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Home My WebLink AboutDSD-18-185 - A 2018-141 - 1800 Victoria St NStaff Repoif Development Services Department 1 K;n( R wwwkitchener. ca REPORT TO: Committee of Adjustment DATE OF MEETING: December 11, 2018 SUBMITTED BY: Juliane von Westerholt, Senior Planner - 519-741-2200 ext. 7157 PREPARED BY: Lisa Thompson, Planning Technician — 519-741-2200 ext. 7847 WARD: 1 DATE OF REPORT: November 28, 2018 REPORT #: DSD -18-185 SUBJECT: A2018-141 1800 Victoria Street North Applicant — Thom Wellsman Approve with Conditions LA ' +� mss► + 4N 01 " ® 9to •'iI INA �►�IAO Onpoint image of subject property REPORT Planning Comments: The subject property is located at 1800 Victoria Street North, at the intersection of Shirley Drive. The property is developed with an existing car dealership that is proposing an expansion. The owner is in *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance the Site Plan Approval process for the proposed building addition. It was through the site plan review that the parking deficiency was identified. The property is designated Business Park Employment in the City's Official Plan and zoned B-3 (1 R, 31 R, 56R, 58U). Both the Official Plan and Zoning By-law support the use of the property for the sale, rental, service and storage of motor vehicles. Proposed Site Plan The owner has re-applied to the Committee of Adjustment to seek relief for a reduction in the required number of parking spaces and how those spaces will be allocated on site. City Planning staff conducted a site inspection of the property on November 28, 2018. The applicant is requesting relief from Section 6.1.2 a) of the Zoning By-law to provide 190 parking spaces rather than the required 263 spaces (195 for the business operation plus 68 vehicle display spaces). The spaces to be allocated as follows: 122 spaces (including 7 barrier free spaces) for the car dealership operation and 68 spaces for vehicle display. The zoning by-law requires parking spaces to be calculated based on the showroom area at 1 space for every 32m2 of floor area, office at 1 space for every 28m2 of floor area and 4 spaces for each service bay. Spaces to display vehicles for sale are to be provided above and beyond the required number of spaces. For this dealership, the showroom area requires 46 parking spaces, the office requires 33 spaces and *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance s e =� SITE STATISTICS r day p IS J LO .17,APPLICATIONA70 �4.37�RES) M o ENT.' 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NORTH, KITCHENER DATEaEPT.1A.zo1S Proposed Site Plan The owner has re-applied to the Committee of Adjustment to seek relief for a reduction in the required number of parking spaces and how those spaces will be allocated on site. City Planning staff conducted a site inspection of the property on November 28, 2018. The applicant is requesting relief from Section 6.1.2 a) of the Zoning By-law to provide 190 parking spaces rather than the required 263 spaces (195 for the business operation plus 68 vehicle display spaces). The spaces to be allocated as follows: 122 spaces (including 7 barrier free spaces) for the car dealership operation and 68 spaces for vehicle display. The zoning by-law requires parking spaces to be calculated based on the showroom area at 1 space for every 32m2 of floor area, office at 1 space for every 28m2 of floor area and 4 spaces for each service bay. Spaces to display vehicles for sale are to be provided above and beyond the required number of spaces. For this dealership, the showroom area requires 46 parking spaces, the office requires 33 spaces and *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance the service bays require 116 spaces for a total of 195 parking spaces plus an addition 68 vehicle display spaces. The proposed building addition will contain more service bays and remove the existing surplus parking that was on the site. In total, this development will have 29 service bays that are used to detail/prep cars for sale as well as for customer vehicle service. The service bays are not used in a fashion that would require providing 4 parking spaces for each service bay like a tire shop or lube shop would with a very high vehicle turn over. In considering the four tests for minor variances as outlined in Section 45(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990 Chap. P. 13, as amended, Planning staff offer the following comments. 1. The variance meets the general intent of the Official Plan as the Business Park Employment designation allows the use of the property for a car dealership. 2. The variance meets the general intent of the Zoning By-law as the use is permitted in the B-3 zone and adequate parking will be provided for the car dealership operation without having any impact on the surrounding properties or road network. 