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Current Development Applications and Activity

The Development Services and Engineering Department, Planning Division, has provided information below regarding development applications for residential, commercial/industrial and institutional development projects within the City of Orillia that are either currently under review, or approved.

For more information about a current development project, please contact the Planning Division at 705-325-2622 or planning@orillia.ca

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Development Applications Under Review

Please click on the development type below for a list of current applications by address.

Residential

 

 101 Norweld Drive – Volkswagen Dealership Redevelopment
 
 Description of Development
The City has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application to place 101 Norweld Drive into one contiguous zone with the adjacent property municipally known as 345 West Street South. The existing Volkswagen dealership which is located on the adjacent 345 West Street South property is proposed to be redeveloped and will include additional service bays, tool storage and a drive-thru service area.

 

The applicant is seeking a Zoning By-law Amendment for the subject property in order to accommodate overflow parking, waste storage and snow storage areas associated with the existing Volkswagen dealership.  The applicant is seeking one site-specific exception with respect to the minimum setback Landscaped Buffer Area adjacent to Norweld Drive.

Location Map for 101 Norweld Drive

Application Type and File Number(s): Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-938)

 

Status:  Under Review

 Contacts

Owner:  R.S. Norweld Inc.

Agent:  Jonathan Pauk, MORGAN Planning & Development

City Planner:  Jeff Duggan, Senior Planner, jduggan@orillia.ca  

 Public Consultation and Meeting Dates
Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting
 Drawings

Concept Plan - August 2024

Conceptual Building Elevations - August 2024

 Reports

Planning Justification Report - August 2024

Public Consultation Summary Report - August 2024

238 Barrie Road - 4 Dwelling Units
 Description of Development
The City has received a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the development of a Semi-Detached Dwelling via a future Severance application to the Committee of Adjustment to divide the lot into two separate parcels of land. Each proposed parcel of land will have two dwelling units, for a total development of four dwelling units. On each proposed lot, three parking spaces will be provided.

 

The applicant is seeking a Zoning By-law Amendment to place the subject property into the R3 zone to allow for the future development of Semi-Detached Dwellings on lots with a minimum lot area of 200m2, as opposed to 250m2 currently permitted in the R2 zone. The applicant is also seeking site-specific exceptions with respect to the minimum setback for stairs and the minimum driveway width.

Location Map for 238 Barrie Road

Application Type and File Number(s): Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-937)

 

Status:  Under Review

 Contacts

Owner:  2407209 Ontario Inc. (c/o Matthew Ablakan)

Agent:  Victoria Lemieux, MORGAN Planning & Development

City Planner:  Jill Lewis, Senior Planner, jlewis@orillia.ca 

 Public Consultation and Meeting Dates
Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting
 Drawings

Concept Plan - August 2024

Conceptual Building Elevations - August 2024

 Reports

Planning Justification Report - August 2024

Public Consultation Summary Report - August 2024

Traffic and Entrance Analysis - August 2024

Species at Risk Assessment - August 2024 

21 Diana Drive - LCBO
 Description of Development

The City has received a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a Retail Store with up to 595m2 of Gross Floor Area with parking to be located in the Front Yard.  A LCBO is proposed to be located along Diana Drive adjacent to Costco. Two entrances are proposed off Diana Drive with a total of 40 parking spaces. In order to permit an Employment Supportive Use, such as a Retail Store, a Zoning By-law Amendment is required, The other requested amendment to the Zoning By-law is to permit parking in the Front Yard. 

Location Map for 21 Diana Drive

Application Type and File Number(s): Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-936)

 

Status:  Under Review

 Contacts

Owner:  Orillia Harvie Partnership (c/o Angelo Orsi)

Agent:  Jon Pauk, MORGAN Planning & Development

City Planner:  Jill Lewis, Senior Planner, jlewis@orillia.ca 

 Public Consultation and Meeting Dates
Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting
 Drawings

Site Plan - July 2024

Conceptual Building Elevations - South and West - July 2024

Conceptual Building Elevations - North and East - July 2024

 Reports

Planning Justification Report - July 2024

Public Consultation Summary Report - July 2024

Functional Servicing Report - July 2024

Traffic Impact Study - July 2024

50 Westmount Drive North - 114 Stacked Townhouses
 
 Description of Development
The City anticipates receiving a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the development of 6 blocks of Stacked Townhouses for a total of 114 dwelling units on the property at 50 Westmount Drive North.  The development proposes to supply a total of 146 parking spaces of which 29 will be dedicated to visitor parking. The applicant is applying for an amendment to the Zoning By-law to permit Stacked Townhouses together with a number of other site-specific exceptions related to lot area, lot frontage, rear yard setbacks, minimum parking standards, and other minor adjustments to the Zoning By-law. 

