The town of Deep River will hold a public meeting as part of its regular council meeting next Wednesday to hear an application for a zoning bylaw change that would allow the construction of a new 42-unit apartment building at the corner of Forest Avenue and Montcalm St.
The owners of the property have also applied for a severance to separate the building lot from the existing apartments at the corner of Montcalm and Poplar Streets.
The rezoning would allow construction of the new building to begin before the severance application is complete.
A “planning justification report” by the firm Jp2g says the application is consistent with the provincial planning statement as it supports the development of “complete communities” and is an “efficient use” of land fully serviced by municipal water and sewer.
“Overall, the proposed development represents the intensification of an existing, undeveloped portion of a property within an existing residential area that is within walking distance to many community facilities and businesses,” the report says…
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