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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, A ug us t 25 ,2 02 2 | 16 NOTICE OF AN INFORMAL PUBLIC MEETING AND COMPLETE APPLICATION OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 37 & ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT Z-22-08 HYGATE DEVELOPMENT CORP., 215-229 LEXINGTON ROAD WARD 5 (SOUTHEAST) Monday, September 12, 2022, Electronically The applicant is proposing to amend the City's Official Plan to permit an increase in building height from 20 metres to 40 metres. The applicant is also proposing to amend Zoning By-law No. 2018-050 by adding new site specific regulations to the existing Residential Mixed-Use - 20 (RMU-20) zone. The site specific regulations include: a) Increase the building height to 40 metres, whereas a maximum of 20 metres and 6 storeys is permitted b) Reduce the low rise residential setback along the easterly lot line to 9.2 metres, whereas half the height of the building (16.65 metres) is required c) Increase the driveway width to 7.3 metres, whereas a maximum width of 7.0 metres is permitted d) Reduce the landscaped open space to 26%, whereas a minimum of 30% is required e) Reduce parking rates as follows: • Residential: 1.0 spaces per dwelling unit, whereas a minimum of 1.15 space per dwelling unit is required • Visitor: 0.05 spaces per dwelling unit, whereas a minimum of 0.1 space per dwelling unit is required • Assisted Living Facility that has a full kitchen (as contained in Site Specific Zoning Exception C99): 0.48 spaces per suite, whereas 0.7 spaces per suite is required. This application is being advanced to facilitate Phase 2 of the overall development. As part of this phase, the applicant proposes to demolish an existing long term care facility (Pinehaven Nursing Home) and construct two new residential apartment buildings. Building 'A' proposes to be 7 storeys in height and contain 71 units (105 bedrooms). Building 'B' proposes to be 8 to 12 storeys in height and contain 376 units (503 bedrooms). The existing assisted living facility located on the west side of the property (Phase 1 of the development) will remain. Overall, the lands (Phase 1 and 2) will contain 663 units (856 bedrooms) and 551 parking spaces. 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 www.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 Written comments received before 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, will be included in the City Council Agenda. Written comments received after 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, will be provided to City Council for consideration prior to the Informal Public Meeting, but will not be included in the Council Agenda. Written comments can be provided in the following ways: • Via email to Wendy Fisher (wendy.fisher@waterloo.ca) • By dropping off a hardcopy at Waterloo City Hall, addressed to Wendy Fisher, Planning Division, 2nd floor, 100 Regina St S, Waterloo, ON • By placing a hardcopy in the Waterloo City Hall after hours mail slot to the left of the side door entrance on William Street All written submissions should clearly state "Informal Public Meeting, Official Plan Amendment No. 37 & Zoning By-law Amendment Z-22-08" 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, September 12, 2022, by any of the following ways: • By phone at 519-747-8705 • By email to clerkinfo@waterloo.ca When we receive your registration, we will send you a confirmation message 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 these important Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications. Individuals may submit written / electronic comments. The public is informed and notified that names, addresses and comments may be made public. Julie Scott, City Clerk, City of Waterloo. 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 calling Wendy Fisher at 519-747-8544 or email wendy.fisher@waterloo.ca FO XHUNT PL DAVENPORT RD BA IR LE XIN GT ON RD CONESTOGA PKY P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941 waterloo.ca The festival begins Thursday evening with opening ceremonies in public square and finishes Sunday with the Family Vaudeville variety show at 5 p.m., when all 10 acts performing throughout the weekend put on a showcase that provides the not-for-profit, volunteer-run festival with seed money, by donation, to begin planning for next year. Warren reminds people that admission to the carnival is free all weekend long and entertainers aren't remunerated for their performances, depending solely on spectator donations. "When people hear the word 'buskers,' they often think of somebody on a street corner," Warren adds. "These buskers are international buskers, and some of them are very trained in what they do. A num- ber of them have been trained at Cirque du Soleil or other circus schools around the world, so you're getting some pretty high-quality entertainment, but people can be the ultimate judge and decided how much they wish to contribute to each act." As international entertainers, Lisa Lottie and Reuben DotDotDot have had some big gigs, but their first love is street performing because it crosses boundaries of age, religion and socio-economic sta- tus. "You're entertaining for everyone, in- cluding people that might not get out to see it (at a ticketed show)," Reuben said. Everyone is encouraged to come out to smile, laugh and be amazed. "You forget about your worries and troubles for however long you spend watching the buskers and you're not sit- ting on your phone or in front of a TV," Warren said. "You're actually getting to see live entertainment by some pretty amazing and skilled people that travel all around the world doing this." Kids who are part of the Buskermania camp will perform on Friday at noon, and there will be interactive circus work- shops on Saturday and Sunday at noon. STORY BEHIND THE STORY: After two years away, the Chronicle caught up with performers and organizers ahead of the Sun Life Financial Waterloo Busker Carnival this weekend. NEWS Continued from page 14 BIG BUSKER EVENT TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND