Peterborough city council has endorsed a zoning by-law change that would allow a new mixed-used residential and commercial complex to be built on the site of Trentwinds International Centre at 264 Lansdowne Street East, east of Ashburnham Drive.
Meeting as general committee on Monday night (December 4), councillors endorsed an amendment to the zoning by-law that would rezone the property from commercial to residential, permitting Ellas Holdings Inc. to proceed with a site plan for an 11-storey and eight-storey residential apartment building complex on the north side of Lansdowne Street East just east of Ashburnham Drive.
The proposed mixed-use complex would contain 186 residential units along with up to 2,862 square metres of ground floor commercial space. The now-closed Trentwinds International Centre, which contained a motel and banquet centre, would be demolished for the new development.
The property at 264 Lansdowne Street East is surrounded by car dealerships to the west and northwest and vacant commercial lands to the north and east. For the vacant property at 292 Lansdowne Street East, immediately east of Trentwinds International Centre, an application is underway from another developer — Eastgate (Peterborough) Ltd. — for site plan approval for a one-storey five-unit commercial building that would include a drive-through restaurant.
A staff report from the city’s planning supports the proposed zoning by-law change, noting the proposal confirms with the city’s growth plan and official plan and the Ontario government’s 2020 provincial policy statement on land use planning.
“The proposal will assist the City in achieving its housing pledge to provide at least 4,700 units by 2031,” reads the staff report. “On that basis, staff respectfully recommends that the application be approved.”
Items endorsed by general committee will go to city council’s regular session on Monday (December 11) for consideration for approval. If council approves the recommendation, the proposal would require site plan approval before a building permit is issued.
PDF: Zoning By-law Amendment for 264 Lansdowne Street East, Report IPGPL23-00
Zoning By-law Amendment for 264 Lansdowne Street East, Report IPGPL23-00
