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137 Queen Street South
Appr with ConditionsCommittee of Adjustment · Kitchener
- File number
- B 2023-013
- Type
- Committee of Adjustment · INSTITUTIONAL
- Status
- Appr with Conditions
- Filed
- 2023-03-02
- Area
- Lot creation
- First seen here
- 2026-11-01
Description
B 2023-013 - 137 Queen Street Requesting consent to sever a parcel of land having a width of 16.3m along Queen Street South, a depth of 27.0m and an area of 440.6sq.m and will contain an existing dwelling municipally addressed as 149 Queen Street South (B 2023-013 - Parcel B on the application). Consent is also requested to sever an irregular shaped parcel of land having a width of 7.4m along Queen Street South, an approximate depth of 60.0m, an area of 1,663.5sq.m and is proposed for an affordable housing development (B 2023-014 - Parcel C on the application). The retained parcel (Parcel A on the application) will have a width of 29.4m along Queen Street South, a depth of 47.0m and an area of 1,935.9sq.m and will contain an existing building, St. Paul's Church, municipally addressed as 137 Queen Street South. Consent is also requested to create two easements over the severed lands (Parcel B) for parking and access; Easement 1 at the rear of the property is in favour of 137 Queen Street South and will have a width of 12.0m, a length of 36.7m and an area of 440sq.m; Easement 2 at the front of the property is in favour of 137 and 149 Queen Street South having a width 7.5m on Queen Street South, a length of 27.0m and an area of 203 sq.m. Consent is also requested to create an easement on the retained land, Easement 3 in favour of Parcel C having a width of 3.2m, a length of 24.4m and an area of 78.0sq.m, for parking and access. Lastly, a minor variance to the Zoning By-law is being requested to provide 0 parking spaces rather than the required 37 parking spaces, to facilitate the severance of lands for an affordable housing development on Parcel C.
What this kind of application is
The Committee of Adjustment decides minor variances (small exceptions to the zoning by-law, such as a reduced setback or an extra unit) and consents (severing a lot, or adding an easement). Nearby owners are mailed a notice and can speak at the hearing.
History
- 2026-11-01