04-25-2016, 10:08 AM
(04-24-2016, 10:16 PM)mpd618 Wrote:(04-24-2016, 05:02 PM)Lens Wrote: There's no reason a new building with a good streetfront couldn't be built on the lot.
No reason except, I suspect, for zoning. Where are they gonna place all the setbacks and the required parking?
Currently zoned pure commercial. I suspect the city would be amenable to changing that -- and allowing variances for setbacks etc. Parking would pretty much need to be unerground, though, and given the lot is only about 20m wide, it would be challenging to make an effective underground parking garage, I think.
Zero parking is the right choice here. I don't know whether anyone would have the courage to do that today in downtown Kitchener, though.