HomeMy WebLinkAboutHK - 2018-05-01 - Item 2 - Victoria Park Parking Lot RenovationParks and Cemeteries Division
Kitchener Operations Facility
131 Goodrich Dr.
Kitchener, Ontario
Canada, N2C 2E8
Phone (519) 741-2600 ext 4397
www.kitchener.ca
Mark.Parris@kitchener.ca
Mark Parris, Landscape Architect
Infrastructure Services Department
April 17, 2018
Re: Victoria Park Parking Lot Improvements – Heritage Committee Information
The City of Kitchener, Parks and Cemeteries Division are proposing improvements to the Victoria Park
located south of the Dill St. park entry known informally as the “back parking lot”.
The improvements will include but not limited to formalization of 22 parking stalls complete with continuous
barrier curb, new asphalt, line painting, separated Iron Horse Trail access, Iron Horse Trail wayfinding
signage, tree and perennial planting, and low-impact development stormwater features to address current
drainage issues.
The parking lot is part of the Iron Horse Trail – Central Area Improvement initiative, with the primary goal to
improve the active transportation link from the Iron Horse Trail to Victoria Park by separating the multi-use
pathway from vehicular traffic. The parking lot reconstruction will be mutually beneficial to the park,
addressing circulation, functional and aesthetic shortcomings of the “back of the park”.
The design of the parking lot is appended to this letter for further information and detail. The Victoria Park
Area Heritage Conservation District Plan Guidelines were employed to ensure Heritage compliance. The
conservation guidelines are as follows:
Parking areas should be limited to existing. No further parking areas should expand into the
landscape.
Parking areas should be integrated into the park with appropriate plantings.
Continuous curbs and iron gates should be selected over individual bumpers and bollards for vehicle
control
The parking area in front of the Front Garage should be eliminated, as its appearance distracts from
the naturalistic character of the enveloping woods and prevents the integration of the Perennial
Garden and Peace Garden.
This notification is intended to be for the Committee’s information, however if any questions or concerns from
the committee arise we will respond and potentially revise the design accordingly.
Sincerely,
Mark Parris, O.A.L.A.
Landscape Architect
Parks and Cemeteries
Tel (519) 741-2600 ext 4397
mark.parris@kitchener.ca
cc: Michelle Drake, Senior Heritage and Policy Planner
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