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The city’s municipal planning commission gave its stamp of approval for a three-storey townhouse building in the Varsity View neighbourhood.

Axbridge Construction Corp. is seeking approval to build a four-unit brownstone style townhouse on the corner lot at Clarence Avenue and Osler Street.

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The proposed structure would replace a 1,482-square-foot home built in 1926 that currently occupies the corner lot. The proposed 10-metre building exceeds the limit of 8.5 metres for the property, so rezoning would be required for the project to move forward.

“We are very much against this zoning change,” Jack Lebrecque told the commission Tuesday on behalf of himself and a neighbour who lives next to the lot.

Lebrecque said he and his neighbours bought houses in the area because they wanted to live in a heritage neighbourhood with character homes.

“Rezoning sets a precedent for other properties in the neighbourhood,” he said. “We implore you to listen to the people who will be affected by this zoning change.”