URBAN PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE – MINUTES – 360th meeting / Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

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CONSIDERING THAT a request to build a three-story mixed-use building has been submitted for the property located at 585, chemin Antoine-Boucher in phase 7D2 of the Village ferme-Ferris project;

CONSIDERING THAT the land is located in the protection and integration woodland sector where the work proposed by the applicant is subject to council approval under the Règlement sur les plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed building will be built as a detached structure, will have three floors and an underground garage, and that the ground floor will be occupied by a commercial use and the two upper floors will house a total of 24 residential units;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed project provides for the felling of the majority of the trees present on the site, which are all cedars, the conservation of eight existing cedars, as well as the planting of 36 new trees, including 14 deciduous and 22 conifers;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed project requires the granting of a minor variance to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020 regarding the increase in the threshold level of the main entrance door;

CONSIDERING THAT, with the exception of the requested minor variance, the project complies with the applicable regulatory provisions of the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020 and that it respects the majority of the applicable objectives and criteria of the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005;

CONSEQUENTLY, this Committee recommends that the council approve, pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux plans d'implantation et d'intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005, a project to build a mixed-use building at 585, chemin Antoine-Boucher, as illustrated in the project analysis in the documents entitled:

• Proposed site and planting plan – By APA Experts-conseils, consultants – August 8, 2025 - 585, chemin Antoine-Boucher;
• Proposed perspective – By Pierre Morimanno, Architecte – Received July 23, 2025 – 585, chemin Antoine-Boucher;
• Proposed elevations – By Pierre Morimanno, Architecte – Received August 6, 2025 – 585, chemin Antoine-Boucher;
• Samples of openings, materials and colors - By SUDD – August 8, 2025 – 585, chemin Antoine-Boucher.

In the event of a favorable approval by the council, it is understood that the approval of the site planning and architectural integration plan is subject to the approval of the minor variance request required for this project.

UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED

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CONSIDERING THAT a request to authorize the construction of a detached multi-family dwelling with four units has been submitted for the property located at 44, rue Garneau;

CONSIDERING THAT the project aims to build a four-unit multi-family dwelling on two floors, served by a parking space in the backyard accessible via rue de Carillon;

CONSIDERING THAT the project incorporates certain characteristics of the "matchbox house" (maison allumette) typology, such as the layout with a main access two or three steps from street level, the width of the main facade, the volume of the 45° pitched roof with a gable on the street, accessory structures marking the accesses, fenestration in a 2x1 proportion, and siding imitating wood siding;

CONSIDERING THAT the project complies with the applicable regulatory provisions of the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020 with the exception of the maximum door threshold height;

CONSIDERING THAT the project respects the majority of the applicable objectives and evaluation criteria of the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005 applicable to the downtown preservation sector and landscape unit 4.1 Quartier des maisons allumettes;

CONSEQUENTLY, this Committee recommends that the council approve, pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux plans d'implantation et d'intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005, a project at 44, rue Garneau, to build a detached multi-family dwelling, as illustrated in the project analysis in the documents entitled:

• Site plan – Marie-Eve R. Tremblay, arpenteur-géomètre – August 6, 2025 – 44, rue Garneau;
• Elevations – JDG architecte inc. – August 4, 2025 – 44, rue Garneau;
• Siding materials - JDG architecte inc. – August 4, 2025 – 44, rue Garneau.

UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED