ERIN – A large residential development proposed for Erin will get public input Thursday during the meeting of council.
Hillsburgh Heights Inc. is planning to build 332 residential units and provide land for a possible future school and park just west of Trafalgar Road and north of Upper Canada Drive in Hillsburgh.
Hillsburgh Heights Inc. is seeking approval from Erin council of its draft plan of subdivision, a zoning bylaw amendment and official plan amendment.
Council will discuss the application as well as hold a statutory public meeting at its Thursday council meeting. No decision will be made Thursday.
Of the 332 residential units, 284 will be single detached dwellings and 48 will be street townhouse dwelling units.
Also, the developers want to create two road connections from Trafalgar Road into and out of the subdivision. Street ‘A’ is proposed to be located across from Howe Street. Meanwhile, street ‘E’ is proposed to be located at the south end of the subject site.
The proposed development comes as a result of increased demand for housing and the growing population of the town, says the applicant.
Ultimately, the developers are asking to redesignate the subject site from “future development” to “residential” in the county’s official plan, which also ties in with a zoning bylaw amendment application. The rezoning of lands will facilitate the changes necessary to implement the proposed residential uses, school, park, and stormwater management facilities.
A public meeting for this application will be held on April 14. County and town planning staff will be in attendance at the meeting to hear the applicant’s presentation and any public comments.
Following the public meeting, town planning staff will provide all comments from circulated departments, agencies and public for the applicants review and action.
