supplement the existing trees;
- Solid board fencing will be installed where necessary for security and privacy; and
- Low impact lighting will be installed.
After the application is submitted to the City of Burlington, a notice will be sent to residents within 120 metres of the site and details of the application will be publicly available at www.burlington.ca/2154walkers.--*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor's Media and Digital Communications Specialist