HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-19-033 - Noise Exemption - Zehr Levesque Inc. - 100 Victoria Street SouthREPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:December 9, 2019
SUBMITTED BY: Gloria MacNeil, Director of By-law Enforcement, 519-741-2200,
ext. 7952
PREPARED BY:Gloria MacNeil, Director of By-law Enforcement, 519-741-2200,
ext. 7952
WARD (S) INVOLVED:Ward 8
DATE OF REPORT:November 18, 2019
REPORT NO.:CSD-19-033
SUBJECT:Noise Exemption – Zehr LevesqueInc. 100 Victoria St S
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RECOMMENDATION:
That an exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code be
granted toZehr Levesque Inc. for the Garment Street Developments at 100 Victoria St S,
on various dates from December 2019 through December 2020between the hours of
7:00pm and 7:00am.
BACKGROUND:
Zehr LevesqueInc. is currently underway with construction of the Garment Street Development
on Victoria Street, which consists of three residential towers and are requesting a noise
exemption for concrete pours that will be taking placeduring the winter months over the next
year.
REPORT:
Zehr LevesqueInc. is currently constructingTowers 2, 3 and the Glove Box of the Garment
Street Developmentandare in the first stages of construction, this phase of each of the projects
involves a significant amount of cast in place concrete being formed and poured on a regular
basis.
The noise exemption being requestedis to allow Zehr Levesque Inc. tocomplete concrete
pours and concrete finishing after 7:00pm, and to run diesel powered heaters ona continual
basis (24 hours per day) across each of the three construction sites. Finishing concrete pours
will require concrete trucks, concrete pumps, machine trowels, etc., to run into the evening to
complete large sections of the projects. Permitting these pours to continue past 7:00pm will
allowZehr Levesque Inc.to take advantage of good weather days over the winter and
expedite the construction progress overall. In addition, theywill be required to run heaters
before, during, and after concrete pours, outside of current construction hours allowable by
City of Kitchener bylaws. Without the ability to run these heaters, construction activities would
be brought to a stop, until warm temperatures return in the spring.
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On a typical week of construction,there would be 1-2 evenings per week that would require
concrete activitiesto extend past 7:00pm. However, with the changing weather over the
season, Zehr Levesque Inc. is unable to give exact datesof these activities. To manage the
construction schedule, theywill be taking advantage of good weather daysthat will givethem
themost progress on each of the construction sites.
Zehr LevesqueInc. is requesting thenoise exemption for concrete pours from December 2019
through December 2020, with the concrete heaters running from December 2019 – May 2020.
Once they reach structural milestones in each of the construction projects, they will revisit the
ongoing requirements for concrete pours and adjust the dates as necessary.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
TherecommendationofthisreportsupportstheachievementoftheCity’sstrategicvision
throughthedeliveryofcore service.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: N/A
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Zehr LevesqueInc. is responsible for ensuring this is communicated throughout the community
in advance of the work being done.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Michael May, General Manager Community Services Department &
DCAO
Encl.
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Zehr Levesque Inc.
607 King St. W., Suite 205A, Kitchener, ON N2G1C7
P: 519-576-2233 F: 519-576-0072 | ZEHRGROUP.CA
November 15, 2019
City of Kitchener
ByLaw Enforcement
200 King Street West
Kitchener, Ontario
N2G 4G7
Attention:Ms. Gloria MacNeil,Bylaw Enforcement
Dear Ms.MacNeil:
RE:Garment Street Development Long-Term Noise Exemption
Zehr Group is currently underway with construction of the Garment Street DevelopmentonVictoria Street in
Kitchener. This overall project consists of three residential towers Tower 1, Tower 2, and Tower 3, as well as
The Glove Box Office Development, a six-storey officebuilding incorporatingthe existing Huck Glove Building.
Tower 1 is now complete, and we are proceeding with construction on Tower 2, Tower 3, and the Glove Box.
Currently, each ofTower 2, Tower 3, and the Glove Box,are in the first stages of constructionwith the overall
super-structure underway.Thisphase of each ofthe projects involves a significant amount of cast-in-place
concrete being formed and pouredonaregularbasis.With the winter weather starting, and colder
temperatures setting in, we arerequesting a long-termnoise exemption for the entire Garment Street
Development toallow us to continue our concrete pours.
Concrete construction in the winter months requires significant heat appliedto each phase of the concrete pour
to allow the concrete to cure to the required strength. Each pour has a required minimum strength test it must
passinorder to be acceptable for the structure of the building. If the cold temperatures are allowed to touch
the freshly poured concrete, that pourwill freeze,and wouldbe deemed unacceptable.If concrete fails its
strength test, it must be demolished and reconstructed at great costs in terms ofdollar valuesas well as
schedule.
The noise exemption we are requesting is to allow uscompleteconcrete poursand concretefinishingafter
7:00pm,and to run diesel powered heaters on a continualbasis (24 hours per day) across each of the three
construction sites. Finishing concrete pours will require concrete trucks, concrete pumps, machine trowels,
etc.,to run into the evening to complete large sections of the projects. Permittingthese pours to continue past
7:00pm will allow us to take advantage of good weather days over the winter andexpeditethe construction
progress overall. In addition,we willbe required to run heaters before, during, and after concretepours,
outside ofcurrent construction hoursallowable by City of Kitchener bylaws.Without the ability to run these
heaters, our construction activitieswould be brought to a stop, until warm temperatures return in the Spring.
On a typical week of construction, there would be 1-2 evenings per week that wouldrequire concrete activities
to extendpast 7:00pm. However, with thechanging weather overthis season, we are unable give exact dates
of these activities. To manage the construction schedule, we will be taking advantageof good weather days
that will give us the most progress on each of the construction sites.
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Zehr Levesque Inc.
607 King St. W., Suite 205A, Kitchener, ON N2G1C7
P: 519-576-2233 F: 519-576-0072 | ZEHRGROUP.CA
We are requesting the noise exemption for concrete pours from December 2019 through December 2020, with
the concrete heaters running from December 2019 May 2020. Once we reach structuralmilestones in each
of the construction projects, we will revisit the ongoing requirements for concrete poursand adjust the dates as
necessary.
If you have any questions regarding these constructionactivities, please feel free to contact me. I would be
happy to answer any questions.
Sincerely,
Meagan Sitek
Project Manager
P:519-576-2233 x320
E:msitek@zehrgroup.ca
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