Low-Rise Residential Development – Kawartha Lakes, ON

This project is the third and final Phase of a themed subdivision in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

The overall project is a 19 hectare infill development of approximately 236 residential units including single family, semis, and townhouse blocks. Phase 3 includes 80 single family residential units, a community multi-purpose pathway, a new stormwater management pond, and the extension of an existing municipal road external to the site.

The Highlights

• Our team provided project management, functional servicing design, grading and servicing design, stormwater management and contract administration services.
• The main challenge on the project was to accelerate the approvals schedule to begin construction within six months of a December Draft Plan Approval. Our team facilitated this goal in three ways:
  • The first was to initiate detailed design while the draft plan approval process was still underway. Our team made a comprehensive first submission before the appeal period for draft plan approval had even expired.
  • Next, we met with City staff and the local conservation authority and secured Ministry of Environment (MOE) sign-off on first submission. 
  • Finally, we followed up continually with the MOE review staff. These efforts resulted in full MOE approvals exactly six months after the Draft Plan Approval appeal period expired.

Project Details

Business Unit: Land Development
Service Offering: Civil Engineering Design & Construction