As Chatham-Kent undergoes residential growth it hasn’t seen in decades, Chatham-Kent council was busy looking at a number of residential developments at their planning meeting held online Monday night.
It was a long meeting—over three hours, with a number of proposed projects put under the microscope.
A proposed development for 52 new dwelling units located in the south end of Tilbury is on hold until stormwater projects are completed.
Chatham-Kent approved the development of a new 52 dwelling project at their online council meeting last night, but put a hold classification on the project, which will not allow the project to go ahead until stormwater projects in the area are completed.
Neighbours had issues with flooding and stormwater managements in the area. To deal with those issues, Chatham-Kent administration proposed an amendment to place the development area into a holding zone classification, which will restrict any new housing development on the affected lands until the stormwater issues have been addressed by the municipality, through the Tilbury stormwater master plan.
It’s expected that it will take two years for the stormwater projects to be completed. Once completed, council can then consider lifting the hold applied and development of the residential can go on as planned.
Chatham-Kent council approved a large apartment unit project on Grand Avenue East along the Thames River, giving the go-ahead to bylaw amendments for the apartment’s size and height, as the area originally only allowed for a maximum 10 stories and with 138 units. With the bylaw amendment, it permits the building to be 13 stories tall and have 182 units.
Council also made bylaw amendments for the amount of required parking spaces for the property.
Officials dad some concerns with the building noting that with increased traffic, a traffic light for Grand and Taylor Avenue would have to become a priority in the near future.
Municipal officials decided to take some more time to consider a planning proposal to build 61 homes in the Lynwood subdivision, located just south of Chatham, to address questions about the proposal.
Council will host a public meeting in February to determine how best to go forward with the project.
The project has its critics, as there were 31 deputations from neighbours in the Lynwood subdivision, as they noted concerns about the project’s density, resale value of the current homes and traffic volume. Overall, many neighbours had many other issues that they feel will change the feel and look of the neighbourhood
Different owners of the property have looked at developing the property for over 30 years.
