7 Waterford Bridge Road

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This application was not approved by Council and the file has now been closed.

The City has received an application from Harbour Capital Corp. to rezone 7 Waterford Bridge Road to enable a residential development. The applicant requested to rezone the property from the Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 2 (A2) Zone to accommodate the redevelopment of the existing dwelling into a six (6) unit Apartment Building.

The applicant was required to prepare a Land Use Report (LUR) for the proposed development. The LUR terms of reference were adopted by Council on October 31, 2023. The completed Land Use Report (LUR) is under Documents.

Review the materials on this page and ask a question or provide your feedback once the consultation period opens.

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The City has received an application from Harbour Capital Corp. to rezone 7 Waterford Bridge Road to enable a residential development. The applicant requested to rezone the property from the Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 2 (A2) Zone to accommodate the redevelopment of the existing dwelling into a six (6) unit Apartment Building.

The applicant was required to prepare a Land Use Report (LUR) for the proposed development. The LUR terms of reference were adopted by Council on October 31, 2023. The completed Land Use Report (LUR) is under Documents.

Review the materials on this page and ask a question or provide your feedback once the consultation period opens.

Return to Planning St. John's main page

This application was not approved by Council and the file has now been closed.

Please use this space to ask questions regarding this application and we will provide an answer. All questions will be posted as submitted. Some questions may require coordination with internal departments and additional time may be needed to post a response. 

The Q & A section will remain open while the application is active. 

If you prefer to provide comments or questions using mail or email, please do so to the Office of the City Clerk, including your name and address, e-mail cityclerk@stjohns.ca(External link) or write to P.O. Box 908, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5M2. Be sure to include the name of the application in your submission. 


  • Share WBR is a near-exclusively residential street. These 30 new housing units will bring more residents and more cars. That's in addition to the hundreds of new residents at the new property at 214. WBR is not a commercial artery. It is not a freeway. It is not a highway. It is not an arterial, despite being classified as such by the City. These efforts to increase densification in the area, while commendable, MUST be accompanied by traffic calming. WBR was classified as an arterial BEFORE the crosstown arterial was built. The road NEEDS to be re-classified immediately so traffic calming measures can be implemented. My question: WHEN WILL THE CITY START ITS TRAFFIC STUDY ON WBR? on Facebook Share WBR is a near-exclusively residential street. These 30 new housing units will bring more residents and more cars. That's in addition to the hundreds of new residents at the new property at 214. WBR is not a commercial artery. It is not a freeway. It is not a highway. It is not an arterial, despite being classified as such by the City. These efforts to increase densification in the area, while commendable, MUST be accompanied by traffic calming. WBR was classified as an arterial BEFORE the crosstown arterial was built. The road NEEDS to be re-classified immediately so traffic calming measures can be implemented. My question: WHEN WILL THE CITY START ITS TRAFFIC STUDY ON WBR? on Twitter Share WBR is a near-exclusively residential street. These 30 new housing units will bring more residents and more cars. That's in addition to the hundreds of new residents at the new property at 214. WBR is not a commercial artery. It is not a freeway. It is not a highway. It is not an arterial, despite being classified as such by the City. These efforts to increase densification in the area, while commendable, MUST be accompanied by traffic calming. WBR was classified as an arterial BEFORE the crosstown arterial was built. The road NEEDS to be re-classified immediately so traffic calming measures can be implemented. My question: WHEN WILL THE CITY START ITS TRAFFIC STUDY ON WBR? on Linkedin Email WBR is a near-exclusively residential street. These 30 new housing units will bring more residents and more cars. That's in addition to the hundreds of new residents at the new property at 214. WBR is not a commercial artery. It is not a freeway. It is not a highway. It is not an arterial, despite being classified as such by the City. These efforts to increase densification in the area, while commendable, MUST be accompanied by traffic calming. WBR was classified as an arterial BEFORE the crosstown arterial was built. The road NEEDS to be re-classified immediately so traffic calming measures can be implemented. My question: WHEN WILL THE CITY START ITS TRAFFIC STUDY ON WBR? link

    WBR is a near-exclusively residential street. These 30 new housing units will bring more residents and more cars. That's in addition to the hundreds of new residents at the new property at 214. WBR is not a commercial artery. It is not a freeway. It is not a highway. It is not an arterial, despite being classified as such by the City. These efforts to increase densification in the area, while commendable, MUST be accompanied by traffic calming. WBR was classified as an arterial BEFORE the crosstown arterial was built. The road NEEDS to be re-classified immediately so traffic calming measures can be implemented. My question: WHEN WILL THE CITY START ITS TRAFFIC STUDY ON WBR?

    WBResident asked 5 months ago

    Thank you for your question. The Transportation Division has initiated a review of the Waterford Bridge Road street classification. A recommendation about street classification for this corridor will be made in 2025 when analysis is complete. 

