06-29-2016, 08:34 PM
(06-26-2016, 06:16 PM)Markster Wrote: The final zoning change approval for this is going to Waterloo City Council tomorrow (Monday) the 27th. (agenda, a lots of information in the council packet)
Some notes:
- Apparently the zone MR-25 requires at least 10% of parking be at grade!
- Parking for the building will be approved at 0.8 spaces/unit. They have to change many 1-bedrooms to 2-bedrooms at staff's request to get that number up from the requested 0.71 spaces/unit, even though its the same number of bedrooms per parking space.
- The ground floor commercial was supposed to be 500 square metres, but to reduce parking requirements, that was changed to 300 square metres, and 200 square metres of "amenity" space.
At KW multicultural fest, members of St. Sophia's Church were calling for people to attend the Waterloo City Council meeting to oppose this development, as it is across the street. Something along the lines of "Save the church". They are none-too-pleased with being surrounded by apartment towers.
Perhaps St. Sophia's should be taking the "many new parishioners moving into our neighbourhood" approach, as opposed to a NIMBY one. It's the Christian thing to do...
Coke