Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) amendment and development agreement (DA) for 440 King Street

An application was received on April 28, 2023, by Peter and Jane Berrigan ("the applicant") to construct a two-storey building containing a bar, restaurant and a single-unit dwelling on the lands located at 440 King Street, PID 60042207 ("the subject property"). The proposed building would be 3,200 sq. ft. in gross floor area, excluding exterior decks and balconies. The application would amend the Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) to permit single- and two-unit residential development, as well as multi-unit residential development, in the Historic Downtown Commercial (C1) Zone when the ground floor building frontage is occupied by commercial use and more than 50% of the ground floor area is used for commercial purposes.

Passed Resolution:

that Town Council for the Town of Bridgewater direct staff to begin a Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment process to permit single and two-unit residential development; as well as, multi-unit residential development, in the Historic Downtown Commercial (C1) Zone when the ground floor building frontage is occupied by a commercial use and more than 50% of the ground floor area is used for commercial purposes.