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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDSD-19-008 - SG 2019-001 - 70 King St EStaff Report Development Services Department 1 R www.ki tch en er. c a REPORT TO: Committee of Adjustment DATE OF MEETING: January 15, 2019 SUBMITTED BY: Juliane von Westerholt, Senior Planner - 519-741-2200 ext. 7157 PREPARED BY: Jenna Daum — Technical Assistant - 519-741-2200 ext.7760 WARD: DATE OF REPORT: REPORT #: SUBJECT: 10 January 7t", 2019 DSD -19-008 SG 2019-001 — 70 King Street East Owner— Europro (Kitchener) GP INC. Approve With Conditions 1 Location Map: 70 King Street East *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. The subject property located at the north-west corner of King and Frederick Streets and is zoned Retail Core Zone (D-1) in Zoning By-law 85-1. The property is designated Urban Growth Centre (Downtown) in the 2014 Official Plan. City Planning staff conducted a site inspection on December 27th, 2018. +r 17I W Location of existing Fascia and Projecting sign to be replaced. The applicant is requesting permission to replace an existing projection sign on the King Street East facade with another projection sign extending 2.2m from the building wall rather than the maximum 1.5m projection; and, to have internal illumination whereas the By-law permits only external illumination. The intent of by-law Section 680.17.3 is to ensure that the projecting signs do not dominate the facade of a building or surrounding streetscape. The subject building is approximately 15 metres (7.3 ft) wide and more than 50 metres (164 ft) in length. The proposed sign is appropriate in area and projection considering the size of the building. It is noted that the sign does project over the lot line and over city lands and will therefore require an encroachment agreement. This was also required for the existing sign. The intent of prohibiting internal illumination on signs in the Retail Core is to ensure aesthetically pleasing signage that fits into the character of the downtown/retail core area. The applicant advised the proposed sign will contain a day night vinyl so the black letters glow white at night. As the area of internal illumination is only a portion of the overall sign area, it is the staff's opinion that the sign meets the intent of the by- law. Lastly, it is noted that a sign box exists on the Frederick Street elevation that does not comply and is not used, therefore staff recommends a condition that it be removed. Based on the above comments, staff is of the opinion that the requested variances are appropriate development for the subject lands and surrounding area. Planning staff recommends that this application be approved subject to the conditions 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 erection. Transportation Services Comments: No concerns with the proposed variance. Engineering Comments: No concerns with the proposed variance. Environmental Planning Comments: No concerns with the proposed variance. Heritage and Policy Planning Comments: The property municipally addressed as 70 King Street East is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. There are three existing signs on the property: a projecting sign on the King Street elevation, and a fascia sign on the Goudies Lane elevation. As well there is a fascia sign on the Frederick Street elevation which is to be removed. With respect to the variance to permit the projection of the King Street sign and the variance to permit illumination of both the King Street sign and Goudies Lane sign, Heritage Planning staff has no concerns. However, Heritage Planning staff has an interest in understanding what masonry repairs will be required as a result of the removal of the existing Goudies Lane sign and Frederick Street sign. In addition, Heritage Planning staff has an interest in understanding whether any alterations to the source of illumination will be required for the new signs. The Kitchener Cultural Heritage Landscape Study (CHLS) dated December 2014 and prepared by The Landplan Collaborative Ltd. was approved by Council in 2015. The CHLS serves to establish an inventory. The CHLS was the first step of a phased Cultural Heritage Landscape (CHL) conservation process. The owner of the property municipally addressed as 70 King Street East is advised that the property is located within the Downtown CHL. The owner and the public will be consulted as the City considers listing CHLs on the Municipal Heritage Register, identifying CHLs in the Official Plan, and preparing action plans for each CHL with specific conservation options. RECOMMENDATION: That application SG 2019-001 requesting permission to replace an existing projecting sign on the King Street East fagade with another projecting sign extending 2. 