***Update: Kitchener City Council will be meeting on Monday, March 18th at 1:30 pm to consider the Growing Together proposal. There is an updated staff report in the meeting agenda.*** Kitchener’s Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee (PSIC) considered the Growing Together proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments for our neighbourhood and the lands surrounding […]
Interview with Hal Jaeger on Growing Together
Kitchener’s Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee (PSIC) considered the Growing Together proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments for our neighbourhood and the lands surrounding 7 of our 10 ION streetcar stops on Monday, January 29, 2024 and deferred taking a decision until the March 18, 2024 Council meeting to address unresolved concerns. Olde Berlin […]
236-264 Victoria St N Proposed Redevelopment
An Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment has been received for 236-264 Victoria St N. to permit a mixed-use development with ground floor commercial spaces containing 1076 residential units (~53% 1-bed, 47% 2-bed proposed) across three towers (18, 35 and 40 storeys) at a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 10.5. Full details at the City’s […]
Rental Replacement Bylaw
Planning Staff are developing a rental replacement by-law for Kitchener Council’s consideration in 2024. Such a bylaw could ensure that tenants are provided with equivalent housing when they are displaced and that the city’s affordable housing stock is not diminished. The Social Development Centre Waterloo Region has long reported that existing affordable housing, social networks […]
Have ideas on making housing more affordable? Here’s an opportunity to be heard.
New Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra has written to the mayors and heads of council for feedback on the 74 recommendations from the 2022 Housing Affordability Task Force Report. This affords the public an opportunity to deliver input. The minister’s letter and survey on the Housing Affordability Task Force’s recommendations can be […]
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