01-08-2019, 11:59 AM
(01-08-2019, 09:56 AM)Spokes Wrote: When I first saw this last night I was on my phone and liked what I saw. This morning. Wow. VERY VERY nice.
Does this need zoning amendments?
It does:
Quote:The applicant is proposing to amend the city's Official Plan to redesignate the lands at 8 George St. from Low Density Residential and Low Density-10 Metres, to Commercial, Uptown Mixed Use, Primary Node, Medium High Density-40 Metres, and Uptown Complementary Transition Area, with the following site specific provisions:The applicant is also proposing to amend Zoning Bylaw no. 1108 by:
- to limit the maximum height permission on 8 George St. to 6 storeys and 20 metres
2. In addition to the above site specific provisions, the following site specific provision will also applicable to 8 George St.:
- Rezone the lands at 8 George St. from 'General Residence Two A' (GR2A) to 'Commercial Two-12' (C2-12) and the lands at 164 and 168 King St. S. from 'Commercial Two-12' (C2-12) to 'Commercial Two-12' (C2-12), with the following site specific provisions:
- to permit a front yard (King St) setback of 4 metres, to align with the city's new Zoning Bylaw, whereas Zoning By-law 1108 requires a 5 metres front yard setback
- to permit a landscape buffer with an average depth of 1.5 metres, whereas Zoning Bylaw 1108 requires a landscape buffer with an average depth of 3.0 metres
- to permit a minimum amenity area of 3 square metres per bedroom, to align with the city's new Zoning Bylaw, whereas Zoning Bylaw 1108 requires an amenity area of 25 square metres per dwelling unit
- to change the measure of density from units/hectare to bedrooms/hectare to conform to the Official Plan
- to permit a commercial parking rate of 1.5 space/100 square metres, to align with the city's new Zoning Bylaw, whereas Zoning Bylaw 1108 requires 3.0 spaces/100 square metres
- to permit a residential parking rate of 0.6 spaces per unit (0.5 spaces/unit for residents + 0.1 spaces/unit for visitors), whereas Zoning Bylaw 1108 requires a residential parking rate of 1 space per unit and the city’s new Zoning Bylaw requires 0.7 spaces per unit
- to limit the maximum building height (on 8 George St.) to 6 storeys and 20 metres