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152 SHANLEY STREET, KITCHENER (the “Property”)
PROPERTY INFORMATION
ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO HEREIN AS BEING AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S
WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND AT: www.kitchener.ca/TaxSale
The City is NOT the owner of the Property and as a result the City cannot
NO ACCESS TO THE
provide access to the Property (site or building(s)) for the purpose of allowing
PROPERTY IS
interested parties or potential purchasers to conduct their due diligence.
AVAILABLE
The Property will be offered for sale on an “as is, where is basis”. The Property
CITY MAKES NO
is located at the corner of Shanley Street and Duke Street. A map showing the
REPRESENTATIONS
location of the Property is available on the City’s website, labelled “Map”.
WITH RESPECT TO
THE PROPERTY
The City makes no representations regarding title or any other matters related
to the Property or the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining the
status of any matters rests solely with the interested parties or potential
purchasers.
2014 Official Plan
OFFICIAL PLAN
Low Rise Residential with Special Policy 18 which provides that a maximum
DESIGNATION
Floor Space Ratio of 2.0 will apply to multiple residential dwellings and no
residential building will exceed four storeys or 14 metres in height, at the
highest grade elevation, whichever is the lesser. The 2014 Official Plan can be
found on the City’s website, labelled “2014 Official Plan”.
“Policy 15.D.12.18. - 152 Shanley Street
Notwithstanding the Low Rise Residential land use designation on lands
municipally known as 152 Shanley Street, a maximum Floor Space Ratio of 2.0
will apply to multiple residential dwellings and no residential building will
exceed four storeys or 14 metres in height, at the highest grade elevation,
whichever is the lesser.”
The 2014 Official Plan, in its entirety, is not fully in effect until all appeals are
resolved.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Tina Malone-Wright – Senior Planner
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7765
Email: tina.malonewright@kitchener.ca
The Property is zoned Residential Six (R6) Zoning with Special Regulation 128R.
ZONING
The R6 Zone can be found in Section 40 to Zoning By-law No. 85-1, and Special
Regulation 128R can be found in Appendix ‘D’ to Zoning By-law 85-1. Zoning
By-law 85-1 can be found on the City’s website, labelled “Zoning”.
The City is preparing a new Zoning By-law to correspond with the new 2014
Official Plan. The zoning of the property is subject to change.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Sheryl Rice Menezes – Planning Technician (Zoning)
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7844
Email: sheryl.ricemenezes@kitchener.ca
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At the November 5, 2018 meeting of the Planning & Strategic Initiatives
PLANNING
Committee the City adopted a Vision Statement for 152 Shanley Street (Staff
Report DSD-18-143 and Appendix ‘A’ to DSD-18-143) which can be found on
the City’s website, labelled “Vision Statement – Report” and “Vision Statement
– Appendix A”.
This Vision Statement is to provide guidance and support to the processing of
future Planning Act applications to facilitate the redevelopment of 152 Shanley
Street.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Tina Malone-Wright, Senior Planner
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7765
Email: tina.malonewright@kitchener.ca
152 Shanley Street is a property of cultural heritage value or interest. It is
HERITAGE
currently on the Heritage Kitchener Inventory of Historic Buildings. It was
added to the Heritage Kitchener Inventory in March, 1998.
The cultural heritage value of the Property was re-evaluated in 2008 and the
Heritage Kitchener Evaluation Sub-Committee determined that the Property
should be considered for formal “listing” on the City’s Municipal Heritage
Register. A Statement of Significance was prepared in 2009 (the “SOS”) and
correspondence was mailed to the owner of the Property at that time advising
of the City’s interest and intent to list the Property. The City did not receive a
response and the decision was made to temporarily place the listing of the
Property on hold.
A copy of the SOS has been posted to the City’s website, labelled “Heritage
SOS”. Note that the SOS was prepared in 2009 and that the evaluation form
included as Appendix ‘A’ in the SOS makes reference to the condition of the
building as being “good”. Such condition assessment is in relation to the
general exterior appearance as seen from the street in 2009.
