URBAN PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE – MINUTES – 363rd meeting / Monday, December 1, 2025 at 5:33 p.m.

CONSIDERING THAT a request to regularize and structure the installation of signs attached to the main building has been submitted for the property located at 1, boulevard du Plateau;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed signage includes both existing signs and signs to be installed;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed signage area does not comply with the maximum area prescribed by Zoning Bylaw number 532-2020;

CONSIDERING THAT the building targeted by this project has a 127.3-meter-long facade, housing four large-format businesses, requiring signage proportional to its scale;

CONSIDERING THAT in order to derogate from the maximum number of signs and the maximum signage area provided for in Zoning Bylaw number 532-2020, the project requires the approval of a specific project for the construction, modification, or occupancy of a building (PPCMOI);

CONSIDERING THAT all provisions of Zoning Bylaw number 532-2020 are respected, with the exception of the elements that will be addressed within the framework of the PPCMOI;

CONSIDERING THAT the project respects the evaluation criteria of the Bylaw respecting specific projects for the construction, modification, or occupancy of a building number 507-2005;

CONSEQUENTLY, this Committee recommends that the Council approve, pursuant to the Bylaw respecting specific projects for the construction, modification, or occupancy of a building number 507-2005, a project at 1, boulevard du Plateau, in order to increase the maximum number of signs attached to the building from 8 to 10 for four establishments and their total surface areas from 76.4 m² to 148 m², distributed as follows:

• Maxi & Cie: three signs, for a total area of 77.1 m²;
• Village des Valeurs: three signs, for a total area of 41 m²;
• Pharmaprix: two signs, for a total area of 18.8 m²;
• Econofitness: two signs, for a total area of 11.1 m².

As illustrated in the project analysis in the documents titled:

• Proposed signage – By Stendel + Reich Architecture Inc. May 12, 2025 – 1, boulevard du Plateau;
• Sign dimensions – By Stendel + Reich Architecture Inc. May 12, 2025 – 1, boulevard du Plateau.

UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED

CONSIDERING THAT a request to regularize the excess floor area of a commercial use has been submitted for the property located at 24, boulevard Saint-Raymond;

CONSIDERING THAT the building is currently occupied in compliance with a CFI group use (code 6141 – Insurance agency and broker) over an area of 957 m², distributed between two premises located on the second and third floors;

CONSIDERING THAT the two remaining premises, totaling an area of 760 m², are currently occupied without a business permit by the CFI group use, 6152 - House of agents, brokers, and real estate administration services, exceeding by 220 m² the maximum area permitted (1,500 m²) for the practice of certain main uses related to business offices;

CONSIDERING THAT these uses respect the objectives of the current urban plan and that the planned occupations remain compatible with those of the surrounding environment;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department (SUDD) is of the opinion that the small excess area of the building (220 m²), to allow for all uses identified in article 614 of Zoning Bylaw number 532-2020, is consistent with the objectives of the Development Plan and the Urban Plan concerning the deployment of commercial uses on its territory;

CONSEQUENTLY, this Committee recommends that the Council approve, pursuant to the Bylaw respecting specific projects for the construction, modification, or occupancy of a building number 507-2005, a project at 24, boulevard Saint-Raymond, in order to authorize a maximum area of 1,720 m² for the practice of the uses identified in article 614 of Zoning Bylaw number 532-2020, namely:

• "Banking service (deposits and loans, including chartered banks) (6111)";
• "Specialized service related to banking activity (6112)";
• "Savings and loan association, union, or cooperative (including local caisses populaires) (6121)";
• "Agricultural, commercial, and individual credit service (6122)";
• "Other credit services (6129)";
• "House of brokers and dealers in securities and commodities; stock exchange and related activities (613)";
• "Insurance, agent, insurance broker, and service (614)";
• "Real estate and related services (615)";
• "Holding, investment, and trust service (6160)";
• "Other real estate, financial, and insurance services (619)";
• "Consulting service in administration and business management (6392)";
• "Other professional services (659)";
• "Federal public administration (6711)";
• "Provincial public administration (6712)";
• "International organization and other extraterritorial organizations (6760)";
• "Other government services (6799)";
• "Business association (6991)";
• "Association of persons exercising the same profession or activity (6992)";
• "Union and similar organization (6993)".

UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED