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About the project
The City is undertaking a study to assess the character of the townhouse, apartment, and retail areas in the Meadowvale Neighbourhood. The goal of the study is to develop a policy framework that will guide future growth and compatible development in the area.
The study covers the area between Winston Churchill Boulevard and the Meadowvale employment area, stretching from Britannia Road West in the south, to Tradewind Drive in the north (as shown in the map above - please click map for larger image). Meadowvale Town Centre and the surrounding properties, which are referred to as the Meadowvale Community Node, are not included in the study area, as these lands are already part of the ongoing Reimagining the Mall project.
Background
As a result of recent development applications proposing intensification within the Meadowvale Neighbourhood, City staff have initiated the Meadowvale Neighbourhood Character Study. For your information, staff reports to Planning and Development Committee, and OMB Decisions where applicable, regarding the development applications can be found at the following locations:
The proposed developments for 6719 Glen Erin Drive and 2700 Aquitaine Avenue have been approved by Planning and Development Committee and City Council. Using our new 3D Modelling Tool you can see what they will look like when built! Use the thumbnails at the bottom of the screen to see existing and finished state scenarios.
COVID-19 Community Engagement Update: While we continue to respond to this pandemic, we are working hard to deliver essential services and projects to keep our City moving and safe. While we can’t connect in-person at this time, we still want to connect! Please find on this site the ways you can keep updated on this project’s progress and share your opinions and ideas.
Have your say
Help shape Meadowvale! Each phase of the project's engagement process will have a variety of ways for residents to participate. A schedule of engagement opportunities will be posted in the near future. Check back often to learn how you can get involved online and in-person.
About the project
The City is undertaking a study to assess the character of the townhouse, apartment, and retail areas in the Meadowvale Neighbourhood. The goal of the study is to develop a policy framework that will guide future growth and compatible development in the area.
The study covers the area between Winston Churchill Boulevard and the Meadowvale employment area, stretching from Britannia Road West in the south, to Tradewind Drive in the north (as shown in the map above - please click map for larger image). Meadowvale Town Centre and the surrounding properties, which are referred to as the Meadowvale Community Node, are not included in the study area, as these lands are already part of the ongoing Reimagining the Mall project.
Background
As a result of recent development applications proposing intensification within the Meadowvale Neighbourhood, City staff have initiated the Meadowvale Neighbourhood Character Study. For your information, staff reports to Planning and Development Committee, and OMB Decisions where applicable, regarding the development applications can be found at the following locations:
The proposed developments for 6719 Glen Erin Drive and 2700 Aquitaine Avenue have been approved by Planning and Development Committee and City Council. Using our new 3D Modelling Tool you can see what they will look like when built! Use the thumbnails at the bottom of the screen to see existing and finished state scenarios.
COVID-19 Community Engagement Update: While we continue to respond to this pandemic, we are working hard to deliver essential services and projects to keep our City moving and safe. While we can’t connect in-person at this time, we still want to connect! Please find on this site the ways you can keep updated on this project’s progress and share your opinions and ideas.
Have your say
Help shape Meadowvale! Each phase of the project's engagement process will have a variety of ways for residents to participate. A schedule of engagement opportunities will be posted in the near future. Check back often to learn how you can get involved online and in-person.
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Knowing that the population is aging rapidly, why are there not more bungalows being built and or seniors housing developments. Vertical townhouses are not be feasible.
Jocelyn
asked
3 months ago
As the population in Mississauga ages, the City is proactively planning for ageing in place. An age-friendly community is one that provides diverse housing options that can support a range of income and household types at all stages of life. The City’s Making Room for the Middle: A Housing Strategy aims to deliver a range of housing options, including seniors housing, across the City, with a focus on middle-income households.
Through the Meadowvale Neighbourhood Character Study, the City is also exploring how best to plan for a range of housing options through future redevelopment or infill development. Meadowvale has a good mix of existing dwelling unit types, including a diversity of ground-related units such as single-detached (e.g. bungalows), semi-detached and rowhouses, which will continue to be needed. In addition, new policies are proposed to facilitate the construction of affordable housing, including seniors housing, through future development.
