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Home My WebLink AboutDSD-20-194 - A 2020-100 - 9-11 Samuel St`` REPORT TO:Committee of Adjustment DATE OF MEETING:November 17,2020 SUBMITTED BY:Juliane von Westerholt, Senior Planner -519-741-2200 ext. 7157 PREPARED BY:Sheryl Rice Menezes, Planning Technician –519-741-2200 ext. 7844 WARD:10 DATE OF REPORT:November 9, 2020 REPORT #:DSD-20-194 SUBJECT:A 2020-100–9-11 Samuel Street Applicant: Leena Miller Owners–Jenn and Dan Givlin Recommendation: Deferral Subject Property Photo 1: Aerial photo REPORT Planning Comments: The property is zoned CR-1, 114R, 128Uin By-law 85-1 and designated as Low Density Commercial Residential in the Central FrederickNeighbourhood Plan. It is located on the westside of Samuel Street, south of Frederick Street.Staff visited the site on November 6,2020. Theapplicantis requestingpermission to: 1)allow apersonal services use (yoga studio) in a building that has one dwelling unit rather than the required minimum of 20 dwelling units; 2)for the personal service to be 43% of the gross floor area of the building (175 sq.m. out of a total of 405 sq.m.) rather than the permitted maximum of 20%gross floor area of the building; and, 3)to have the required parking spaces for the personal service use to be located in tandem rather then accessible independently. Staff notesthat after consultation with the applicant it is requested that this application be deferred to the January 2021 in order to provide staff with an opportunity for further reviewofthe requested variances. Building Comments: The Building Division has no objections to the proposed variance provided building permit for the change of use into commercial space is obtained prior to construction. Please contact the Building Division @ building@kitchener.ca with any questions. Transportation Services Comments: Given the nature of the business, Transportation Services does not have any concerns with the proposed tandem parking. There are on-street and paid parking options within approximately 200-300m walking distance to the subject property aswell as transit options nearby. Consider bicycle racks or indoor storage area for customers to utilize. Heritage Planning Comments: There are no cultural heritage issues or concerns with this application. However, the applicant is advised that the property municipally addressed as 9-11 Samuel Street is located within the Central Frederick Neighbourhood Cultural Heritage Landscape (CHL). 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 and was the first step of a phased CHL conservation process. 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. Engineering Comments: Engineering has no comments or concerns. Environmental PlanningComments: No concerns. RECOMMENDATION: That application A 2020-100requesting permission to allow personal services (yoga studio) in a building that has one dwelling unit rather than the required minimum of 20 dwelling units; to be 43% of the gross floor area (175 sq.m. out of a total of 405 sq.m.) rather than the permitted maximum of 20 percent of the gross floor area of the building; and to have the tworequired parking spaces for the yoga studio to be located in tandem rather then accessible independently; bedeferred. _____________________________________________________________ Sheryl Rice Menezes, CPT Juliane von Westerholt, BES, MCIP, RPP Planning Technician (Zoning)Senior Planner October 28, 2020 Holly Dyson City of Kitchener File No.: D20-20/ 200 King Street West VAR KIT GEN P.O. Box 1118 Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7 Dear Ms. Dyson: Re: Committee of Adjustment Applications October 2020, City of Kitchener Regional staff has reviewed the following Committee of Adjustment applications and have following updated comments: 1) A 2020-087 380 Grand River Boulevard No Concerns. 2) A 2020-088 339 Rosemount Drive No Concerns. 3) A 2020-089 34 Dunham Avenue No Concerns. 4) A 2020-090 305 Driftwood Drive No Concerns. 5) A 2020-091 12 Rose Street No Concerns. 6) A 2020-092 180 Grand Flats Trail No Concerns. 7) A 2020-093 41 Valleybrook Drive No Concerns. 8) A 2020-094 53 Valleybrook Drive No Concerns. 9) A 2020-095 236 Woodhaven Road No Concerns. 10) A 2020-096 919 Eaglecrest Court No Concerns. 11) A 2020-097 923 Eaglecrest Court No Concerns. 12) A 2020-098 928 Eaglecrest Court No Concerns. 5ƚĭǒƒĻƓƷ bǒƒĬĻƩʹ ЌЍЍЌЋВЏ tğŭĻ Њ ƚŅ Ћ 13)A 2020-09980Westwood DriveNo Concernsto the application.However, the applicants please be advised that any redevelopment application for any noise sensitive land use on these lands e.g. a Consent / Condominium would have impacts from the transportation (rail) noise in the vicinity. 14) A 2020-100 9 -11 Samuel Street No Concerns. 15) A 2020-101 8 Devon Street No Concerns. 16) A 2020-102 89 Water Street South No Concerns. Please be advised that any development on the lands subject to the Applications noted above are subject to the provisions of the Regional Development Charge By-law 14-046 or any successor thereof and may require the 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 above. If a site is subject to more than one application, additional comments may apply. Please forward any decision on the above mentioned application to the undersigned. Yours Truly, Joginder Bhatia Transportation Planner P (519) 575-4500 Ext 3867 C (226) 753-0368 November 4, 2020 Holly Dyson, Administrative Clerk Via email only Legislated Services, City of Kitchener 200King Street West Kitchener, ON, N2G 4G7 Dear Ms. Dyson, Re:November 17, 2020 Committee of Adjustment Meeting ______________________________________________________________________ Applications for Minor Variance A2020-080335Lancaster Street WestA2020-09453Valleybrook Drive A2020-087380Grand River BoulevardA2020-095236Woodhaven Road A2020-088339Rosemount DriveA2020-096919Eaglecrest Court A2020-08934Dunham AvenueA2020-097923Eaglecrest Court A2020-090305Driftwood DriveA2020-098928Eaglecrest Court A2020-09112Rose StreetA2020-09980WestwoodDrive A2020-092180Grand Flats TrailA2020-1009-11Samuel Street A2020-09341Valleybrook DriveA2020-1018Devon Street A2020-10289Water Street South Applications for Consent B 2020-042101-103Schweitzer Street B 2020-043440Lancaster Street B 2020-044956Glasgow Street The above-noted consent 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 at 519-621-2763 ext. 2228 or aherreman@grandriver.ca. Sincerely, Andrew Herreman, CPT Resource Planning Technician Grand River Conservation Authority *These comments are respectfully submitted as advice and reflect resource concerns within the scope and mandate of Page 1of 1 the Grand River Conservation Authority.