What impact would the new By-law have on new housing developments such as Waverley West?
The new By-law does not have specific zone districts for unique areas like Waverley West. Instead, it includes two Planned Development Overlay Districts that will allow owners of large, unique tracts and the City to negotiate specific design standards for areas like Waverley West, Osborne Village, and Corydon Avenue. The Overlay Districts would supplement, but not replace, underlying zoning districts. In addition, the new Zoning By-law contains three new mixed-use zoning districts, two of which would be available to permit mixed-use village nodes. RMU (Residential Mixed-Use) is a new base district that could be used when the proposed mixed-use node will have a predominantly residential character, with supporting commercial and institutional uses. CMU (Commercial Mixed-Use) would be used when the proposed node is primarily commercial, with supporting residential uses in forms that co-exist well in commercial environments.
