A Developer who Says He Plans to Put Rent-Controlled Housing Into Downtown Simcoe Spoke to Councillors at Norfolk Public Hearing Committee on Tuesday.
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Sam Bunting has submitted an application to the country for a zoning amendment which would allow construction of a three-storey apartment building at 76 ass st. that includes 22 renal housing units and some commercial space on the group floor.
The Building Would Be Located On A 743 Square Metre Lot-Currently The Site of A Building That Had A Ground-Floor Food Store and An Apartment On The Upper Level-Opposite The Brick and Near A Municipal Parking Lot at Argyle and Culver Streets.
The New Building Would Have Six Units On The Ground Floor, Including Four that are accessible, and Eight Units on Both the Second and Third Floors.
In Comments related to the proposition, the country’s housing staff raised concerns about the use of the term “affordable” to describe the units “without any confirmation of proposed or cmHc investment requirements with respect to capped rents.
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Housing Staff Said 400 People Currently on the Centralized Wait List for Return-Gered-To-Incomme Housing in Norfolk Are Those “In Deep Core Housing Need Whose Rent Would Be calculated at no more than 30 per cent of their monthly incume and or as per the housing services act for ontario Works/Ontario Disability Support Program. ”
Bunting Told Councillors on Tuesday he and His Partners Want the Units to have back control,
“We’re hoping CMHC can work with us to take this for our community,” he said.
Coun. Chris Vanpaassen Said the County Should Support Housing That’s More Affordable No Matter How It’s Defined.
“Let’s try to get some stuff in the down that is more affordable where it fals under our umbrella of backstart-to-in-in-income or subsidized or that just a private entrepreneur who’s trying to do something that good for the community.
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Although there is no requirement under the current rules for developers to provide parking within simcoe’s central business district, coun. Mike Columbus Questioned Bunting about the Impact of His Development on Downtown Parking.
“There are 22 units,” Said Columbus. “Obviously, Somebody’s Going to require some parking.”
Bunting Said He Believes there is a reasonable Ament of parking “Within the Frontage and Down Side Streets.” He Said Most of the Parking Needs Would Be Overnight as People Drive To Their Jobs During the Day.
“If we have Transportation in Norfolk County, we’re hoping that potentialy up to 50 per cent of our occupants may not even have a vehicle or may have a bicycle.”
But when questioned by mayor amy martin about Why he decided not to make his proposed building taller, Bunting acknowledged parking was a factor.
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“We said we need to be responsible and limit How Many Occupants We have in the Building,” He Said. “Also, at the start, there Were Thoughts Around Construction of the Building and How It Relates to the Building Code.”
Martin Said County Staff can work with developers “to encourage More Housing, Especially in the Downtown Simcoe Area Where Foot Traffic is Needed.”
“If you have any problemms, please let us know because I would want to see the Building Code Giving you a hard time as the only reason you didn’t Investigate Additional Height and Density.
Councils Received as Information A Report on the proposed development. County Staff Will Now Prepara A Report for Councillors With a Recommendation about Whhether to Approve the Plan.
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