THUNDER BAY — A bid to stop the construction of a six-storey apartment building near McVicar Creek has failed.
Ontario's Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has dismissed an application to overturn a zoning by-law amendment passed last year by city council.
The amendment sought by developer Ryan Jones was to allow him to erect a 17-unit structure on Nugent Street, where one of the oldest homes in the city had sat before being demolished last year.
Some residents of the area expressed concern about the impact the project will have on the availability of on-street parking.
City planning staff supported the development, calling it a desirable form of medium-to-high density housing. Councillor Aldo Ruberto noted that infill projects have been identified as a city priority.
One resident appealed the zoning amendment to the planning tribunal, but did not appear at the panel's Dec. 18 hearing in Thunder Bay.
The tribunal's decision, issued earlier this month, stated that it is satisfied the project conforms with provincial and city planning objectives "and is not subject of demonstrable adverse impacts" on the surrounding area.
