700 - 718 Cathcart Boulevard

What's Proposed?
OPA No. 15 and ZBA No. 1-2026-85 of 2002 would permit the development of a four (4)-storey apartment dwelling, comprising ninety-four (94) dwelling units with 68 proposed parking stalls.

The subject lands are located along the northern portion of Cathcart Boulevard, east of Colborne Road in Sarnia, and have an area of approximately 13,551.6 m2. The site currently contains Jubilee Gardens, an existing two-storey apartment dwelling containing forty-two (42) affordable apartment dwelling units with 11 provided parking stalls.

Official Plan Amendment
OPA No. 15 proposes to redesignate the subject lands from “Mixed-Use Corridor I” to “Mixed Use Corridor II” in order to permit a 4-storey apartment dwelling. The Mixed Use Corridor II designation would remove the requirement for a minimum floor-to-ceiling height of 4.25m on the ground level of a mixed-use building, and would not require that a minimum of 50% of the at-grade Gross Floor Area of the proposed development be dedicated to non-residential uses.

Zoning By-Law Amendment
ZBA No. 1-2026-85 of 2002 proposes to rezone the subject property from the site-specific “Urban Residential 5-19 (UR5-19) and Urban Residential 1 (UR1)" zones to a new site-specific “Urban Residential 5-XX (UR5-XX) Zone” to permit the proposed apartment dwelling with the following provisions:

• Provide a rear yard depth of 7.0m (for the existing building), whereas the UR5 Zone regulations require a minimum rear yard depth of 7.5m.
• Provide a side yard depth of 4.75m (for the existing building), whereas the UR5 Zone regulations require a minimum side yard width of 5.0m.
• Permit a total lot area of 13,551.6m2 for 42 existing apartment dwelling units and 94 proposed apartment dwelling units (Total of 136 apartment dwelling units), whereas a minimum lot area of 13,950m2 would be required.
• Provide a parking ratio of 0.58 spaces per apartment dwelling unit, whereas a minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per apartment dwelling unit is required for apartment dwellings.

Implementation

If approved, site plan approval will be required to implement the proposal.

All submission materials are available for review under the 'Documents' section.

Area Map