50 Bennett Avenue

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This application is closed and amendments came into effect on December 6, 2024.

The City has received an application to rezone land at 50 Bennett Avenue from the Institutional (INST) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone to accommodate a Four-Plex and three Apartment Buildings, for a total of 50 dwelling units on the site.

The subject property, the former I. J. Samson Junior High School (demolished), is an undeveloped site at the rear of newly developed Townhouses along Bennett Avenue and Beaumont Street. Initially in 2017 the development plan for the area contained Townhouses along the streets (as developed) with seniors’ apartment buildings behind. Development approval was not issued for the interior site at that time. Under the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations, residential dwellings such as Four-Plexes and Apartment Buildings are not listed uses in the INST Zone and therefore a rezoning is required. The subject property is within the Institutional District of the Envision St. John’s Municipal Plan, so a Municipal Plan amendment is required to redesignate the property to the Residential District.

A Four-Plex is defined as being on its own lot. The City is proposing a new Cluster Development use that would allow Four-Plexes on the same lot as other buildings.

Return to Planning St. John's main page to see other projects or learn more about the planning application process.

The City has received an application to rezone land at 50 Bennett Avenue from the Institutional (INST) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone to accommodate a Four-Plex and three Apartment Buildings, for a total of 50 dwelling units on the site.

The subject property, the former I. J. Samson Junior High School (demolished), is an undeveloped site at the rear of newly developed Townhouses along Bennett Avenue and Beaumont Street. Initially in 2017 the development plan for the area contained Townhouses along the streets (as developed) with seniors’ apartment buildings behind. Development approval was not issued for the interior site at that time. Under the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations, residential dwellings such as Four-Plexes and Apartment Buildings are not listed uses in the INST Zone and therefore a rezoning is required. The subject property is within the Institutional District of the Envision St. John’s Municipal Plan, so a Municipal Plan amendment is required to redesignate the property to the Residential District.

A Four-Plex is defined as being on its own lot. The City is proposing a new Cluster Development use that would allow Four-Plexes on the same lot as other buildings.

Return to Planning St. John's main page to see other projects or learn more about the planning application process.