Proposed 112 Columbia Street West | 10 m | 3 fl

[UrbanWaterloo]

Demolition Control Application
DC2012-10 | Leslie Kocsis | Council: May 28, 2012 | PDF

Recommendation

That Waterloo City Council receive Development Services report DS2012-029 and approve Demolition Control Application DC2012-10, Leslie Kocsis, for the lands known municipally as 112 Columbia Street West, in accordance with Section 8 of DS2012-029.

Executive Summary

Leslie Kocsis has submitted an application to demolish a portion of the existing building on the property known municipally as 112 Columbia Street West (see Location Map). The subject lands contain a residential dwelling contain 3 units and a total of 7 bedrooms. The partial demolition has been requested to facilitate the reconstruction of the building as a 5-unit 3-storey apartment building containing 25 bedrooms.

The subject property is located within the Area of Demolition Control as outlined in By-law No. 86-122 and therefore the dwellings may only be demolished with Council's approval.

Staff support the issuance of a demolition permit based on the following:

• the proposed redevelopment is in keeping with the Official Plan;
• the proposed redevelopment is in keeping with the Demolition Control By-law 86-122;
• the proposed building may provide an opportunity for affordable and/or rental housing in close proximity to existing transit services.

Location Map


Existing Conditions


Proposed Front Building Elevation

[.FLH.]

OOOOOO Gray shingles.

[Wloon]

5 units, 25 bedrooms, so more of the same 5 bedroom units as the city is supposedly trying to end. Guess they didn't get the memo.