2m from the building wall rather than the maximum 1. 5m projection; and, to have internal illumination on a projecting sign and fascia sign whereas the By-law permits only external illumination, be approved, subject to the following conditions: 1. That the Frederick Street fascia sign be removed prior to the issuance of a Sign Permit for the Goudies Lane sign, masonry repairs to both the Frederick Street and Goudies Lane facades are to be completed to the satisfaction of the Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning by October 31, 2019. 2. That an encroachment agreement be obtained for the portion of the projecting sign extending over City lands on King Street from the Legal Division; 3. The internal illumination of "Joe's" be limited to day night vinyl so the black letters glow white at night; or as approved by the Manager of Site Development and Customer Service; 4. That a Sign Permit is obtained for the proposed signs from the Planning Division; 5. That the above noted conditions 1 to 4 be fulfilled no later than October 31, 2019. Any request for a time extension must be approved in writing by the Manager of Development Review (or designate) prior to the completion date set out in the decision. Failure to fulfill these conditions will result in this approval becoming null and void Jenna Daum Juliane von Westerholt, BES, MCIP, RPP Technical Assistant (Planning and Zoning) Senior Planner Region of Waterloo January 3, 2019 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, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8-13, 15-16 Re: Committee of Adjustment Meeting on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, City of Kitchener Regional staff have reviewed the following Committee of Adjustment applications and have no comments: 1. FN 2019-001 — 27 Glasgow Street, Jay Harrison & Sean Geobey 2. SG 2019-001 — 70 King Street East, EuroPro (Kitchener) GP Inc. 3. SG 2019-002 — 439 Park Street, Jo -Ann Malhotra 4. A 2019-001 — 439 Park Street, Jo -Ann Malholtra 5. A 2019-002 — 106 Idle Creek Drive, James Abohbot 6. A 2019-003 — 487 Riverbend Drive, Grerei Investments Ltd. 7. A 2019-004 — 54 Bridge Street, Marann Homes Ltd. 8. A 2019-005 — 362 Edwin Street, Kirk and Jeraldine Van Os 9. A 2019-006 — 925 Thomas Pedder Court, Activa Holdings Inc. 10.A 2019-007 — 35 Trillium Drive, Huron Creek Holdings Corp. 11.A 2019-008 — 242 Ingleside Place, William Cody Willems 12.A 2019-009 — 63 Pinedale Drive, Sheldon John Foley 13.A 2019-010 — 150 Mill Street, Tom Ferguson 14.A 2019-011 — 270 Spadina Road East, 270 Spadina Kitchener Inc. 15.A 2019-012 — 50 Moore Avenue, Cathy DeBrabandere 16.A 2019-013 — 25 Fourth Avenue, Lino & Angela Santarossa 17.A 2018-127 — 659-663 Victoria Street South, Eight -Loop Inc. 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. Document Number: 2898843 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. Yours Truly, Jason Wigglesworth, C.E.T. Transportation Planner (519) 575-4835 Filing: 2 — 06 FREDERICK — Crabby Joe's 7 — 52 — 2019641 Ontario Ltd. 14 — VAR KIT — 270 Spadina Kitchener Inc. 17 — 55 — Silicon North Real Estate Inc. 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: January 3, 2019 YOUR FILE: See below RE: Applications for Minor Variance (Signs and Fences): SG 2019-001 70 King Street East SG 2019-002 439 Park Street FN 2019-001 27 Glasgow Street Applications for Minor Variance: A 2018-127 659-663 Victoria Street South A 2019-001 439 Park Street A 2019-003 487 Riverbend Drive A 2019-004 54 Bridge Street West A 2019-005 362 Edwin Street A 2019-006 925 Thomas Pedder Court A 2019-007 35 Trillium Drive A 2019-008 242 Ingleside Place A 2019-009 63 Pinedale Drive A 2019-010 150 Mill Street A 2019-011 270 Spadina Road East A 2019-012 50 Moore Avenue A 2019-013 25 Fourth Avenue Applications for Consent: B 2019-001 427 Old Chicopee Trail B 2019-002 25 Fourth Avenue B 2019-003 31 Fourth Avenue B 2019-004 31 Fourth Avenue 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.