Common use of Unit Types Clause in Contracts

Unit Types. The proposed development agreement does not require a specific unit mix but instead requires at least one third of the units to have an area of 74.3 square metres (800 square feet) or more. Through feedback provided during public consultation, concern has been expressed about who would be living in the building with a preference being indicated for family oriented units. A unit size of 74.3 metres (800 square feet) or larger is generally considered a family type unit in the MPS and LUB. However, not requiring a specific number of bedrooms allows for flexibility in unit configuration to accommodate the needs in the housing market while ensuring that there is still a mix in unit sizes. This application was presented to the District 7 and 8 Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) on June 23, 2014. Its recommendations are sent to Community Council by means of a separate report. The PAC recommended approval of the proposed development and provided the following considerations: • maintaining the existing commercial uses within the zoning with the allowance to increasing commercial size; • further enhancing the pedestrian experience; • driver and pedestrian safety as it relates to visibility; • higher number of bedrooms per unit; and • a stepback on Seymour Street and the south wall in the interest of reducing the massing along Seymour Street. Many of the recommendations and comments from the PAC have been incorporated into the policy and development agreement. The proposed policy and development agreement allow for a small expansion of the types of commercial uses permitted to include personal service uses and yearly and monthly parking but otherwise have mainly kept the uses similar to those already permitted in the zone. Further, as noted earlier in this report, staff have required a proportion of larger unit sizes instead of requiring a specific number of bedrooms per unit to provide flexibility for unit configuration.