Status: Under review. A public body is actively considering it. Options may not exist yet.
A 649-unit, two-tower proposal of 24 and 19 storeys at Ontario Street South and Derry Road is still under technical review in Milton
The Town lists 2613708 Ontario Limited's rezoning and official plan application for 550 Ontario Street South as under staff and agency review. A technical report to Council follows, with no meeting date published.
The details
What is proposed
2613708 Ontario Limited has applied for a Local Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment, Town files LOPA-10/21 and Z-30/21, to redevelop 550 Ontario Street South. The Town's Ward 1 Development Applications page describes mixed-use buildings in the form of two high-rise point towers on top of 6- and 5-storey podiums, plus a third, 4-storey mid-rise residential building at the rear. The towers are proposed at 24 and 19 storeys fronting the intersection. The rear building is set back toward the existing 3-storey townhouses. The Town counts 649 proposed residential units.
- 2613708 Ontario Limited
- Local Official Plan Amendment (LOPA-10/21) and Zoning By-law Amendment (Z-30/21)
- 649
- 24 and 19 storeys, on 6- and 5-storey podiums
- 4
- About 2,000 sq. m. on the ground floors along Derry Road and Ontario Street
- Under technical review by Town staff and commenting agencies
Where it is
The applicant's Planning Justification Report, dated October 2021 and linked from the Town's Ward 1 page, places the 1.68-hectare site at the northwest corner of Ontario Street South (Regional Road 25) and Derry Road West (Regional Road 7), with about 107 metres of frontage on Ontario Street and 127 metres on Derry Road. It describes the site as then occupied by a commercial plaza of roughly 3,700 square metres. That report is five years old, so check the Town's current plans and studies for any changes.
Studies filed
The Town lists nine documents as submitted with the application and now under review: a planning justification report, functional servicing report, landscape plans, noise study, shadow study, site plan, transportation impact study, urban design brief and wind study. The Town says it will provide copies of any plans and reports on request, including in an accessible format.
What happens next and how to comment
After staff review the application and receive comments from agencies, the Town says it will prepare a technical report for Council. The page lists no meeting date for this application. It invites residents to contact the Town with comments and offers an email subscription for updates, including the status and upcoming public meetings. Development Services can be reached at 905-878-7252.