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13 | W aterloo C hronicle | T hursday,O ctober 15,2020 w aterloochronicle.ca NOTICE OF A FORMAL PUBLIC MEETING OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 26 & ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION Z-19-03 KILLAM APARTMENT REIT 50 WESTMOUNT RD. N., 192-218 ERB STREET WEST, AND 9 AND 15 DIETZ AVENUE NORTH, UPTOWN, WARD 7 TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Waterloo will hold an electronic Formal Public Meeting on Monday, November 2, 2020, during the electronic Council Meeting, to consider the above noted application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law 2018-050 pursuant to Sections 22 and 34 of the Planning Act. The applicant is proposing to amend the City's Official Plan to re-designate a portion of the lands from Mixed-Use Medium High Density Residential to Mixed-Use Community Commercial, with specific provision area policies. The applicant is also proposing to amend Zoning By-law No. 2018-050 to rezone a portion of the lands from Residential Mixed-Use (RMU-40) to Mixed-Use Community Commercial (C1-40), with site specific provisions to permit an increase in building height (through height bonusing), a reduction in the parking rates, and to establish other regulations tailored to the development. The subject lands contain a mixture of commercial uses in a plaza format (Westmount Plaza), a multi-storey office building, two small apartment buildings, and several vacant lots which previously contained residential dwelling units. The purpose of the requested amendments is to permit a multi-phased, mixed-use development consisting of: an 11 storey building with a 3.5 storey parking structure, a mixed use building with two towers (11 storeys and 18 storeys), a second mixed use building with two towers (16 storeys and 18 storeys), a 25 storey mixed-use building, a 6 storey mixed-use building, and the creation of an internal private street. The existing 5 storey office building (Sunlife) and commercial plaza is proposed to be retained. This meeting shall constitute the formal public meeting required under Sections 22 and 34 of The Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended. It is expected that Council will decide whether the application should be approved, denied or amended. Council may also impose a Holding provision on all or part of the project lands. A copy of the staff report will be available prior to the Public Meeting on the City's website. If Council approves the application, a by-law to adopt the Official Plan Amendment and to amend the Zoning By-law will be passed. For further information regarding the above matter, please contact the City of Waterloo, Integrated Planning and Public Works, 2nd Floor,Waterloo City Centre,Waterloo, Ontario, by callingWendy Fisher at 519-747-8544 or email wendy.fisher@waterloo.ca HOW TO GET INVOLVED: The purpose of the public meeting is to share information and to hear and consider public and stakeholder comments regarding the planning application as part of City Council's decision making process. The public is invited to watch and/or listen to the remote meeting on youtube.com/citywaterloo/live and may participate by submitting written comments in advance of the public meeting and/or arranging to speak to the application. TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS You can submit written comments, no later than 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 to ensure your comments are included in the City Council Agenda, in the following ways: • Via email to clerkinfo@waterloo.ca • By dropping off a hardcopy at Waterloo City Hall, addressed to the office of the City Clerk, 3rd floor, 100 Regina St S, Waterloo, ON • By placing a hardcopy in the after hours mail slot beside the side door entrance on William Street All written submissions should clearly state "Formal Public Meeting, October 5, OPA 26 and Zoning By-law Amendment Z-19-03" at the top of the letter/correspondence. TO SPEAK TO THE APPLICATION If you wish to speak to the Application, please contact the Legislative Services Division no later than 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020 by any of the following ways: • By phone at 519-747-8549 • By email to clerkinfo@waterloo.ca Whenwe receive your registration,wewill send you a confirmationmessage and instructions for participating in the remote public meeting. Instructions will also be provided during the meeting to ensure that those watching the remote public meeting will be given the opportunity to speak. We encourage the public to provide input into this important Zoning By-law Amendment application. Individuals may submit written/electronic comments. The public is informed and notified that names, addresses and comments may be made public. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the City of Waterloo before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. In addition, if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Corporation of the City of Waterloo before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Julie Scott, Acting City Clerk, City of Waterloo. P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941waterloo.ca