  • Share Prior to any approval-in-principle being considered, will the applicant be required to demonstrate that the development, as illustrated in the site plan, is able to comply with the limiting distance requirements contained in the National Building Code of Canada? If it can’t, then this exercise will be moot. Limiting distances regulate minimum distances required between buildings, even on the same property, which takes into account building height and length, number of floors, type of wall construction, window sizes, etc. to ensure a fire in one building doesn’t cause a fire in an adjacent building. The site plan, at face value, suggests there could be insurmountable challenges with what is proposed, or alternatively negative impacts on the basic economic viability of the project as a whole. on Facebook Share Prior to any approval-in-principle being considered, will the applicant be required to demonstrate that the development, as illustrated in the site plan, is able to comply with the limiting distance requirements contained in the National Building Code of Canada? If it can’t, then this exercise will be moot. Limiting distances regulate minimum distances required between buildings, even on the same property, which takes into account building height and length, number of floors, type of wall construction, window sizes, etc. to ensure a fire in one building doesn’t cause a fire in an adjacent building. The site plan, at face value, suggests there could be insurmountable challenges with what is proposed, or alternatively negative impacts on the basic economic viability of the project as a whole. on Twitter Share Prior to any approval-in-principle being considered, will the applicant be required to demonstrate that the development, as illustrated in the site plan, is able to comply with the limiting distance requirements contained in the National Building Code of Canada? If it can’t, then this exercise will be moot. Limiting distances regulate minimum distances required between buildings, even on the same property, which takes into account building height and length, number of floors, type of wall construction, window sizes, etc. to ensure a fire in one building doesn’t cause a fire in an adjacent building. The site plan, at face value, suggests there could be insurmountable challenges with what is proposed, or alternatively negative impacts on the basic economic viability of the project as a whole. on Linkedin Email Prior to any approval-in-principle being considered, will the applicant be required to demonstrate that the development, as illustrated in the site plan, is able to comply with the limiting distance requirements contained in the National Building Code of Canada? If it can’t, then this exercise will be moot. Limiting distances regulate minimum distances required between buildings, even on the same property, which takes into account building height and length, number of floors, type of wall construction, window sizes, etc. to ensure a fire in one building doesn’t cause a fire in an adjacent building. The site plan, at face value, suggests there could be insurmountable challenges with what is proposed, or alternatively negative impacts on the basic economic viability of the project as a whole. link

    Prior to any approval-in-principle being considered, will the applicant be required to demonstrate that the development, as illustrated in the site plan, is able to comply with the limiting distance requirements contained in the National Building Code of Canada? If it can’t, then this exercise will be moot. Limiting distances regulate minimum distances required between buildings, even on the same property, which takes into account building height and length, number of floors, type of wall construction, window sizes, etc. to ensure a fire in one building doesn’t cause a fire in an adjacent building. The site plan, at face value, suggests there could be insurmountable challenges with what is proposed, or alternatively negative impacts on the basic economic viability of the project as a whole.

    Paul2 asked 10 months ago

    The site plan is a concept submitted for rezoning only, not approval in principle. The applicant will need to provide all the information outlined in the terms of reference for the Land Use Report, including building setbacks and height. 

    If Council approves the rezoning and the application proceeds to the development stage, then more detailed information is required. If development approval is issued, then the buildings are reviewed in accordance with the National Building Code of Canada. 

  • Share What kinds of questions were you looking for? Every question asked was answered with "we were unaware" or "we need the Land Use Report to answer"... What's the point of looking for questions when you dont have the ability to answer? What kinds of questions should we be asking that you CAN answer? on Facebook Share What kinds of questions were you looking for? Every question asked was answered with "we were unaware" or "we need the Land Use Report to answer"... What's the point of looking for questions when you dont have the ability to answer? What kinds of questions should we be asking that you CAN answer? on Twitter Share What kinds of questions were you looking for? Every question asked was answered with "we were unaware" or "we need the Land Use Report to answer"... What's the point of looking for questions when you dont have the ability to answer? What kinds of questions should we be asking that you CAN answer? on Linkedin Email What kinds of questions were you looking for? Every question asked was answered with "we were unaware" or "we need the Land Use Report to answer"... What's the point of looking for questions when you dont have the ability to answer? What kinds of questions should we be asking that you CAN answer? link

    What kinds of questions were you looking for? Every question asked was answered with "we were unaware" or "we need the Land Use Report to answer"... What's the point of looking for questions when you dont have the ability to answer? What kinds of questions should we be asking that you CAN answer?

    jp709 asked 9 months ago

    It is early in the application process. More information will become available as the application moves through the amendment process. As more information becomes available, this page will be updated. 

