Draft Plan of Subdivision and Application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning for 446 Albert St

Changes to the Official Plan and the Zoning Bylaw for this location are required before a permit can be issued. This means that they submit an application that is reviewed by city planners and other agencies plus city council before anything can be built.

The Planning Partnership on behalf of 446 Albert Inc is proposing to construct 12 new mixed use residential apartment buildings ranging from 11 to 26 storeys in height with 2821 dwelling units, 3505 bedrooms and 105 bedrooms proposed as affordable.

Official plan changes requested include:

• amending site specific provision 59 to reflect the proposed development
• re-designating the subject lands from ‘Employment’ to ‘Station Area Mixed Use’
• removing the subject lands from Schedule A2
• re-designating the subject lands from ‘Medium-High Density Employment, 40 metres’ to ‘High Rise, 30 Storeys’
• identifying a local road on subject lands to be conveyed to the City through a Plan of Subdivision
• identifying a ‘City-Wide Cycling and Multi Use Route’ and multiple ‘Active Transportation Connections’ on the subject lands

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

• rezone the lands from "Business Employment Two" to "Station Area Mixed Use"
• expand permitted uses
• reduced the minimum streetline setback from 4m to 3m along Albert Street
• reduce setbacks to pedestrian walkways
• increase permitted density to 975 bedrooms per hectare
• minimum first storey height of 3.5m, whereas a minimum of 4m is required
• permit an average minimum tower separation of 22m
• permit a tower separation of 18m between towers 5 and 6
• permit an average maximum horizontal tower dimension of 40m, whereas a maximum of 40m is permitted
• permit a maximum horizontal tower dimension of 45m, whereas a maximum of 40m is permitted
• permit a maximum tower footprint of 1,300 sq.m, whereas a maximum of 1,000 sq.m is permitted
• permit an average maximum tower footprint of 1,000 sq.m, whereas a maximum of 1,000 sq.m is permitted
• permit structured parking in the front or flankage façade and first/second storey
• adjust the bicycle parking requirements to remove the specific requirement for Type A and Type B to allow for one type and to allow for stacked bicycle parking
• specify that applicable zone provisions are to be applied across the entire site
• permit geothermal
• in addition to those identified throughout the process

Draft Plan of Subdivision requests include:

• Subdivide the subject lands into 9 blocks for mixed use residential, parkland and road infrastructure purposes
• Convey interior street to the City of Waterloo

Building height, units, housing types

Tallest tower: 26 storeys

Number of towers: 12

Number of units: 2821 units (3,505 bedrooms)

Unit sizes: mix of one, two and three bedroom units

Housing types: apartments

Amenity space: 9,540 sq metres

Non-residential floor space

Commercial: 6,940 sq metres

Parking

Parking: 1,360 (in structured parking areas)

Bicycle parking: 1,740

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