The City’s Official Plan contains a policy stating that the City will require a
Heritage Impact Assessment and/or a Conservation Plan for development,
redevelopment and site alteration that has the potential to impact a cultural
heritage resource that is on the Heritage Kitchener Inventory or is listed on the
Municipal Heritage Register. A Heritage Impact Assessment is a study to
determine the impacts to known and potential cultural heritage resources
proposed for future development. The study results in a report which identifies
all known cultural heritage resources, evaluates the significance of the
resources, and makes recommendations toward mitigated measures that
would minimize negative impacts to those resources.
In addition, the Ontario Heritage Act requires the owner of a property that is
listed on the Municipal Heritage Register to provide Council with 60 days notice
of the intent to demolish any building located on a listed property.
It is Planning staff’s intent to consult with any new owner of the Property
regarding bringing forward a recommendation to Council to list the Property
on the Municipal Heritage Register.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Leon Bensason – Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7306
Email: leon.bensason@kitchener.ca
PROPERTY TAXES
The Property will be advertised for public sale under the tax sale provisions of
the Municipal Act.
Under the tax sale provisions the MINIMUM TENDER or BID allowed is the
amount of the tax arrears owing at any time together with all current real
property taxes owing, interest and penalties, as well as all reasonable costs
incurred to undertake the tax sale, collectively referred to as the “Cancellation
Price”. Any tender/bid that does not equal or exceed the Cancellation Price,
being the Minimum Tender Amount shown in the advertisement, will be
rejected as per the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax sales Rules.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Lesley MacDonald – City Solicitor & Director of Legal Services
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7267
Email: lesley.macdonald@kitchener.ca
By-law Enforcement responds regularly to issues regarding the Property
BY-LAW
including exterior grounds clean-up, removal of waste, towing of abandoned or
ENFORCEMENT
unauthorized vehicles, removal of graffiti, and most recently falling bricks.
Most windows have been boarded up to attempt to secure the premises and
provide some protection from the elements.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Gloria MacNeil – Director, By-law Enforcement
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7952
Email: gloria.macneil@kitchener.ca
January 4, 2019 the exterior façade, both brick veneer and metal siding,
BUILDING
collapsed unexpectedly and the debris fell towards Shanley Street. The façade
failure occurred on the one storey building, adjacent to the four storey portion.
Portions of the façade remain and are exposed to the elements.
An exterior building inspection was conducted on January 4, 2019 during which
two significant exterior wall displacements on the Duke Street wall face were
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observed. The two displacements are at the 4 floor level and approx. 20’
apart from each other. An aerial roof inspection of the four storey portion
showed a min. 3’ structural roof deflection. The roof deflection area is along
the grid line of one wall displacement. On two locations, the roof covering or
access cover are not sealed and therefore allowing snow and water into the
building.
In addition, as noted in an earlier Order, the roof leaks, wooden columns are
crushed and the floors sag.
The Successful Bidder will be responsible to secure the services of a
Professional Engineer as soon as possible upon becoming the owner of the
Property to determine the structural integrity of the entire building, both the
one and four storey portions including inspecting the interior of the building.
Ideally a Professional Engineer having experience working with older industrial
buildings and who is certified by the Canadian Association of Heritage
Professionals (CAHP). The Successful Bidder will submit the Professional
Engineer’s structural integrity assessment, including a written report and
any/all recommendations for remedial or temporary measures such as shoring,
if unsafe or to demolish the building with rationale.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Mike Seiling – Chief Building Official
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7669
Email: mike.seiling@kitchener.ca
CONTAMINATION The Property is contaminated and is the subject of a Ministry of the
Environment, Conservation and Parks (MOECP) Provincial Officer’s Order, a
copy of which is available on the City’s website, labelled “Provincial Officers
Order”.