3. The variance is minor for the following reason. Adequate parking will be provided on site to support all aspects of the car dealership use. 4. The variance is appropriate for the development and use of the land. The expansion of the existing dealership is a suitable use for the property and no negative impact are anticipated on adjacent lands or in the business park area. Based on the foregoing, Planning staff recommends that this application be approved subject to the conditions outlined below in the Recommendation section of this report. Building Comments: The Building Division has no objections to the proposed variance. Application has been made for the new addition to the dealership and is currently under review. Transportation Services Comments: No concerns with the proposed variance. Engineering Comments: No concerns with the proposed variance. RECOMMENDATION That application A2018-141 requesting relief from Section 6.1.2 a) of the Zoning By-law to provide 190 parking spaces rather than the required 263 spaces (195 for the business operation plus 68 vehicle display spaces) be approved subject to the following condition: 1. The owner shall receive final approval of Site Plan Application SP18/089/V/LT. Lisa Thompson, CPT Planning Technician Juliane von Westerholt, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance Region of Waterloo November 29, 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 Re: Committee of Adjustment Meeting on December 11, 2018, City of Kitchener Regional staff have reviewed the following Committee of Adjustment applications and have following comments: 1. SG 2018-014 — 321 Fischer Hallman Road — No Concerns 2. SG 2018-015 — 371 Franklin Street North — No Concerns 3. A 2018-126 — 468 Trussler Road — No Concerns 4. A 2018-128 — 24 Crosswinds Drive — No Concerns 5. A 2018-129 — 398 Rivertrail Avenue — No Concerns 6. A 2018-130 — 374, 380 and 384 Prospect Avenue — No Concerns 7. A 2018-131 — 414 and 424 Prospect Avenue — No Concerns 8. A 2018-132 — 114-120 Victoria Street South — No Concerns 9. A 2018-133 — 121 Walter Street — No Concerns 10.A 2018-134 — 76 Grand Flats Trail — No Concerns 11. A 2018-135 — 171 Rivertrail Avenue — No Concerns 12. A 2018-136 — 248 Shady Glen Cres — No Concerns 13. A 2018-137 — 1 Goodrich Drive AKA 1 Chandaria Place — No Concerns 14. A 2018-138 — 242, 254 and 262 Queen Street South — No Concerns 15. A 2018-139 — 16 Chapel Hill Drive — No Concerns 16. A 2018-140 — 405 and 409 Nyberg Street — No Concerns 17.A 2018-141 — 1800 Victoria Street North — No Concerns 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. Document Number: 2877629 Please forward any decisions on the above mentioned Application numbers to the undersigned. Yours Truly, Monirul Islam, P.Eng. Transportation Planner (519) 575-4435 P1 Grand River Conservation Authority Resource Management Division Trisha Hughes, Resource Planner PLAN REVIEW REPORT: City of Kitchener Holly Dyson 400 Clyde Road, P.O. Box 729 Cambridge, Ontario N1 R 5W6 Phone: (519) 621-2761 ext. 2319 Fax: (519) 621-4945 E-mail: thughes@grandriver.ca DATE: November 30, 2018 YOUR FILE: A 2018-141 GRCA FILE: A2018-141 - 1800 Victoria St N RE: Minor Variance Application A 2018-141 1800 Victoria Street North, City of Kitchener 1586896 Ontario Incorporated GRCA COMMENT: Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) staff have no objection to the approval of the minor variance application noted above. Please see our detailed comments below. BACKGROUND: 1. Resource Issues Information currently available at this office indicates that the subject property is within the flood fringe portion of the floodplain of the Grand River. 2. Legislative/Policy Requirements and Implications This reach of the Grand River has been designated as a Two -Zone Floodplain Policy Area. In Two -Zone areas, the floodplain is comprised of two sections - the floodway and the flood fringe. The flood fringe lies between the floodway and the edge of the floodplain. Depths and velocities of flooding in the flood fringe are much less than those in the floodway, allowing for limited development to occur. GRCA staff have reviewed the proposed development through the site plan process and GRCA Permit #740/18 has been approved for the proposed addition. The addition conforms to the City of Kitchener and GRCA Two -Zone Floodplain policies. As such, we have no objection to the approval of the minor variance application. Due to the presence of the floodplain, this property is regulated by the GRCA under Ontario Regulation 150/06 — Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses Regulation. Any future development on the property will require prior written approval from the GRCA in the form of a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 150/06. The permit process involves the submission of a permit application to our office, the review of the application by Authority staff and the subsequent approval/refusal of the permit application by the GRCA. 3. Plan Review Fees We wish to acknowledge receipt of the applicable plan review fee associated with our review of SP18/087/V/LT. As such, a plan review fee for this application is not required. Pagel of 2 We trust this information is of assistance. If you have any questions or require additional information please contact the undersigned. Sincerely, Trisha Hughes Resource Planner Grand River Conservation Authority TH/ah C.C. 1586896 Ontario Inc. c/o Reg Quinn, 1155 Leslie Street, Toronto, ON M36 2J6 Anderson Wellsman Architects c/o Thom Wellsman, 1090 Don Mills Road, Suite 612, Toronto, ON M3C 3R6 * These comments are respectfully submitted as advice and reflect resource concerns within the scope and mandate of the Grand River Conservation Authority. Page 2 of 2