Stonemount Enterprises Limited has requested the City rezone 57 Margaret’s Place from the Commercial Office (CO) and Institutional (INST) Zones to the Apartment 2 (A2) Zone to enable the development of a new Apartment Building and eight (8) Townhouse Dwellings. There is a designated Heritage Building (St. Michael’s Convent) on the property which is proposed to be renovated for residential use. To rezone the property, a Municipal Plan amendment is required in order to change the Commercial and Institutional Land Use Districts to the Residential Land Use District. In accordance with section 4.9(2)(a) of the Envision St. John's Development Regulations, Council shall require a Land Use Report (LUR) for all rezoning applications.

The property is located in Heritage Area 3 and the proposed new development is adjacent to St. Michael’s Convent – Belvedere Heritage Building. The Heritage Building is designated by the City of St. John's and by Heritage NL. In accordance with section 8(2) of the St. John's Heritage By-Law, an application for a new development in a Heritage Area and an application for a new development adjacent to a Heritage Building requires a Heritage Report.

The applicant will be required to prepare a Heritage and Land Use Report for the proposed development.

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