Apartment plan set to challenge height, density bylaws

A new multi-unit residential development is expected to test the limits of Ancaster’s height and density bylaws.
An application for a 39-unit, three storey apartment development at 95 Wilson Street West will be presented to Hamilton’s committee of adjustment on Jan. 7.
The applicant, under an agreement of purchase and sale, is seeking an amendment to increase the maximum density by six units. The application also requests a height amendment of 19.2 metres at the rear of the building, instead of the maximum permitted height of 10.5 metres.
A minor variance application has been submitted by a numbered company. A corporate profile report lists Michael J. Corrado and David Eccles as company administrators. Neither could be reached for comment.
A public meeting is slated for 1:40 p.m. in the Hamilton Convention Centre, room 207.
The development site, located at the corner of Wilson Street West and Dunham Drive, has been previously rezoned for multiple residential purposes.
The property, which is just 0.25 hectares, is one of the last undeveloped land parcels with frontage on Wilson Street.
The development is planned to include 49 parking spaces, 35 of which are underground.
A 33-unit condominium development was previously approved in April, 2008 by city staff. But the project, referred to as Terraces on Wilson, never materialized. The property was then put back on the real estate market.