Harbourside progress update: Sept 8 – Oct 18

A summary of what’s happening in the Harbourside planning process.

Town Hall Meeting

On the night of September 30, Concert held a Town Hall Meeting as a way of providing further public engagement. For a complete recap of the event, click here.

Finalization of DPA guidelines
The revised Development Permit Area (DPA) guidelines for Harbourside have now been finalized and resubmitted to the City on October 9. DPA guidelines control the form and character of a development in addition to regulating the look and feel of the surrounding public realm. This document will be submitted to Council for review and consideration at Harbourside’s Public Hearing. 

  

Rezoning Application submission

While Concert’s application to the City to amend their Official Community Plan (OCP) was approved in July of 2012, an application for rezoning is required prior to submitting individual development permit applications. Following the recent Town Hall Meeting, the Harbourside team refined the rezoning application and resubmitted it to the City on October 10. The rezoning application aligns with the amended OCP and proposes significant public amenities. To learn more about the proposed amenities, click here.

  

Additional parking under construction
Having secured City approval for a “temporary use permit” to allow for the development of 50 on-site parking stalls at the northwest portion of 925 Harbourside Drive, construction is now underway with completion targeted for early 2014. While the ultimate plan for Harbourside includes the permanent addition of approximately 50 on-site street parking stalls on a new internal street network, these temporary stalls will alleviate demand through pre-development and construction.

Stakeholder meetings

In an effort to continuously engage the organizations within and adjacent to Harbourside, the team met with representatives from Bodwell High School as well as the North Shore Automall in September. These meetings served as a forum for answering questions, gathering feedback and communicating where we are in the process.