Purpose:
•The Zone Change Application proposes to rezone the lot from ‘Highway Commercial Zone (C4) to ‘Special Highway Commercial Zone (C4-sp)’ to include ‘funeral home’ as an additional permitted use on the subject property.
• No new development is proposed as part of this application. The ‘funeral home’ use is proposed to be part of Wareing Cremation Services Inc., an existing business located in the commercial building on the subject property.
• Planning staff are recommending that the application be approved as it is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement and maintains the intent and purpose of the Official Plan with respect to Service Commercial areas.
Location:
The subject property is described as Lot 8, Part Lots 7 & 9, Plan 73, Part 1 of 41R-3284, and is located on the east side of Norwich Avenue, lying between Alice Street and Anne Street in the City of Woodstock and are municipally known as 225 Norwich Avenue.