50 Westmount Drive North

Application Type and File Number(s): Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-939)

 

Status:  Under Review

 Contacts

Owner:  2440536 Ontario Inc.

Agent:  Josh Morgan, MORGAN Planning & Development, jmorgan@morganplanning.ca

City Planner:  Jill Lewis, Senior Planner, jlewis@orillia.ca 

 Public Consultation and Meeting Dates
 Applicant’s Virtual Open House – August 21, 2024 at 6pm
 Drawings

Site Plan - May 2024

Building Elevations and Streetscape Plan - May 2024

Shadow Study - Spring and Summer - May 2024

Shadow Study - Winter and Fall - May 2024

 Reports

Planning Justification Report - May 2024

Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report - May 2024

Traffic Impact Study - December 2023

Parking Justification Report - December 2023

406/410 Gill Street and 152 Oxford Street – 20 Townhouses
Description of Development

The City has received concurrent applications for a Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the development 20 Townhouse Dwelling Units. Three of the Townhouse Dwelling Units are proposed to have direct access to Oxford Street, while 17 Townhouse Dwelling Units will be accessed from a proposed private road to be connected to Gill Street. The Zoning By-law requires a minimum of 30 parking spaces of which 8 visitor parking spaces are required. A total of 48 parking spaces are proposed, of which 8 spaces will be dedicated to visitor parking (including two Barrier Free). Requested amendments to the Zoning By-law for the proposed development include site-specific reductions to the minimum requirements for Lot Area, Lot Frontage, Interior and Rear Yard Setbacks, and Landscaped Buffer Widths together with site-specific increases to the maximum driveway coverage and establishing zone provisions for barrier free parallel parking spaces.

 

Location Map

Application Type and File Number(s): Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-929), Draft Plan of Subdivision (File No. 43T-24001) and Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium (File No. 43CD-24001).

 

Status:  Under Review

Contacts

Owner:  David William Lewis (Applicant: Paul Orchard)

Agent:  Kyle Galvin, Innovative Planning Solutions

City Planner:  Jill Lewis, Senior Planner, jlewis@orillia.ca 

Public Consultation and Meeting Dates

Notice of Complete Application

Notice of Applicant's Public Open House

Notice of Public Meeting

Drawings

Concept Plan - July 2024

Draft Plan of Subdivision - July 2024

Draft Plan of Condominium - July 2024

Conceptual Building Elevations - March 2023

Shadow Study - July 2024

Reports

Planning Justification Report - July 2024

Public Consultation Summary Report - July 2024

Species At Risk Screening Report - July 2024

Functional Servicing Report - July 2024

Stormwater Management Report - July 2024

Traffic Brief - July 2024

Geotechnical Report - July 2024

Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment - July 2024

Trailside Neighbourhood Plan (735 Line 15 North, 825 Line 15 North, 875 Line 15 North and 925 Line 15 North)
Description of Development

Development Applications are under review to amend the City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law to implement a Neighbourhood Plan and Draft Plan of Subdivision, which will result in 1,300 new Residential Units (representing Low, Medium and High Density forms), Roads and Infrastructure, Commercial Uses, Community Uses and Integrated Trail Systems.

 

PROPOSAL:

The Trailside Neighbourhood Plan will be registered and constructed in seven (7) phases and proposes the following:

  • A greenfield density of approximately 51.4 persons / jobs per hectare.
  • 1,300 new residential units consisting of:
    • single detached dwellings
    • semi-detached dwellings
    • freehold street townhouses
    • four medium density blocks (i.e. townhouse or low rise apartment units)
    • one high density block (i.e. high rise apartment units)
  • Two school sites,
  • One local commercial block,
  • A neighbourhood park and Integrated trails system, and

Approximately 41 ha of environmentally protected lands including a wood lot and the Bass Lake Wetland area.