The City does not have any environmental reports pertaining to the Property.
As there is NO RIGHT OF ACCESS to the Property, interested parties are not able
to perform any environmental testing. Interested parties are encouraged to
speak with the MOECP regarding this site to determine the MOECP’s
expectations pertaining to the contamination.
The contact person at the MOECP is:
Stacey Tormey – Issues/Project Co-ordinator
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Guelph District Office, West Central Region
Telephone : (519) 826-4260
Email : stacey.tormey@ontario.ca
The City has partnered with The Regional Municipality of Waterloo to provide
BROWNFIELD
a Brownfield Financial Incentive Program as set out on the City’s website,
INCENTIVES
labelled “Brownfield Remediation”. This Property may be eligible for these
programs.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Robert Morgan - Capital Investment Advisor
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7734
Email: Robert.morgan@kitchener.ca
Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer and Watermain are available to service the
ENGINEERING
Property from either Shanley Street or Duke Street.
SERVICE
CONNECTIONS
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Linda Cooper – Manager, Development Engineering
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7974
Email: linda.cooper@kitchener.ca
Redevelopment of the Property will require Site Plan Approval. A formal pre-
SITE PLAN
submission consultation will be required prior to submitting a Site Plan
Application. A formal pre-submission provides feedback on a proposed layout
and sets out requirements for a complete application as well as those that may
be imposed as conditions of Site Plan Approval.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Janine Oosterveld – Manager, Site Development & Customer Service
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7076
Email: janine.oosterveld@kitchener.ca
Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Inc. (“K-W Hydro”) has overhead distribution Facilities
KITCHENER-WILMOT
along the roadways to the south and east of the Property. Any adjustments to
HYDRO INC.
K-W Hydro Facilities which may be required to accommodate any new
development will be at the cost of the Developer. The construction of a
transformer room may also be required as part of the servicing arrangements
for any new development, the cost of which is to be paid by the Developer.
Contact person at K-W Hydro for inquiries or additional information:
John Theriault – Service Design Supervisor
Telephone: (519) 745-4771 ext 6240
Email: jtheriault@kwhydro.ca
When the Property is advertised for Public Sale under the Sale of Land for Tax
PUBLIC SALE
Arrears provisions of the Municipal Act:
All tenders must be submitted on prescribed forms provided by the
City;
Tenders may not contain conditions that are not permitted under the
Municipal Tax Sales Rules (O.Reg. 181/03, as amended) (the “Rules”);
Any tender containing conditions which are not permitted under the
Rules shall be automatically rejected pursuant to the Rules;
Each tender must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money
order or bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation
payable to the City in the amount of at least 20 per cent of the tender
amount;
The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered
plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax; and,
The City has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the
successful purchaser.
Contact person at the City for inquiries or additional information:
Lesley MacDonald – City Solicitor & Director of Legal Services
Telephone: (519) 741-2200 ext 7267
Email: lesley.macdonald@kitchener.ca
QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS
Any request for additional information or clarification from the City regarding this Information Package is
to be submitted in writing directly to the contact person that is provided herein for the specific matter to
which each request pertains. Where information is available or appropriate for release, a response may
be provided.
Any request related to the environmental condition of the Property must be directed to the contact
person at MOECP that is provided herein. The City will not respond to any legal or environmental
questions.
DISCLAIMER
The Information provided herein and on the City’s website is provided as a courtesy only. Any
interested parties or potential purchasers must undertake their own due diligence and satisfy
themselves with respect to all matters pertaining to the Property. In the event that additional
information becomes known or clarification is required as a result of questions that are raised, the City
will post an Addendum on its website page regarding same (by date, for ease of reference). Interested
parties and potential purchasers are advised to monitor the City’s website in order to determine
whether or not any Addendum has been posted.
Interested parties and potential purchasers are encouraged to secure their own expert advice regarding
all matters, including environmental and legal advice.