City of Barrie planning staff are proposing to put 12 to 25 story apartment buildings beside single detached homes all across the City and cut the public out of the planning process.
I have been a planner for 50 years and have written zoning by-laws for municipalities across Canada. No other municipality in Ontario is doing what is proposed by planning staff in Barrie, for a good reason. It cuts you as residents entirely out of the decisions about what happens on your street. There are very appropriate places for high density development in Barrie, but beside single-family homes is not one of them. Below is a list of most of the streets where apartments will be permitted behind or beside single detached homes.
**Bayfield from Highway 400 to North city limit**
Rosedale Place, Chestnut Court, Aspen Drive, Farmingdale Crescent, Stanley Street, Trevino Court, Duval Drive, Piercy Crescent, Lyfytt Crescent. Livingston St.,, Kozlov Street, Glenwood Drive, Gulfdale Road, Argyle Road, Patricia Avenue, Baker Crescent, Ferris Lane, Carlton Road
**Bayfield St., South of Highway 400**
Lount Street, Drury Lane, Maple Avenue
**Adjacent to the Blake St., Plaza**
Shanty Bay Road, Varden Crescent, Downsview Drive, Napier Street, Johnson Street
**Adjacent to Wellington Plaza**
Donald Street, Henry Street
**Adjacent to Essa Plaza**
Strongly Street, Mapleton Avenue, Coughlin Road, Leslie Avenue
**In Allandale**
Holgate Avenue, William Street, Granville Street
Innisfil Street, Adelaide Street, Centre Street, Caroline Street, Anne Street, Short Street, Sandford Street, Brock Street, John Street, Victoria Street
**The public meeting **for this by-law is being held this Thursday, November 14 at 6 o’clock in the Council chambers. If you have any concerns, come to the meeting and contact your Ward councillor to make sure your voice is heard.
These maps show the many parts of the City where high rises would be permitted with no public notice or input.
