Spring Street Subdivision

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Introduction

Introduction

The developer (Salim Houchaimi) has proposed a large subdivision to the SW of the gale subdivision, at the end of Spring St.

This area has been included in the expanded Almonte border in the Official Plan passed by council in Q3 of 2006.

BACKGROUND INFO

The location of the proposed subdivision can be seen on this map.

Site Plan

Dev 2006 Subdivision plan here

The proposed residential draft plan of subdivision covers approximately 30.9 ha (76.3 acres) of land and is proposed to consist of 206 single detached residential lots, 114 semi-detached residential lots, 96 townhouse units and 92 condominium apartment units. The development proposal is to proceed on full municipal services. In support of the development proposal, the applicant has provided a stormwater management report, a planning report, and environmental impact report and a geotechnical report. The property is presently designated ‘Residential’ in the Mississippi Mills Community Official Plan and zoned ‘RU ” Rural’ in the Mississippi Mills Zoning By-law #01-70. A zoning amendment will be required as part of this development proposal. This application is referred to as ‘Spring Street Extension’.

2006 Sept: The revised site plan proposal presented to council in Sept of 2006. Note that is seems to be constantly in revision and there are numerous versions around. This is but one of them.

See the site plan here.

2004: This area was included a filed an application for an amendment to the Almonte Official Plan, to extend the Almonte ward boundary to include approx. 15.5 acres of neighbouring farmland. This was rejected by council at the Jan 27th 2004 P&E meeting.

A copy of the application and attendant map can be seen here.

2003: Counted 297 units plus the Seniors residence condos and commercial on top of that. See a map at: Subdivision Site Plan map

A minimal sized waterfront park, no waterfront buffer zone at all.

Zoning

Situated on class 1 and 2 agricultural soil (top quality!). See a map here.

About 1/4 to 1/3 of this property is currently zoned as waterfront environmental hazard zone, as listed in the Ramsay zoning map? (See the link here)

According to the official town information, the river front is also considered a provincially significant wetlands - see map here.

Also the river edge is considered an Area of Natural Significance (ANSI) by the province - see map here.

Does this mean they are planning to "revise" the river bank?

The Town has included this property inside the borders of Almonte Ward (Sept 2006).

This may be a convenient way to side step the normal process of development approval process. This is class 1 and 2 agricultural land - but if it's inside and urban area, then it can't really be agricultural, can it now ? ;^)

Official Town Info

See a letter of intent here from the developer - not much concrete info though...

Contact the town planner Forbes Symon for more info.

Other Rumours

I've now heard from two different sources ("widely spaced", so to speak) that this project is actively taking "orders", taking "reserves" or being "pre-sold" - I really don't know the proper term to use here.

Rumour has it he also bought Mary Turners farm property (150 acres) a ways down Patterson St.

We heard he's also trying to surendipitously buy the white frame farm house next to the R Tait School.

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