Location Map

Application Type and File Numbers:  Official Plan Amendment File No. D09-207, Zoning By-Law Amendment File No. D14-921 and Draft Plan of Subdivision: 43T-21001

 

Status:  Under Review

Contacts

Owner:  Charter Construction LP/ Mark Rich Homes Limited

Agent:  Josh Morgan, Morgan Planning and Development

City Planner:  Ali Chapple, Senior Planner, achapple@orillia.ca 

Public Consultation and Meeting Dates

Notice of Complete Application

Notice of Public Open House

Public Feedback - Public Information Meeting - June 2021

Notice Of Public Meeting

Draft Official Plan Amendment By-law

Draft Zoning By-law Amendment By-law

Drawings

Neighbourhood Plan

Draft Plan of Subdivision

Phasing Plan

Parks and Trails Plan

Reports

Archaeological Study – Stages 1-3 and Ministry of Culture Clearance Letter

Archaeological Study - Stage 4 (August 2004)

Archaeological Study - Stage 4 (December 2005)

Commercial Needs Study

Environmental Impact Study

Geotechnical Report

Hydrogeological Report

Shadow Study (September 2021)

Functional Servicing and Preliminary Stormwater Management Report (February 2023) - Under Review

Traffic Impact Study - Under Review

625 Atherley Road - 8-Storey Apartment Building with 45 Residential Units

(More specifically - 625 & 643 Atherley Road & 642 Driftwood Road (which also includes the former Oak Street ROW))

 
Description of Development

The proposed development has been granted Zoning By-law and Conditional Site Plan Approval from the Ontario Land Tribunal (Decision of OLT provided below).  The Approved Development will be for a new L-shaped 8-storey Apartment Building, along Atherley Road with varying heights towards Driftwood Road, stepping down from the 8 storeys to 4 storeys and then to 1 storey.  The development will house 45 Dwelling Units, ranging from 3- bedroom to 1-bedroom units.

 

The site will provide onsite parking for approximately 90 vehicles,  majority will be located internally in a ground level parking garage  (43 spaces - see floor Plan for details). While the rest of the parking will be located in 3 exterior lots. One lot located between the building and Lake Simcoe (25 spaces), a second smaller lot adjacent to Driftwood Road (15 spaces), and a 3rd lot adjacent to Atherley Road for visitor/tenant drop off ( 7 spaces).

 

The development will have two access points (entrances/exits), One off Atherley Road and the other Driftwood Road.

 

Driftwood Road’s access will be limited and controlled by a gate system, which will limit the entering and existing to only emergency vehicles, until such time as improvements to the Orchard Point intersection are made.

 

The Development also proposes to limit development within 30m of the Shoreline of Lake Simcoe, with no removal of trees (unless dead or diseased) and no longer proposing a public access trail to be developed here, so that the natural state of this shoreline is preserved.

Location Map

Application Type & File Number(s):  Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-902) and Site Plan Approval (File No. D11-387)

 

Status:  Under Review

Contacts

Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) Case Contact:  Laiba Azhar, Case Coordinator Planner, laiba.azhar@ontario.ca 

Owner:  Coland Developments Corporation, David Colagiacomo, david@tripar.ca

Agent:  WSP Canada Inc., Natalie Boodram, Natalie.Boodram@wsp.com

City Planner:  Ali Chapple, Senior Planner, achapple@orillia.ca, or Anna Dankewich, Intermediate Planner, adankewich@orillia.ca 

Public Consultation and Meeting Dates

Notice of Complete Application

Notice of 1st Public Open House

Notice of 2nd Public Open House - March 7, 2023

Facilitators Report Dated April 27, 2023

Notice of Public Meeting - December 14, 2023

Case Management Conference on June 6, 2024

OLT Settlement Hearing date of August 6, 2024

Drawings

Floor Plans

Elevations

Architectural Drawings - Renderings and Profiles

Site Plan - updates pending

Shoreline Protection Plan - updates pending

Tree Preservation Plan - updates pending

Landscape Plan - updates pending

Reports

Shadow Study

Shoreline Management Plan

Environmental Impact Study dated September 18, 2023

Entrance Analysis (Atherley and Driftwood)

Geotechnical Report

Traffic Brief (Dec. 2022)

Land Use Compatibility Report

Functional Servicing Report - updates pending

Stormwater Management Report - updates pending

Arborist Report - updates pending

233, 249 & 261 Coldwater Road – 8-Storey Apartment Building with 225 Residential Units
Description of Development

The City has received concurrent applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval in order to permit the development of an 8-storey Apartment Building.  Amendments related to the proposal include a site-specific a reduction in landscaped open space, the number of required parking spaces and an increase in the maximum permitted building height to 28.35 metres.

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Application Type & File Number(s):  Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-926) and Site Plan Approval (File No. D11-385)

 

Status:  Under Review

Contacts

Owner:  Auroville Ltd.

