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Home My WebLink AboutDSD-18-130 - SG 2018-012 - 22 Frederick StJ Staff Report KIT('HEItiTER Community Services Department www.kitchenerca REPORT TO: Committee of Adjustment DATE OF MEETING: October 16, 2018 SUBMITTED BY: Juliane von Westerholt, Senior Planner - 519-741-2200 ext. 7157 PREPARED BY: Richard Kelly-Ruetz, Technical Assistant (Planning & Zoning) — 519-741-2200 x 7110 WARD: 10 DATE OF REPORT: October 5, 2018 REPORT #: DSD 18-130 SUBJECT: Application SG 2018-012 — 22 Frederick Street Owner — Europro (Kitchener) GP Inc. & Europro (Kitchener) LP Approve with Conditions +y 1 � � An7lmmlgr n f,-- rT t CO..mss _ +.41p ti 41144 Ground- supported sign REPORT Planning Comments: The subject property is located on Frederick Street, south of Duke Street. It is zoned Retail Core Zone (D-1) in Zoning By-law 85-1. The property is designated City Centre District in the 2014 Official Plan. City Planning staff conducted a site inspection of the property on October 3, 2018. The applicant is requesting permission to replace an existing ground supported sign on a lot within a retail core area, which does not permit ground supported signs. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. Front of 22 Frederick Street — existing sign shown in front yard The requested variance meets the intent of the Sign By-law and can be considered minor. The intention of not permitting ground supported signs in the retail core area is to respect the zero -setback building form typical to the retail core. In this case, a ground supported sign is appropriate as the primary entrance to the building is set back significantly from the street. The variance is appropriate for the development of the property and surrounding streetscape. As shown in the photo above, there is a long concrete walkway between the sidewalk and the building, where the ground -supported sign will be located. Based on the plan submitted with the application, there will be some additional landscaping surrounding the sign. The sign will display the municipal address for the property and contain signage for tenants. Though the sign will be approximate 50% larger than the existing sign, it is the opinion of staff that this retail core property is appropriate for such a sign. Based on the above comments, staff is of the opinion that the requested variance is appropriate development for the subject lands and surrounding area and meets the general intent of the Sign By- law. Planning staff recommends that this application be approved subject to the condition outlined in the Recommendation section of this report. Building Comments: The Building Division has no objections to the proposed sign variance provided a sign permit is obtained prior to installation. Transportation Services Comments: Transportation Services have no concerns with the proposed sign location, as the sign is being located outside of the driveway visibility triangle. Engineering Comments: No concerns. Heritage and Policy Planning Comments: No concerns. RECOMMENDATION That application SG 2018-012 requesting permission to construct a ground -supported sign in the Retail Core (D-1) zone, be approved subject to the following condition: That a Sign Permit is obtained for the proposed business from the Planning Division. Richard Kelly-Ruetz, BES Juliane von Westerholt, BES, MCIP, RPP Technical Assistant (Planning & Zoning) Senior Planner Region of Waterloo October 9, 2018 Holly Dyson City of Kitchener 200 King Street West P.O. Box 1118 Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7 Dear Ms. Dyson: PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND LEGISLATIVE SERVICES 150 Frederick Street, 8th Floor Kitchener ON N2G 4A Canada Telephone: 519-575-4400 TTY: 519-575-4608 Fax: 519-575-4449 www. reg i o n ofwate r l o o. ca File No.: D20-20/VAR KIT GEN 1, 4, 8, 9, 10 Re: Committee of Adjustment Meeting on October 16, 2018, City of Kitchener Regional staff have reviewed the following Committee of Adjustment applications and have no comments: 1. SG 2018-010 — 505 Franklin Street North, Steve Roth (City of Kitchener) 2. SG 2018-011 — 1700 Queens Boulevard, Steve Roth (City of Kitchener) 3. SG 2018-012 — 22 Frederick Street, EuroPro GP Inc. 4. A 2018-106 — 15 Tartan Avenue, Primeland Developments (2003) Limited 5. A 2018-107 — 624 King Street West, Rahim Anwar 6. A 2018-108 — 400 Bingemans Centre Drive, Summit Ltd. 7. A 2018-109 — 1331 Countrystone Drive, Sunvest Development Corp. 8. A 2018-110 — 97 Rivertrail Avenue, 25229365 Ontario Inc. 9. A 2018-112 — 84 Mansion Street, Gary & Neda Cushing 10. A 2018-113 — 56 Cameron Street North, Tony Rossel 11. A 2018-114 — 227 Manitou Drive, Ali Rasoul 12. A2018-115 — 1425 Block Line Road, NVU — Homer Watson Ltd. Please be advised that any development on the subject lands is subject to the provisions of the Regional Development Charge By-law 14-046 or any successor thereof and may require payment of Regional Development Charges for these developments prior to the issuance of a building permit. The comments contained in this letter pertain to the Application numbers listed. If a site is subject to more than one application, additional comments may apply. Please forward any decisions on the above mentioned Application numbers to the undersigned. Document Number: 2839402 Yours Truly, Jason Wigglesworth, C.E.T. Transportation Planner (519) 575-4835 Filing: 2 — VAR KIT — Kitchener, City of/Fire Station 3 — 06 FREDERICK GEN 5 — 15 KING KIT — Scherifali, Ahmet 6 — VAR KIT — Brick Brewing Co. 7 — 57 — Sunvest Development Corp. 11 — 69 — Rasoul, Ali 12 — 28 — Northview Apartment REIT Grand River Conservation Authority Resource Management Division Andrew Herreman, Resource Planning Technician 400 Clyde Road, P.O. Box 729 Cambridge, Ontario N 1 R 5W6 Phone: (519) 621-2761 ext. 2228 E-mail: aherreman@grandriver.ca PLAN REVIEW REPORT: City of Kitchener Holly Dyson DATE RE October 4, 2018 YOUR FILE: See below Applications for Minor Variance (Sign): SG 2018-010 505 Franklin Street North/39 Midland Drive SG 2018-011 1700 Queens Boulevard SG 2018-012 22 Frederick Street Applications for Minor Variance: A 2018-104 387 King Street East A 2018-106 15 Tartan Avenue A 2018-107 624 King Street West A 2018-108 400 Bingemans Centre Drive A 2018-109 1331 Countrystone Drive A 2018-110 97 Rivertrail Avenue A 2018-112 84 Mansion Street A 2018-113 56 Cameron Street North A 2018-114 227 Manitou Drive A 2018-115 1425 Block Line Road Applications for Consent: B 2018-116 357 King Street East GRCA COMMENT*: The above noted applications are located outside the Grand River Conservation Authority areas of interest. As such, we will not undertake a review of the applications and plan review fees will not be required. If you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact me. Sincerely, Andrew Herreman Resource Planning Technician Grand River Conservation Authority "These comments are respectfully submitted as advice and reflect resource concerns within the scope and mandate of the Page 1 of 1 Grand River Conservation Authority.