Gananoque public meetings to discuss housing, Carveth Care
Affordable housing and the expansion of a long-term care facility are on the agenda this week at Gananoque council.
Gananoque council will host public meetings Tuesday to discuss proposed Class III development permit applications.
One is for an application concerning 295 Oak Street, while the other for an application for 375 James Street.
Council start time is scheduled for 5 p.m.
The 295 Oak Street application pertains to a two-storey apartment building containing a total of 16 units, with relief from a reduction in the lane/aisle width from 6 metres to 5.4 metres, parking width from 3 metres to 2.7 metres, exterior side yard setback of 4.5 metres to 3.58 metres, and reduction of the site triangle from 15 metres to 11.3 metres, provided certain conditions are met.
The entrance to the site will be located off Third Street, and provides an internal driveway, which offers access to the required parking spaces. A total of 20 parking spaces, according to staff’s report, are proposed, including four barrier-free parking spaces.
The site was previously used for commercial purposes.
The existing building has since been removed and the site remediated as the use was changing from commercial to residential.
The unopened road allowance of Oak Street abuts the west side of the property and is not intended to be used as part of this proposal. The property is relatively flat and slopes toward the northeast. The vegetation has been removed due to the remediation of the site and a few small to medium-sized trees remain along the south side of the municipal right-of-way.
According to staff’s report, the owner has identified that the units are intended to meet Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) guidelines for affordable housing.
The other public meeting to be held Tuesday pertains to Carveth Care Centre.
The recommendation is that council permit an addition and new entrance to the existing long-term care facility; an increase in the lot coverage from 35 per cent to 44 per cent, and a reduction in the rear yard setback from 7.5 metres to 6.6 metres, provided certain conditions are met.
The addition will not introduce any new long-term beds but is a revamp of the existing site to accommodate the existing licences. One new retirement unit is proposed.
One larger addition is occurring in the northwest corner with smaller additions in various locations throughout the property. A number of the additions are to accommodate corridors, a workshop, and relocating similar services together (laundry, receiving adjacent kitchen, recycling/garbage in the same areas).
The proposal removes an entrance from James Street to accommodate the addition, and introduces a new entrance on North Street for the purposes of deliveries.