02-07-2016, 09:51 PM
From The Record
Quote:The proposal includes two 12-storey towers and two 15-storey towers on the site at 1333 Weber St. E. The four towers would provide 544 condo apartments, 585 underground parking spots and more than 14,000 square feet of commercial space.
The 1.43-hectare (3.5-acre) site, which sits on Weber between a Beer Store and Hiway Zehrs, is now occupied by the four-storey hotel and is owned by Pamata Hospitality Inc., which has applied for the zoning changes.
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The city planning department is recommending approval, but is also calling for several holding provisions that would prevent any development from happening until several conditions are met:
• The most important of these conditions is upgrades to the sanitary services in the area. The city recently upgraded the sanitary pumping station at Freeport that services the area, but the force mains that will take the sewage underneath Highway 8 and on to the Kitchener sewage treatment plant in Doon have yet to be built, and the development freeze for the area could be in place until at least 2019, and possibly 2025, said Linda Cooper, manager of development engineering in Kitchener.
• As well, the developer must carry out detailed noise studies for each phase of the development, to ensure the people living in the highrises won't be subjected to excessive noise from nearby Highway 8 or surrounding businesses.
• The developer must also submit a report on the site's condition to ensure there is no contamination because chemicals such as chlorine are now stored on the site to treat the hotel pool and hot tub, said Rob Horne, Waterloo Region's planning commissioner.
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Wasn't sure where to post this, or if it already had been:
Cluster of four highrise condos proposed for Weber Street East