Mid-rise apartments suggested in Wellington
The Prince Edward Planning Committee is being asked to rezone lands in Wellington to make room for two apartment buildings.
At a public planning meeting held on Wednesday night at the Regent Theatre in Picton, council heard from Planner James Griffin and a rezoning application in regards to 80 Maple Street in Wellington.
The subject property is currently vacant and zoned General Industrial but previously was the site of toilet manufacturing and canning operations.
The owner of the property is proposing to develop two four-storey apartment buildings with a total of 126 units if rezoned as special urban residential.
The property is surrounded by the Lakebreeze Court condominiums to the west, single detached dwellings to the east, the Wellington Legion Manor to the south and the Millienium Trail to the north.
Councillor Ernie Margeston noted he spoke to area residents and they had some concerns with the density of the build and he wanted to know if the developer was flexible to decreasing to 25 units per hectare instead of the proposed 66 units.
Planning consultant Brandon O’Conner said they would be open to looking at density if the math works.
No decision was made at the meeting and a staff report will be brought forward to a future meeting for council’s decision.
Property owner hoping to open sushi restaurant
The Prince Edward Planning Committee is being asked to approve a rezoning to allow for a sushi restaurant along Loyalist Parkway.
The Planning Advisory Committee discussed the matter on Wednesday night regarding the proposal where Huijin Lee is hoping to develop Charm Sushi, a sushi takeout restaurant along with an accessory dwelling.
The property at 13274 Loyalist Parkway on the outskirts of Picton, with No Frills to the south, a commercial development to the west and a recently approved subdivision to the east and north.
The property is currently zoned rural residential.
Councillor Brad Nieman had concerns about the entrance location and felt that traffic congestion will be a real problem.
A decision will be made at a future meeting of council.
Hillier subdivision pushed to November meeting
Council in Prince Edward County has pushed the pause button on approving a Consecon subdivision following a last minute amendment.
The owner of the property spoke during the public planning meeting on Wednesday night saying within the last 24 hours, County staff has asked for an easement regarding their stormwater management plan.
He maintained engineers believe the easement isn’t needed and is an unnecessary delay to this project.
The 13 single detached lots would be connected to Stinson Block Road by a new street.
The almost 13 acres of land are currently vacant and are south of the land owned by the Bayfield Treatment Centres.
Four residents along Stinson Block Road spoke against the development citing water pressure issues, drainage issues and the loss of their privacy and peace that would be caused by this development.
Councillor Ernie Margetson said he raised the issue regarding the easement as he felt without it there is a future risk to the municipality.
Mayor Steve Ferguson felt very uncomfortable with the last minute change as an easement has a far reaching impact.
Council approved a motion to refer the motion to the November 4 planning meeting to revisit the issue.
