The Village of Pemberton’s Advisory Land Use Commission recently discussed a proposal for a new small-lot subdivision in Pemberton. The proponent, Rivertown Properties, plans to create a new subdivision of 34 residential and one commercial lot.
The proposed subdivision is at a 2.4-hectare site at 7362 Pemberton Farm Road East, north of the Pemberton Plateau subdivision and Pemberton Plateau Townhomes. The site is accessed via Pemberton Farm Road East to Sabre Way, a new road dedication located between properties on Pemberton Plateau and Den Duyf Park.
The lots will range from 300 to 956 square metres, with the majority under 500 square metres, and approximately 775 square metres is being proposed for commercial use. The land was a former rock quarry, and a portion of the proposed subdivision is in the floodplain that presents some ‘significant geotechnical challenges,’ according to a Village of Pemberton staff report.
The site is currently vacant and considered brownfield with no significant vegetation, a legacy from the rock quarry. The property is also part of the Hillside Special Planning Area, and any development here must follow the Hillside Planning Study that was approved in 2011.
The proponents say that given the housing demand in Pemberton, it’s logical that this infill site be rezoned for small single-family lots.
“We propose to create single-family lots rather than townhouses as the property’s topography and composition make a townhouse project more difficult to service and would require excessive blasting and disruption. In addition, small single-family homes provide a more affordable option to larger single-family homes and offer more living space for a growing family than a typical townhouse unit,” the proponents say.
