Proposed 200 Old Carriage Drive | 46 m | 16 fl | Committee of Adjustment August 16, 2011

[UrbanWaterloo]

Committee of Adjustment Meeting - August 16, 2011
August 08, 2011 | City of Kitchener | Link

TAKE NOTICE THAT the Committee of Adjustment for the City of Kitchener will meet on TUESDAY, August 16, 2011 commencing at 10:00 a.m., in the Conestoga Room, Main Floor, Kitchener City Hall, 200 King Street West, Kitchener for the purpose of hearing the following applications for Minor Variance or Permission and/or Consent. Applicants must attend this meeting in person or by agent or solicitor.

APPLICATIONS FOR MINOR VARIANCE AND/ OR CONSENT PURSUANT TO THE PLANNING ACT

A 2011-047 - 200 Old Carriage Drive

Permission to construct two 16 storey multi-residential buildings having stepped vertical projections from the street line. The building width along Homer Watson Boulevard will have an exterior side yard setback of 4.288m (14.07‘) rather than the required 10.5m (34.45’) for the portion of the building having a maximum height of 29.25m (95.96‘) (11 floors); an exterior side yard setback of 6.17m (20.24‘) rather than the required 15m (49.21‘) for the portion of the building having a maximum height of 34.85m (114.34‘) (floors 11 to 13); an exterior side yard setback of 12.09m (39.67‘) rather than the required 19.5m (63.98‘) for the portion of the building having a maximum height of 46.10m (151.25’) (floors 14 to 16); permission for a southerly interior side to have a setback of 5.821 (19.1‘) rather than the required 6.0m (19.69‘); and, permission to locate off-street visitor parking spaces 3.805m (12.48‘) from the lot line along Homer Watson Boulevard rather than the required 4.5m (14.76‘).

[RangersFan]

Has anyone heard any recent news on this development? Last I can find is the article below.

Two 16-storey buildings planned for Old Carriage
August 19, 2011 | Kitchener Post staff | Kitchener Post | LINK

Two 16-storey multi-residential buildings planned for 200 Old Carriage Drive will be closer to the road than generally required by the planning act.

On Tuesday the City of Kitchener committee of adjustment approved several minor variances that will allow builders to have smaller setbacks from Old Carriage Road and Homer Watson Boulevard than required.

“Some of the variances are actually very minor,” said committee member Bob McColl.

“It just troubles me a little bit that builders and designers are always wanting to push past what is allowed when they could redesign.”
The biggest diversion from the planning act is with the change of setback for the exterior side yard to 6.17m from the required 15m for one portion of the building.