Request for Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator Orders for Four Priority Housing Developments in Ajax
The Ontario government has recognized that there is a housing crisis and has established a goal to have 1.5 million homes built in the next ten (10) years and has set a specific target of 17,000 new homes for the Town of Ajax by 2031. On June 19, 2023, Ajax Council
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The Town of Ajax is advancing several CIHA/MZO-requests to accelerate delivery of priority developments. This is file CNR-07 regarding the lands at the southeast corner of Salem Road and Kerrison Drive East:
Subject Lands:
- This request is to permit a mixed-use development with approximately 2,873 apartment dwelling units and a minimum of 40,000 m2 of non-residential gross floor area within multiple buildings up to a maximum height of 25 storeys;
- The applicant be required to provide a minimum of 150 affordable purpose-built rental units (~5% of units) for a period of 25 years;