Where Dunlop East and Mulcaster streets meet is once again a hot residential development corner in Barrie.
A public meeting will take place later this month to hear a rezoning application needed to build 25 storeys there, including 160 residences, 135 parking spaces and ground-floor commercial units on these 0.37 acres, adjacent to Sam Cancilla Park.
Blackthorn Development, on behalf of Dunlop Developments (Barrie), is proposing the rezoning application for 149, 151 and 153 Dunlop St. E., and 5 Mulcaster St.
It would add special provisions, or variances, to the existing central area commercial zone to facilitate the project.
This includes, but is not limited to, a maximum building height of 80 metres or 25 storeys, an increase in gross floor area to 1,000 per cent, a reduced standard for commercial space, removal of the requirement for a landscape buffer area and a reduced parking standard to 0.6 spaces per residential unit.
The property is designated high-density use in Barrie’s Official Plan, and located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Dunlop Street East and Mulcaster Street.
Currently on the property is a restaurant, Cocina Mexican, and ENDO, a cannabis dispensary, plus three empty storefronts in the plaza portion of the building.
The Feb. 26 public meeting will be held as part of the city’s affordability committee meeting, and is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Barrie City Hall, at 70 Collier St. It would also be available online.
The neighbourhood meeting for this rezoning application was held March 4, 2024.
A public meeting is one the first steps in Barrie’s planning process.
Once held, the application will be sent to city planning staff for a report to Barrie councillors, who can approve, reject or modify the rezoning.