Public Meeting - Parking for Additional Dwelling Units Near LRT Stations

PROPERTY OWNERS AND INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED
TO ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS
A PROPOSED CITY-INITIATED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
UNDER SECTION 34 OF THE PLANNING ACT

 Parking for Additional Dwelling Units (Detached) Near LRT Stations

The City of Kitchener is proposing to amend Zoning By-law 85-1 to remove the parking space requirement for Additional Dwelling Units (Detached) on lots located within 800 metres of an LRT station (see map).

Download a PDF version of the map

Additional Dwelling Units (Detached) are commonly referred to as coach houses, backyard homes, laneway suites, or tiny houses. On April 26^th, City Council passed a Zoning By-law amendment to permit Additional Dwelling Units  (Detached) on most lands zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, and R-7. There are approximately 5,000 properties zoned R-1 through R-7 located within 800 metres of an LRT station.

In keeping with physical distancing measures recommended by Public Health due to COVID-19, an electronic public meeting will be held by the Planning & Strategic Initiatives Committee, a Committee of Council which deals with planning matters, on:

Monday, June 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
(live-stream video available at kitchener.ca/watchnow) 

If you wish to make written and/or verbal comments either in support of, or in opposition to, the above noted proposal you may register as a delegation at kitchener.ca/delegations or by contacting Legislated Services at 519-741-2200 ext. 2203 by no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 14, 2020.  A confirmation email and instructions for participating in the meeting electronically with be provided once your registration is received.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Kitchener to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Kitchener prior to approval/refusal of this proposal, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION is available by contacting the staff person noted below or by viewing the report contained in the meeting agenda (posted 10 days before the meeting at www.kitchener.ca - click on the date in the Calendar of Events and select the appropriate committee).

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Kitchener with respect to applications, you must make a written request to the City Clerk, Department of Corporate Services, 200 King Street West, P.O. Box 1118, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4G7.

Richard Kelly-Ruetz, Project Manager - 519-741-2200 x7110 (TTY: 1-866-969-9994); richard.kelly-ruetz@kitchener.ca  

Tim Donegani, Senior Planner - 519-741-2200 x7067 (TTY: 1-866-969-9994); tim.donegani@kitchener.ca