Letman, by the time his report was drafted staff had already received two written comments from area residents “related to the scale and height” of the proposal and that, in the end, will likely be its biggest stumbling block. The tiering of the retirement home building allows rooftop terraces which would be used as outdoor amenity spaces for the residents.”Īccording to Mr. The applicant proposes to separate the place of worship parking and the retirement home parking. One level of underground parking is proposed and a total of 133 parking spaces would be developed. Three full moves vehicular access points are proposed to the site, to access each abutting municipal road. “The applicant’s statistical information identifies that the two buildings would occupy 38 per cent of the lot. The retirement home is proposed to be tiered from abutting municipal streets to avoid a visual effect of a slab building. “The retirement home component of the development would wrap around the church building in an L shape and would have a height of nine storeys at its highest point. “A two-storey church with church spire would be located on the corner of Yonge Street and Tyler and would have a gross floor area of approximately 1,457 m2,” said Glen Letman, Manager of Development Planning for the Town of Aurora, in his report to Public Planning. The new church and retirement home will require the demolition of five existing houses in the area and will, if completed as proposed, boast 159 suites and 133 parking spaces. Also incorporated just inside the glass frontage are a series of stained glass windows salvaged from the fire which used to face Yonge Street. A very modern, glass-fronted building, the new church will include dual steeples that echo the last church building. What is proposed has gentle reminders of Aurora United Church’s past. Some people who live and work in the Downtown Core have questioned the size of the retirement home, saying the area should be “kept simple,” while others welcomed the news that Aurora United Church is ready to rebuild following the April 2014 fire which completely destroyed the venerable place of worship. Plans for a new two-storey church and a nine story retirement building are set to garner their first comments from Council members and the neighbourhood alike at this week’s Public Planning meeting.Īs The Auroran went to press, the proposal, which would require an amendment of the Official Plan to allow for a building of this size, was due for discussion at the March 22 planning meeting, but the proposal received mixed reviews since the March 22 agenda went online. Aurora United Church has unveiled its plan for a new place of worship and adjacent retirement home complex which could dramatically change the face of the historic downtown core.
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