Case 22704 - Fourth St., Bedford

Request

Lydon Lynch Architects has requested a substantive amendment to an existing development agreement that enabled a multi-unit building, to allow for 9 additional units, on PID 41457979 located on Fourth St in Bedford.

Proposal

The applicant wishes to change the interior of the proposed building to increase the total number of units, which is resulting in changes to the window placement on the outside.  Their will be no changes to the size of the proposed building—the size of the building will remain the same.  The major aspects of the proposal are as follows:

• Increase the total unit count from 18 to 27;
• Increase the number of surface parking spaces from 5 to 25, with corresponding changes to the site plan;
• Building size, shape, layout and location is the same as the approved DA; and
• Changes to the elevations to reflect a revised window placement.

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail, and include information related to the new site plan, elevations, addendum to the traffic statement and a planning rationale.

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Process

The application will be considered under the substantive amendment to a development agreement.  

Status

A public information meeting (PIM) will be held on Monday, February 19, 2020 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the BMO Centre - Multipurpose Room, 61 Gary Martin Drive, Bedford. At this meeting, a presentation will be given outlining the proposal with municipal staff and the applicant in attendance to answer questions and receive feedback.

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by municipal staff to properly evaluate the application. The documents are also available for review at the Planning Applications office in Downtown Dartmouth. 

• Application Package
• Survey