  • Share When the applicant asked for permission to move home was council aware what was planned for the home and apts .walking by the property asked a worker said owner moving hmd back on new foundation to have circular driveway on Facebook Share When the applicant asked for permission to move home was council aware what was planned for the home and apts .walking by the property asked a worker said owner moving hmd back on new foundation to have circular driveway on Twitter Share When the applicant asked for permission to move home was council aware what was planned for the home and apts .walking by the property asked a worker said owner moving hmd back on new foundation to have circular driveway on Linkedin Email When the applicant asked for permission to move home was council aware what was planned for the home and apts .walking by the property asked a worker said owner moving hmd back on new foundation to have circular driveway link

    When the applicant asked for permission to move home was council aware what was planned for the home and apts .walking by the property asked a worker said owner moving hmd back on new foundation to have circular driveway

    Gerard Healey asked over 1 year ago

    Thank you for your question. The City was not aware of the current proposal when permission to relocate the home was provided. 

  • Share On behalf of my parents (who live close by on Waterford Bridge Road): In the request to rezone Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for the subject property, how will traffic density and flows on Waterford Bridge Road (WBR) be considered? Traffic calming has over the last number of years has been implemented on Old Topsail and Southside Road. This, along with the growth of the western end of the City and Mount Pearl, has made WBR an incredibly busy road. WBR was not designed for this level of traffic. In the area where the proposed rezoning will take place there are narrow sections (without sidewalks on one side) close by. Moreover, the section of WBR in front of the proposed rezoning is quite narrow. There will be an increased risk of accidents given a higher density of traffic in the area with the proposed rezoning. Without a turning lane and/or some other traffic calming measure put in place this risk increases. While there is acknowledgement that the rezoning is consistent with the City's strategy around higher density housing, the risk of accidents and even more traffic on a street not designed for it leads to a number of questions of how the proponent intends to mitigate this risk? Thank you for allowing this ability to engage. Grace and Rick Cooper, Waterford Bridge Road. on Facebook Share On behalf of my parents (who live close by on Waterford Bridge Road): In the request to rezone Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for the subject property, how will traffic density and flows on Waterford Bridge Road (WBR) be considered? Traffic calming has over the last number of years has been implemented on Old Topsail and Southside Road. This, along with the growth of the western end of the City and Mount Pearl, has made WBR an incredibly busy road. WBR was not designed for this level of traffic. In the area where the proposed rezoning will take place there are narrow sections (without sidewalks on one side) close by. Moreover, the section of WBR in front of the proposed rezoning is quite narrow. There will be an increased risk of accidents given a higher density of traffic in the area with the proposed rezoning. Without a turning lane and/or some other traffic calming measure put in place this risk increases. While there is acknowledgement that the rezoning is consistent with the City's strategy around higher density housing, the risk of accidents and even more traffic on a street not designed for it leads to a number of questions of how the proponent intends to mitigate this risk? Thank you for allowing this ability to engage. Grace and Rick Cooper, Waterford Bridge Road. on Twitter Share On behalf of my parents (who live close by on Waterford Bridge Road): In the request to rezone Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for the subject property, how will traffic density and flows on Waterford Bridge Road (WBR) be considered? Traffic calming has over the last number of years has been implemented on Old Topsail and Southside Road. This, along with the growth of the western end of the City and Mount Pearl, has made WBR an incredibly busy road. WBR was not designed for this level of traffic. In the area where the proposed rezoning will take place there are narrow sections (without sidewalks on one side) close by. Moreover, the section of WBR in front of the proposed rezoning is quite narrow. There will be an increased risk of accidents given a higher density of traffic in the area with the proposed rezoning. Without a turning lane and/or some other traffic calming measure put in place this risk increases. While there is acknowledgement that the rezoning is consistent with the City's strategy around higher density housing, the risk of accidents and even more traffic on a street not designed for it leads to a number of questions of how the proponent intends to mitigate this risk? Thank you for allowing this ability to engage. Grace and Rick Cooper, Waterford Bridge Road. on Linkedin Email On behalf of my parents (who live close by on Waterford Bridge Road): In the request to rezone Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for the subject property, how will traffic density and flows on Waterford Bridge Road (WBR) be considered? Traffic calming has over the last number of years has been implemented on Old Topsail and Southside Road. This, along with the growth of the western end of the City and Mount Pearl, has made WBR an incredibly busy road. WBR was not designed for this level of traffic. In the area where the proposed rezoning will take place there are narrow sections (without sidewalks on one side) close by. Moreover, the section of WBR in front of the proposed rezoning is quite narrow. There will be an increased risk of accidents given a higher density of traffic in the area with the proposed rezoning. Without a turning lane and/or some other traffic calming measure put in place this risk increases. While there is acknowledgement that the rezoning is consistent with the City's strategy around higher density housing, the risk of accidents and even more traffic on a street not designed for it leads to a number of questions of how the proponent intends to mitigate this risk? Thank you for allowing this ability to engage. Grace and Rick Cooper, Waterford Bridge Road. link