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Does it make sense to consider Meadowvale in isolation from neighbouring Lisgar? Meadowvalue is long and narrow, there are parts of Lisgar that are more relevant/interactive with Meadowvale Centre than much of Meadowvale. Seems to me both neighbourhoods should be considered holistically.
Andrew
asked
4 months ago
When deciding on the boundaries for the Meadowvale Neighbourhood Character Study, careful consideration was given to the purpose of the review. The impetus for the Study included several recent development applications proposing intensification of existing high density (apartment) locations. These applications propose to intensify existing sites by adding apartment buildings either on green areas or surface parking lots, or demolishing medium density buildings or above grade parking structures to make way for additional apartments. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to develop a policy framework that will guide future growth and compatible development for these types of proposals. The locations which may have redevelopment potential include existing apartment sites, rental townhouses, retail sites and institutional locations, such as Places of Religious Assembly, which have an abundance of surrounding green area.
The lands west of Winston Churchill Blvd, including the Lisgar neighbourhood, have very few of these potential sites. The vast majority of Lisgar is low density residential including detached, semi-detached and townhouse development. The study area contains all of the area’s apartment sites and rental townhouses and the majority of retail and applicable institutional locations.
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Is there any plan to maintain rental units? There is reference to "diverse options to support a range of income and household types" but what does that actually mean? The existing buildings in your documentation seem to all be rentals. Are you displacing the existing residents to then no longer provide rental housing?
mama Shauna
asked
over 1 year ago
Thank you for your inquiry.
Yes there is a plan to maintain rental units, not only in Meadowvale, but
on a city-wide basis. In October of 2017 the City approved a Housing Strategy
for Mississauga titled Making Room for the Middle. The
Strategy’s goals and resulting action items are shaped by decisions and
priorities of Council, one of which is to protect existing rental stock in
Mississauga. The Strategy notes that the “existing rental buildings
are a valuable component of the city’s affordable housing stock.
Controlling the conversion of rental buildings to condominium ownership and the
demolition of rental units without replacement helps protect this stock”.
Since the approval of the Strategy the City has developed a Rental Housing
Protection By-law and Demolition Control By-law. Both By-laws
work to maintain the existing rental housing stock in Mississauga.
Additionally, the Strategy supports the development of new purpose building
rental housing and upgrades to existing rental stock. Should you wish to
review the Strategy or By-laws they can be found here: http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/rental-housing-protection
The reference to "diverse
options to support a range of income and household types" generally
refers to policies which require or encourage various types of housing; from
detached and semi-detached dwellings, to stacked and traditional townhouses, to
various types of apartments such as high rise or second units in detached
dwellings. Mississauga also encourages various ownership options such as
freehold, condominium, rental and cooperative. The goal of encouraging
these housing options is to enable all types of families, of various incomes,
to be able to find housing which meets their unique circumstance and needs.
The goal of Meadowvale
Neighbourhood Character Study is to develop a policy framework which will be
used to evaluate future development applications when they are submitted to the
City by private land owners. This framework will include Official Plan
policies and design guidelines aimed at guiding compatible development and
recognizing Meadowvale’s unique characteristic. The focus of the
Character Study was on locations where redevelopment is most likely to occur.
These locations are referred to as “Soft Sites” or “Opportunity Sites”.
When you mention “existing buildings in the documentation” I am assuming that
you are referring to these “Soft Sites” or “Opportunity Sites”. These
sites include both rental and condominium buildings and were selected based
their potential for redevelopment. For example, townhouse developments under
condominium ownership were not included as there is often little space
available for infill around existing buildings, in addition, it is difficult to
obtain permissions from Condominium Corporations for redevelopment.
Please note that the majority of these study sites will likely not see any
change in the foreseeable future, they were selected to provide a framework for
the study.