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WAI l K“ K) (JMNJNIL‘Lt - Wednesday. September to $009 ' 5 ( Iity brings in new urban design guidelinesfor'buildings Bi (just, MM‘Dotuui have some teeth now. he said But now the design guidelines Will be u toncern that the guidelines will hinder t hittriit’le ital] 4 J 4 "lot the first tittte. the ( ity til Waterloo part ol the board's decision, since they are development. it could actually do the oppo has the authority to implement design essentiallyamunicipal law. Mounsey said site. said Mark Inglis, a consultant who ie t .I(\ of mitt-non has passed new urban guidelines," he said The new policy got thumbs up from plant? reviewed the gutdeltties. design guideltnts that will help define the Ihe idea behind the plans nets, including Karen llatn- “ The development community wants to look, smattd stmttttn-ot.uty new develop isn't to impose utiifotiiiity, “ll/0 (1,071? want mond, a planning professor do good work." he said. "They also a want a iiiuttswithinthecitytore. but rather how things lit, he _ 1 , atthe University ofWaterloo. leveled playing field. If everybody has the lite new pt)lIt‘\ grew out of the city's said. 10 Sllfle‘ (‘fé’atlUlty "As Waterloo intensifies, same rules, you'll find the work that comes nodes and corridors policy. which govemed “We don't want to stifle There I'Sflé’leill‘t'V development planning Will otit of the offices is in excess of what you've intensification in Vi'aterloo. creativity." Mounsey said " - need to become more com» had in the past. But the new guidelines go even further. "There is flexthtlity here." here. plex." Hammond said at (Jouri. Scott Winner believes the policy touching on a number of more specific fac- The guidelines allow the It ,, “ Monday night's council meet- takes the guesswork out of getting 4 develop tors. That includes theoverall aesthetic ofthe city to withhold site plan 1 [no “W0!" it ’ ing. “We will be living and tnent approved in the city. building and its fit in the neighbourhood, approval until the conditions I 2 l)", ”17207, , working together more closeâ€" “I think this document takes out a lot of said development planner Ryan Mounsey are met. lite appeals process ( y" I" W l 11 I, w ly arid therefore will become the ambiguity out of the process and maybe [he city has been informally working With is the satne. however ~ if more sensitive to the impact some of the surprise people get when they these guidelines for years. but thanks to deielopers don't like a decision, they can ofchange.” bring aptoject to council and we get our finv changes in the Planning Act, they actually take it to the()ntario Municipal Board. And while some councillors expressed gers on it," he said. O Ground broken on new eastsnde fireball lhe official ground breaking on (.ity of design consultant fees and additional pro;- ii‘att-rloo‘s newest tire station took place on ect management fees, the total expenditure ltiesdtiy. for the project Will be $3,794,305, "It‘s exciting to see the station shift from a While ittttial cost estimates came iii over design on paper to hating the shovels hit the budget. a number of cost-saving measures ground," said Waterloo Fire Chief lohrt were introduced through the design process tlellooge "I look forward to seeing the cone to ensure the project delivers a functional structtoii progress. to seeing the station station that is within the original budget, complete. and to joining our firefighters iii Ihese included shifting front a two»crew sta- _ , '~ ,_ .â€" ~ ' 4,1 ' 3 '~ t» 7 - becoming a part oftliis neighbourhood." tion to a one~crew station as well as changes " ‘ 4. ' ' . '4 _ 1 The need for this station. which will be to the building and site design. > 1 l i i 4 ~ 7 , , located on the east side of the city at Univer- One ofthe key components ofthis station i l l ‘ . 7 . , sity and Woolwich streets, was first identified will be its commitment to reaching a silver 3: 1,43; 7 g . 7 f; L ,, » 4 4.,._. ,' _ as part of the City‘s fire master planning certification in the Leadership in Energy and Z 7,5 .- ~ 1351: 44 ; -~ “f- . 4 process. Environmental Design (LEED) standard. The 44. tj 7 ' 1 l ‘ 54 , , ' ‘ l ”q. 1 In August, the contract for construction new fire station will be 25 per cent more efii- 5; g 1 4. it i 4 A g ‘f ' "‘ “it; was awarded to MellouI-Blamey Construc- cient than a building ofa similar size. W00d i; ~ 3 ' 4 ' g, , if tion Inc. for the total tendered construction used to build the station will come only from 7 f a: 7 wt ‘ ‘ 4,‘41 _ » 4177.5: 4 71th" price of $2,356,000. 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