Proposed Pinehaven Retirement Home Addition & Expansion | 20 m | 6 fl | Approved

[RangersFan]

Renovations to begin on outdated local nursing homes
Record staff - February 03, 2010
http://news.therecord.com/article/666765

WATERLOO REGION — Renovations will finally start on two local nursing homes after the province pledged a few years ago to fix up aging facilities across Ontario.

Health and Long-Term Care Minister Deb Matthews was in Cambridge Wednesday morning at Hilltop Manor to announce the first wave of work is beginning on the 10-year plan to update 35,000 beds.

Hilltop Manor and Pinehaven Nursing Home in Waterloo are the two local facilities included in the first stage to redevelop more than 4,100 beds in 37 homes all over the province.

Hilltop Manor will have 89 beds updated and Pinehaven 127. The two homes are the only ones in the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network included in the recent announcement, with work expected to be finished as early as 2012.

[UrbanWaterloo]

There was no renderings or site plan of this in the council packet.

COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Monday, June 21, 2010
6:30 p.m. COUNCIL MEETING (continued)
Packet: http://www.waterloo.ca/Portals/57ad7...il_Meeting.pdf

14. FORMAL/INFORMAL PUBLIC MEETINGS
INFORMAL PUBLIC MEETING
a) Zone Change Application Z-10-08 | Page 225
Deem Management Services Ltd.
215 and 229 Lexington Road (Southeast Ward)
Presentation: Trevor Hawkins, Development Planner
Delegation: Frank Lewinberg, Urban Strategies Inc.

To Whom It May Concern:

The City of Waterloo has received a zone change application for 215 and 229 Lexington Road.

The Applicant is proposing to amend the City's Zoning By-law No. 1418 by rezoning the subject lands from Institutional-4 'In-4' (229 Lexington Rd) and Multiple Residence-6 'MR-6' with site specific provisions (215 Lexington Rd) to Multiple Residence-6 'MR-6' with site specific provisions (both properties).

Deem Management Services Ltd is seeking this zoning by-law amendment to permit the redevelopment and expansion of the existing retirement residence and long term care facility with a total, after expansion, of 170 suites (retirement residence) and 128 bed (long term care facility).

Before making a decision on this application, City Council would like to have the proposal introduced to neighbouring property owners and interested citizens in order to obtain their opinions. You are invited to attend a public meeting about this matter to be held on Monday, June 21, 2010, at a time to be determined, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 3rd Floor, 100 Regina Street South. No decision will be made at this meeting. Its purpose is to present the application in more detail than is contained in this letter and to obtain the opinions of neighbouring residents....

[Duke-of-Waterloo]

There is now a zone change notice sign on the property facing Lexington Road as well.

[RangersFan]

The following bylaw notice information was taken from the City of Waterloo's website.


Category: Public Meeting
Date Posted: August 25, 2010
Number of Views: 48

FORMAL PUBLIC MEETING
Concerning a Zoning By-law Amendment

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Waterloo will hold a Formal Public Meeting on Monday, September 13, 2010, at a time to be determined, in the Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, to consider the following application to amend the Zoning By-law pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act.

Zoning By-law Amendment Z-10-08
Deem Management Services
215 and 229 Lexington Rd – Southeast Ward

THE applicant is proposing to amend the City’s Zoning By-law No. 1418 by rezoning the subject lands from Institutional-4 ‘IN-4’ (229 Lexington Rd) and Multiple Residence-6 ‘MR-6’ with site specific provisions (215 Lexington Rd) to Multiple Residence-6 ‘MR-6’ with site specific provisions (both properties). This application is being advanced to permit the redevelopment and expansion of the existing retirement residence and long term care facility with a total, after expansion, of 182 seniors apartments and suites (retirement residence) and 128 beds (long term care facility).



THIS meeting shall constitute the formal public meeting required under Section 34 of The Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended. It is expected that Council will decide whether the application should be approved, denied or amended. A copy of the staff report will be available on August 30, 2010.

IF Council approves the application, a by-law to amend the Zoning By-law will be passed.

FOR further information regarding the above matter, please contact the City of Waterloo Development Services, 2nd Floor, Waterloo City Centre, Waterloo, Ontario, by calling 519-747-8583 or by email

Trevor Hawkins, Development Services
519-747-8583

ANY person may attend the Public Meeting and/or make a written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. If you wish to make a presentation to Council or wouldlike more information about the meeting, please contact:

Rose Clemens, Clerk’s Office
Telephone: 519-747-8549
Fax: 519-747-8510
clerkinfo@waterloo.ca

A written summary of the presentation should be filed with the City Clerk prior to the public meeting.

IF a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the City of Waterloo before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council to the Ontario Municipal Board. In addition, if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Corporation of the City of Waterloo before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Susan Greatrix
City Clerk, City of Waterloo

[Duke-of-Waterloo]

Concept Building Elevations





Images from: City of Waterloo Committee of the Whole Packet - Monday, September 13, 2010

[UrbanWaterloo]

This project passed unanimously tonight at city council.

[metropolis]

Cost: $30,000,000 est

Really? 30 MILLION dollars? For this? Is it me or does that seem super duper high?

[van Hemessen]

Really? 30 MILLION dollars? For this? Is it me or does that seem super duper high?

That struck me as unusually high as well. For that price tag I'd expect more than a concrete slab.