    On behalf of my parents (who live close by on Waterford Bridge Road): In the request to rezone Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for the subject property, how will traffic density and flows on Waterford Bridge Road (WBR) be considered? Traffic calming has over the last number of years has been implemented on Old Topsail and Southside Road. This, along with the growth of the western end of the City and Mount Pearl, has made WBR an incredibly busy road. WBR was not designed for this level of traffic. In the area where the proposed rezoning will take place there are narrow sections (without sidewalks on one side) close by. Moreover, the section of WBR in front of the proposed rezoning is quite narrow. There will be an increased risk of accidents given a higher density of traffic in the area with the proposed rezoning. Without a turning lane and/or some other traffic calming measure put in place this risk increases. While there is acknowledgement that the rezoning is consistent with the City's strategy around higher density housing, the risk of accidents and even more traffic on a street not designed for it leads to a number of questions of how the proponent intends to mitigate this risk? Thank you for allowing this ability to engage. Grace and Rick Cooper, Waterford Bridge Road.

    Thomas Cooper asked 12 months ago

    Thank you for your comments and questions. Traffic generation rates will be included in the Land Use Report. Depending on the results, further traffic information may be required.

  • Share What is the design assumptions for number of vehicles that the 30 apartment units will need to accommodate? Is there a traffic study included in this step? 30+ vehicles seems challenging on such a small footprint. on Facebook Share What is the design assumptions for number of vehicles that the 30 apartment units will need to accommodate? Is there a traffic study included in this step? 30+ vehicles seems challenging on such a small footprint. on Twitter Share What is the design assumptions for number of vehicles that the 30 apartment units will need to accommodate? Is there a traffic study included in this step? 30+ vehicles seems challenging on such a small footprint. on Linkedin Email What is the design assumptions for number of vehicles that the 30 apartment units will need to accommodate? Is there a traffic study included in this step? 30+ vehicles seems challenging on such a small footprint. link

    What is the design assumptions for number of vehicles that the 30 apartment units will need to accommodate? Is there a traffic study included in this step? 30+ vehicles seems challenging on such a small footprint.

    mstewart asked 11 months ago

    Thank you for your question. Traffic generation rates will be included in the Land Use Report. Depending on the results, further traffic information may be required. 

  • Share Very familiar with area ,lived close for 25 yrs ,and in this home many times,very surprised when told it was being moved back to put in a circular driveway ,now I know the true reason ,planning to build 3 condos ,was this declared when he got permission to move existing home back,feel strongly this is wrong ,was council aware of this on Facebook Share Very familiar with area ,lived close for 25 yrs ,and in this home many times,very surprised when told it was being moved back to put in a circular driveway ,now I know the true reason ,planning to build 3 condos ,was this declared when he got permission to move existing home back,feel strongly this is wrong ,was council aware of this on Twitter Share Very familiar with area ,lived close for 25 yrs ,and in this home many times,very surprised when told it was being moved back to put in a circular driveway ,now I know the true reason ,planning to build 3 condos ,was this declared when he got permission to move existing home back,feel strongly this is wrong ,was council aware of this on Linkedin Email Very familiar with area ,lived close for 25 yrs ,and in this home many times,very surprised when told it was being moved back to put in a circular driveway ,now I know the true reason ,planning to build 3 condos ,was this declared when he got permission to move existing home back,feel strongly this is wrong ,was council aware of this link

    Very familiar with area ,lived close for 25 yrs ,and in this home many times,very surprised when told it was being moved back to put in a circular driveway ,now I know the true reason ,planning to build 3 condos ,was this declared when he got permission to move existing home back,feel strongly this is wrong ,was council aware of this

    Spider asked over 1 year ago

    Thank you for your comment and question. The City was not aware of the current proposal when permission to relocate the home was provided.

  • Share How can this project/rezoning proceed while part of the lands sits in the flood zone? The City has turned down projects with similar land features ? Thanks , Steven on Facebook Share How can this project/rezoning proceed while part of the lands sits in the flood zone? The City has turned down projects with similar land features ? Thanks , Steven on Twitter Share How can this project/rezoning proceed while part of the lands sits in the flood zone? The City has turned down projects with similar land features ? Thanks , Steven on Linkedin Email How can this project/rezoning proceed while part of the lands sits in the flood zone? The City has turned down projects with similar land features ? Thanks , Steven link

    How can this project/rezoning proceed while part of the lands sits in the flood zone? The City has turned down projects with similar land features ? Thanks , Steven

    stevengardiner asked over 1 year ago

    Council has agreed to allow the applicant to proceed with the preparation of a Land Use Report for the proposed development. The application is still under review. The location of the Floodplain and Floodplain Buffer in relation to the existing and proposed development will be taken into account when the Land Use Report is reviewed by the City.