Hamilton 1050 West 5th Street | 13.6m | 4s | 1000259434 Ontario Inc | Lintack

[Branden Simon]

1050 West 5th Street - A proposed 2 to 4-Storey 18 unit stacked townhouses designed by Lintack Architects. Located in Hamilton's Sheldon neighbourhood.

Going to Planning Committee on April 14, 2026
https://pub-hamilton.escribemeeting...English&Agenda=Agenda&Item=17&Tab=attachments

 

[KingJames]

Easy peasy, approve it already

 

[Chris R.]

Absolutely, just approve stamp.

That being said, it's crazy how insanely inefficient some "dense" proposals are because of automobile requirements and set backs. Without a proper analysis, I'd just estimate that 75%-80% of the property is asphalt and grass, with only 20%-25% being actual residential property which is unhinged if you actually think about it for a second.

 

[BrenWilson]

Yeah I was just thinking that too, the need for 6 m wide roads is truly insane, these could very easily work as 4 m except for maybe the entrance, which could easily be 5 m.

 

[PaperSun]

Yeah I was just thinking that too, the need for 6 m wide roads is truly insane, these could very easily work as 4 m except for maybe the entrance, which could easily be 5 m.

Building Code requires fire route to be a minimum of 6.0 metres

 

[BrenWilson]

Ah yeah, idk why I thought it was 4m. I've raged elsewhere on how our huge emergency vehicles have downstream effects on roadway design and here's a perfect example.