Mississauga considers a plan to double max height of buildings on busy road

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Published March 22, 2022 at 2:05 pm

Lakeshore Rd. E. in south Mississauga could look much different in the years to come if new building guidelines are approved.

Specifically, those living in, working in and travelling along the busy corridor will one day be looking at buildings up to eight storeys in height, as opposed to four, if recommendations from City of Mississauga planning staff get the green light.

Staff will present a series of proposed regulations for the height and design of new developments along the Lakeshore Rd. E. corridor at a meeting of Mississauga’s planning and development committee next Monday (March 28).

The recommendations, if approved, would become part of the Lakeshore Road East corridor official plan. Among other things, they would allow new developments to double in maximum height from four to eight storeys along the portion of the major road between Seneca Ave. and Etobicoke Creek.

Aerial photo shows a portion of Lakeshore Rd. E., with Seneca Ave. located at the bottom. The proposed plan applies to the Lakeshore Rd. E. corridor from Seneca Ave. in the west to Etobicoke Creek in the east.

One stipulation in the proposal is a requirement that any new buildings must plan for an “appropriate transition” to nearby neighbourhoods and communities.

That means the building heights would become lower as they approach smaller residential homes on neighbourhood streets.

Furthermore, staff’s plan also includes a call for some building heights of between only two and four storeys along Lakeshore Rd. E.

On the flipside, with respect to building heights, the plan would allow for developments of between 10 and 16 storeys on larger lots near Lakeshore Rd. E. and Dixie Rd.

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