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Montreal's Sustainable Mobility Agency sets up in LaSalle
Jean Giguère
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WikiResidence
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4/25/25
LaSalle will soon host the operations center of the Montreal Sustainable Mobility Agency at 2345 Lapierre Street.
This project, which was presented during a public consultation on April 23, involves regulatory adjustments to allow the use of a vacant industrial building.
The center will serve as a local branch for parking enforcement officers operating in Montreal's West End and does not plan to welcome the public.
The Montreal Sustainable Mobility Agency will be setting up shop on Lapierre Street in LaSalle
LaSalle will soon welcome the Montreal Sustainable Mobility Agency's operations center, its forty employees, and its service vehicles at 2345 Lapierre Street.
Held on April 23 at Borough Hall, the public consultation on this project aimed to inform the public of the regulatory adjustments required for this location.
Despite the importance of the project in this neighborhood where residential and industrial zones coexist, no citizens spoke during the information session, which lasted only about ten minutes in total.
Presented for the first time to Borough Council on April 7, this project proposes changing the zoning of a vacant industrial building on Lapierre Street to allow for public utility use.
The site, although industrial, is located across from residences, between Corner and Newman Streets. The building, currently unoccupied, has outdoor parking with around ten spaces.
A Sustainable Mobility Agency center reserved for its West Montreal team.
The center will accommodate approximately 40 employees per day, including about fifteen at a time.
It will serve as a local office for parking attendants operating in West Montreal.
No public reception is planned. The spaces will be dedicated to administration, equipment storage, light vehicle maintenance, and bicycle parking.
The main layout includes an indoor parking lot with 39 spaces for service vehicles, accessible from an entrance that will be built on the site of the existing loading docks.
Regulatory exemptions required.
To proceed, the project requires several exemptions, including:
• Garbage storage in the side yard rather than the backyard. • The removal of the loading space requirement, as the docks will be redesigned.
• Adjustments to indoor parking standards (dimensions and width of aisles).
According to the urban planning analysis, the project complies with Montreal's urban plan, as it is located in an employment area where public services may be authorized.
No significant nuisance is anticipated for neighboring residences.
Next steps: Referendum approval period in May before adoption in June
In the absence of citizen input, the second draft resolution without amendment will be proposed for adoption at the next council meeting on May 5.
A referendum approval period announced by public notice will follow in May.
Residents in the affected or adjacent areas will be able to request the opening of a registry on only two aspects of this project.