General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

[Acitta]

Looking at satellite view on Google Maps, the space does look tiny. I am sure that the two neighbours behind with the swimming pools are not happy about potentially losing their privacy.

What privacy! There is ALREADY a 20 story apartment building across the street, you're saying a 4 story building will reduce privacy compared with a 20 story building?! And a 2 meter difference in setback won't change it much anyway. I don't CARE if they're happy about it or not, if they wanted to have an empty lot next to them, they should have BOUGHT that lot...because the idea they should have control over who lives next door to them is offensive.

But people need to stop looking at satellite views because they do not actually explain the experience of being somewhere. I've been in...I dunno...two dozen Dutch homes in the past month (and no, I still haven't managed to rent one :'( ). Not one has been under 3 stories, and most are taller.

The setbacks these homes have from adjoining properties is measured in millimetres, yet while *IN* those back yards, it's hard to even notice nearby buildings. This really isn't the pedophile apocalypse that NIMBYs seem to believe.

The 20-story building doesn't overlook the two properties with the pools. It overlooks a low rise apartment building. I am not saying I care about them. I was just pointing it out. It is a small site, and it seems to me that there would be not much space between the building and the other properties, which would probably concern the homeowners.