Rezoning approved for affordable housing development in Port Elgin

Saugeen Shores approves zoning for 183-unit affordable housing project

A major affordable housing project in Port Elgin has cleared an important hurdle.Saugeen Shores council has approved a zoning by-law amendment for the Bluewater Affordable Housing and Park development, which is proposed for municipal land at the south end of Port Elgin.The project would include two apartment buildings, eight stacked townhouse buildings, and four standard townhouse buildings, for a total of 183 rental units. The development is in…

Rezoning approved for affordable housing development in Port Elgin

Assured that traffic calming measures, park size concerns and a land use question concerning a decades-old land donation would be answered to their satisfaction before final approval, Saugeen Shores Council – in a 7-2 recorded vote – approved a rezoning in south Port Elgin for an affordable housing project, in partnership with a consortium led by Tim Welch Consulting, for 183 rental units, priced for moderate and low-income households, and a par…