‘Great to see’: Bradford Council approves 75-unit south end subdivision

After a change in ownership and about 2.5 years after council last gave the go-ahead, development at the southeast corner of Route 6 and Simcoe Road is once again set to go ahead.

Council approved the subdivision agreement for the development now known as Simcoe Gardens based on an application by Marshall Smith of 2587499 Ontario Inc. for 71 townhomes on the property at 539-563 Simcoe Road and four semi-detached units at 2575 Line 6. , at its June 18 regular council meeting.

The site is approximately 2.49 hectares, of which approximately 1.56 hectares or 62% is to be developed, with the remainder either reserved for the future extension of Line 6 and Simcoe Road, or considered a floodplain by Lake Simcoe Region Conservation. Authority, according to a report by senior planner Ray Kelso.

There is also a 300 square meter playground or ‘all lot’ proposed on the eastern side of the site.

When the matter last came before the full committee on Dec. 7, 2021, both Ward 5 Aldermen Peter Ferragine and Ward 7 Cont. Peter Dykie objected, but both voted in favor of the updated plan.

“When this first came to the table, there were quite a few concerns,” Ferragine said, listing issues for EMS, trash collection, parking and stormwater management. “It seems like everything I was concerned about was identified and addressed.”

Mayor James Leduc agreed that “it was great to see” the issues addressed in a project that “was a long time coming.”

While the semi-detached units are expected to be free-standing and have direct access to Line 6, a new road is proposed to extend south from Line 6 and form a loop before turning west to it connects with Simcoe Road, to provide access to 71 condominium houses which are divided into the following types:

• block with rear loading – 21
• front loading block – 26
• back to back – 22
• rear lane — two

Depending on the layout, most units have two proposed parking spaces each, but some have four, and the subdivision is also to include 19 visitor parking spaces, including one accessible space.

The property is already designated Residential Built under the city’s official plan and is part of Special Policy Area 6, which allows for multiple units on private roads and townhouses.

On 21 December 2021, the council changed the zoning of the properties to Residential two (R2), with exceptions to allow the proposed development.

— With files from Patrick Bales