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175 Commonwealth St
Appr with ConditionsCommittee of Adjustment · Kitchener
- File number
- A 2016-107
- Type
- Committee of Adjustment · MULTIPLE
- Status
- Appr with Conditions
- Filed
- 2016-10-04
- First seen here
- 2026-11-01
Description
A 2016-107 - 175 Commonwealth Street Permission to construct a 4-storey apartment building having a front yard setback of 0.99m rather than the required 9m; a side yard abutting Dubrick Crescent of 3.01m rather than the required 9m; a side yard abutting Swartz Street of 4.52m rather than the required 9m; to allow a minimum landscaped area of 15% whereas the By-law requires a minimum landscaped area of 20%; to provide 57 off-street parking spaces (1.25 spaces/per residential unit) rather than the required 79 off-street parking spaces (1.75 spaces/per residential unit); to permit stairs greater than 0.6m above finished grade to be located within 3m of the street line; and, to allow terraces greater than 0.6m in height above finished grade to be setback 1.3m from the front lot line whereas the By-law requires a minimum setback of 3m from the front lot line.
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