Agent:  Innovative Planning Solutions, Tyler Kawall, tkawall@ipsconsultinginc.com

City Planner:  Jeff Duggan, Senior Planner, jduggan@orillia.ca

Public Consultation and Meeting Dates
Notice of Complete Application
Drawings

Boundary and Topographical Survey - prepared by Young & Young Surveying Inc., August 20, 2021

 

Site Plan and Architectural Package including the following:

  • Site Plan (Ground Level)
  • Site Plan (Level 2)
  • Site Plan (Level 3)
  • Site Plan (Roof Level)
  • Fire Route Plan
  • Ground Floor Plan
  • Second Floor Plan
  • Third & Fourth Floor Plan
  • Fifth & Sixth Floor Plan
  • Seventh & Eighth Floor Plan
  • Mechanical Penthouse Plan
  • Roof Plan
  • Building Elevations

 

Civil Engineering Drawings including the following:

  • Site Grading Plan
  • Site Servicing Plan
  • Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
  • Standard Details
  • Construction Mitigation Plan

 

Landscape Plan

Reports

Planning Justification Report

Servicing & Stormwater Management Report

Parking Justification Study

Photometric Analysis

Shadow Study

Stage 1 & 2 Archaeological Assessment

Traffic Impact Study

Geotechnical Investigation

Hydrogeological Assessment

 117, 119, 125, 127, 139 & 155 Barrie Road – 8-storey Apartment Building with 248 units
 
Description of Development

The City has received an application for a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the development of an 8-storey Apartment Building with 248 Dwelling Units. The Zoning By-law requires a minimum of 372 parking spaces, whereas a total of 188 parking spaces are proposed (including a proposal to supply some of the parking from the adjacent property at 95 Barrie Road via easement).  Amendments related to the proposal include requested reductions in the Front Yard Setback, Interior Side Yard Setback, Minimum Landscaped Open Space, Minimum Landscaped Buffer Areas, and Minimum Parking Spaces, while requesting an increase to the Maximum Building Height to 26.5 metres (8-storeys).

Elevation Drawing

 

Location Map

 

Application Type & File Number(s):  Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-923)

 

Status:  Under Review

Contacts

Owner:  Magma Development

Agent:  South Bond Investments Ltd.

City Planner:  Jill Lewis, Senior Planner, jlewis@orillia.ca

Public Consultation and Meeting Dates

Notice of Complete Application

Notice of Open House

Drawings
Site Plan with Conceptual Building Elevations & Neighbourhood Context Elevation - Dec 2022
Reports

Planning Justification Report including Land Use Compatibility Study and Shadow Study – Dec 2022

Arborist Report – Dec 2022

Parking Needs Study – Dec 2022

Traffic Impact Study – Dec 2022

Functional Servicing Report – Dec 2022

Geotechnical Report – Dec 2022

Hydrogeological Report – Dec 2022

Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment – Dec 2022

Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment – Dec 2022

Stages 1 & 2 Archaeological Assessment – Dec 2022

Commercial/Industrial

 

Institutional
 
Municipal-Initiated Amendments to the City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment
 
 Description of Amendments

The City has initiated amendments to this Official Plan and Zoning By-law: 

  • To implement Council’s direction to down designate Orchard Point (save and except for properties with frontage on Atherley Road) to “Living Area – Stable Neighbourhood”. 

  • To amend the Zoning By-law to implement the 2023 Affordable Housing Action Plan to help increase the supply of affordable housing in Orillia. 

  • To make minor changes to the City’s Zoning By-law’s definitionstext and mapping in order to further improve and clarify the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2014-44, as amended.  

 

Application Type & File Number(s):  Official Plan Amendment (File No. D08-211) and Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-933)

 

Status:  Under Review

 Contact

City Planner:  Jill Lewis, Senior Planner, jlewis@orillia.ca

City Planner:  Susan Votour, Intermediate Planner, svotour@orillia.ca 

 Notice of Public Meeting
 Notice of Public Meeting re. Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments
 Documents Available for Review

Draft Official Plan Amendment

 

Summary of Proposed Amendments to the City's Official Plan and Zoning By-law 2014-44

 

Approved Development Activity

Development Activity with Map and Building Permit Statistics

A summary of approved residential, commercial/industrial and institutional development projects within the City of Orillia, together with a map showing the location of each individual development using its corresponding colour and number, is linked below.

 

This summary is updated semi-annually at the beginning and mid year:

 

 Building Permit Statistics

Click here for the most recent Building Permit Reports.

 

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2018 2019 2020 2021 % Change 
$374,703 $397,123 $425,480 $615,244 44.6%

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