PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE – MINUTES – 370th meeting / Monday, June 22, 2026, at 3:03 p.m.
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R-CCU-2026-06-22/100
CONSIDERING THAT a request for the construction of a commercial and residential building comprising a maximum of 304 units has been submitted for the property located at 50, rue Montcalm;
CONSIDERING THAT the targeted property is located in a downtown redevelopment sector and that the construction project is subject to the objectives and criteria of the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 535-2025;
CONSIDERING THAT urban planning designates rue Wellington as the future public transit axis in the downtown area, implying a modification of the property's subdivision to cede a strip of land 2.5 m deep to widen the current right-of-way of rue Wellington;
CONSIDERING THAT the project must also be approved pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005, since the project provides for the construction of more than 100 units;
CONSIDERING THAT the project requires the granting of minor variances pursuant to Règlement numéro 17-2002 for site layout and landscaping standards;
CONSIDERING THAT the project respects the majority of the applicable criteria of the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 535-2025:
CONSEQUENTLY, this Committee recommends that the council approve, pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 535-2025, works aimed at constructing a commercial and residential building, as illustrated in the plans titled:
- Plan d’implantation – 50, rue Montcalm - By Provencher_Roy architectes – March 10, 2026;
- Élévation sur la rue Montcalm – 50, rue Montcalm - By Provencher_Roy architectes – March 10, 2026;
- Élévation rue Wellington et élévation Est (Tour) – 50, rue Montcalm - By Provencher_Roy architectes – March 10, 2026;
- Élévation rue Wright et élévation Est (Basilaire) – 50, rue Montcalm - By Provencher_Roy architectes – March 10, 2026;
- Matériaux de revêtement extérieur – 50, rue Montcalm - By Provencher_Roy architectes – March 10, 2026;
- Concept d’aménagement paysager – 50, rue Montcalm - By Provencher_Roy architectes – March 10, 2026.
It is understood that this resolution is subject to:
- The approval by the municipal council of the conditional use required pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005 for a building of 100 units or more;
- The granting, by the municipal council, of the requested minor variances.
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
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R-CCU-2026-06-22/99
CONSIDERING THAT a request for a special construction, modification, or occupancy project (PPCMOI) has been submitted for the property located at 794, boulevard Maloney Est;
CONSIDERING THAT the project aims to construct a four-story, 45-unit multi-family dwelling and that the PPCMOI request is required to allow an increase in the maximum number of units per building as well as a reduction of the minimum rear setback;
CONSIDERING THAT the project is located in a "residential" land use designation and in a consolidation area (priority level 2), as identified on the urbanization management map of the Urban Plan;
CONSIDERING THAT the large area of the vacant land to be developed constitutes a favorable context for the realization of a medium-density residential project;
CONSIDERING THAT the proposed indoor parking space allows for the improvement of outdoor amenity areas by maintaining more than 60% of the land area as green surface;
CONSIDERING THAT the project allows for the densification of an underutilized site located on boulevard Maloney Est, an axis with a high level of public transit service, and near the Rapibus corridor;
CONSIDERING THAT the project provides for the maintenance of the two existing accesses, in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Protection Service, to ensure adequate fire coverage for the project and for the adjacent property located at 79, rue Lucienne-Bourgeois;
CONSIDERING THAT the request for a special construction, modification, or occupancy project (PPCMOI) respects the objectives of the Urban Plan, particularly regarding densification within the structuring poles of the territory and the consolidation of development within the existing urban fabric;
CONSIDERING THAT the project respects the applicable evaluation criteria of the Règlement relatif aux projets particuliers de construction, de modification ou d’occupation d’un immeuble numéro 507-2005, notably the criteria concerning the compatibility of the occupancy with the insertion environment as well as the shading effects on neighboring lands;
CONSEQUENTLY, this Committee recommends that the council approve, pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux projets particuliers de construction, de modification ou d'occupation d'un immeuble numéro 507-2005, a project at 794, boulevard Maloney Est, as illustrated in the project analysis in the plans titled:
- Plan projet d’implantation – Mathieu Fournier, land surveyor – January 28, 2025 – Annotated by the SUDD – 794, boulevard Maloney Est;
- Plan d’implantation et identification des éléments visés par le PPCMOI – BLH architectes – May 13, 2026 – Annotated by the SUDD – 794, boulevard Maloney Est;
- Plan d’aménagement paysager et palette végétale – Cardo urbanisme – November 12, 2025 – 794, boulevard Maloney Est;
- Plans d’élévation et matériaux de revêtement extérieur – BLH architectes – May 5, 2026 – 794, boulevard Maloney Est;
- Perspectives du bâtiment projeté – BLH architectes – May 12, 2026 – Annotated by the SUDD – 794, boulevard Maloney Est.
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED