Note: An update to post with current information is here.
As the proposal exceeds the maximum permitted FSR of 4.0, the owner has applied for a Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Official Plan Amendment. Click on the image below to see all four pages of the “Property Owner Letter”. The letter is to be delivered to neighbours within 120m. Comments are due by September 7, 2020 to the Planning Department. (Update: We hear the deadline for comments may be extended and that the Planning Department will hold a virtual Neighbourhood Information Meeting on this application, if there is sufficient interest.)
While changes in the density of neighborhoods can be intimidating, it is necessary. Since the official plan was developed, housing prices have continued to skyrocket in Kitchener, resulting in a desperate need for housing of all types, especially dense options close to transit. The realities of climate change and population changes require to reimagine our neighborhoods and create housing that uses space efficiently and reduces dependence on personal vehicles. This development is a good thing for Kitchener.