Development in Lincoln

Thank you for your comment.  Please note that while comments submitted on this site will help staff in the development of Town initiatives, they will not become part of the public record and therefore cannot be used as a grounds to appeal any decision related to development applications of the Council of the Town of Lincoln.  If a person or public body wishes to be entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Lincoln to the Ontario Land Tribunal, the person or public body must make a verbal submission at a public meeting or make a written submission to the Clerk of the Town of Lincoln.  

If you would like to be added to the Town’s notification list for this development, please contact Planning staff directly at PlanningAndDevelopment@lincoln.ca.

With respect to your comment on the retail/commercial elements of the development proposal, the whole Prudhommes Secondary Plan area was always envisioned to be a complete community and specifically, this site has been long considered for mixed uses and is currently designated as such.  For the Prudhommes Secondary Plan area in general, there was an extensive public consultation process that was undertaken to identify some of these core principles with the overarching goal of establishing a complete community. Complete communities are those designed to meet the needs of existing and future residents. This includes providing a range of housing stock to accommodate a larger demographic; the provision of smaller and larger scale retail and commercial opportunities to provide residents with places to shop as well as potential employment opportunities; a large, open, and publicly accessible waterfront area; and a connected and walkable community via the provision of sidewalks throughout and connectivity to adjacent areas. Further, this area has long been envisioned as a destination area, providing a range of amenities that not only provide services to residents within, but also those coming from other communities to showcase Lincoln’s diverse offerings. The built form was always intended to vary, typically with more density occurring at the east end of the Secondary Plan area. 

For the subject lands, there was recognition that these lands are ideal for a mixed-use type development due to the desirable location and spatial separation via greenspace from other lower density uses. The site was previously industrial and therefore a significant driver of employment type land uses. There are limited lands to provide significant employment in the Town, highlighting the importance of providing a mix of uses (retail and commercial lands and residential) where feasible.

However, all of the above being said, there is recognition in the Secondary Plan policy framework that consideration needs to be given to transition to existing communities.

Thanks for your question. There are multiple properties with land use permissions in the Town’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law that would permit religious uses. These are typically properties with institutional zoning in place. If there is interest in implementing a religious use on these or any other property that doesn’t currently have appropriate land use permission, Town staff would evaluate based on the specifics of the request. 

Town staff do not normally arbitrarily change land use permissions on subject lands but rather consider potential changes through extensive liaison with the subject property owner who initiates this discussion. As such, staff would consider appropriate land use permissions based on the circumstance. 

Thank you for your question. Please contact Planning staff directly at planningapplications@lincoln.ca to be added to the Town’s notification list for this development.  A sales office is anticipated to be constructed in 2024.  

For updates regarding the development, please visit our Prudhommes Development page on this site. 

Thank you for your question.  Depending on the development proposal and potential impacts to natural environment areas, an Environmental Impact Study may be required to be submitted as part of a development application.  This study would determine the impacts of a proposed development and the mitigation measures recommended to protect ecological features.  These are reviewed by the Town, Niagara Region, and Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority staff to ensure that proposed developments adhere to all applicable guidelines and policies.   

If a development site has potential contamination concerns, then the Town would require a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment to be submitted with a development application.  An Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) involves the study of a property to determine if contaminants are present and, if so, the location and concentration of these contaminants. An ESA would also include recommendations on the remediation required, if any, to address soil, groundwater and/or sediment standards.

Thank you for your question regarding 3221 North Service Road. Municipal water and sanitary infrastructure upgrades are being phased as development of the area progresses and initial works with respect to this have commenced.  Upgrades to the road are required to be installed prior to completion of the development.  With respect to utilities, this is coordinated directly between the utility providers and the developer.

Thank you for your question. The property owner has obtained a permit from the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority for creek realignment, stabilization and restoration of lands. Please contact the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority for further information regarding these works.You can reach out to: Meghan Birbeck, Watershed Planner –  905-788-3135, ext. 278.

3221 North Service Road. Although there are Provincial requirements associated with site plan application processing, at this time we cannot provide anticipated timelines for this application to proceed through the process, since the Town has not yet been provided an opportunity to review corresponding technical details. Regarding servicing the site, the design associated with connections required by the proposed development is a component of the site plan process, which has not yet commenced. 

If you’d like to discuss the general site plan process in further detail, please contact staff directly. Otherwise, please feel free to continue to check in with us on this file.

Thank you for your question. The Town’s Speak Up Lincoln webpage is regularly updated when new projects are brought forward. You can review notices and all associated documentation on the project’s webpage. You may also contact the Planning & Development Department if you wish to receive updates on a particular project. If you have attended a meeting regarding a project and have provided your contact information, you will also receive updates on the project.

Thank you for your question. 

Staff continue to review opportunities including new and innovative ways of accommodating more open space. In addition, as redevelopment of the downtown occurs over time, the concept of a farmer’s market is something that the Town will also continue to explore in partnership with property owners in the area. 

Further, the Town is planning to undertake a streetscape vision and master planning exercise for downtown Vineland in the near future (start date to be confirmed). Many of these considerations will be included in this project.

Thank you for reaching out with your comments and questions. Please note at this time there has been no formal planning application submitted to the Town of Lincoln at this time. As such, the vision concept for the subject lands at 4933 Victoria Avenue is in very early stages. As a requirement of moving forward with a complete application at a later date, the Town requires that the property owner/prospective applicant hold a Community Information Meeting to obtain initial input from interested parties ahead of the actual processing of a future planning application. This meeting was held on Tuesday, November 21, presenting the concept you have noted below. As such, all supporting information with respect to a complete list of specific variances and complete drawing sets and supporting reports have not yet been provided. Also please note that  there may be some refinement following the initial input received. That said, you are correct in that there would need to be a site specific provision to recognize the proposed height. 

With respect to parking, for a Mixed-Use development, the Town Zoning By-law requires 1 space per unit for the residential land uses and an additional visitor parking space for every 10 units. This minimum residential parking requirement is based on several factors, including vehicle ownership rates in Lincoln, municipal parking requirements found across the Niagara Region, and resident and visitor parking best practices and precedents.   Specific to Lincoln, residents living in apartment-type dwellings have an average vehicle ownership rate of 0.98 vehicles per household.  The Town Zoning By-law also requires additional parking for other uses. In the case of the specific example noted, such other uses would be a proposed restaurant use would require one space per 4.5 m2 of public floor area and a hotel/motel would require one space per guest room.  

Finally regarding development fees, there will be both Town and Development charges applicable to this development. Once again, there have not been any detailed reports with respect to functional servicing or traffic movement in the site at this time since an application has yet to be submitted. 

We trust this information is helpful. Once again, thank you for submitting your questions.