Background As the Board will recall, a proposal for an 8 and 6 storey building (on the Beer Store and Mr Muffler sites respectively) was approved by City Council in early May of this year. The GCA Board had voted in favour of filing an appeal of Council’s decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. Monk St residents [...]
On Tuesday, September 13th, an engaged group of residents participated in a Special Meeting of the GCA Board. Given the short timeline to provide comments to the City (deadline of September 15th), the meeting was called to discuss a motion put forward by the GCA Planning Committee. The motion, that passed with virtually unanimous consent [...]
You can now look at this significant proposal for Bank Street on the City's Devapps site. The proposal includes construction of an 8-storey mixed-use building (commercial at grade, retirement residence on upper storeys). The "Beer Store" and "Mr Muffler" are there now. The property is zoned Traditional Mainstreet, with a height limit of just 15 [...]
Public Meeting re: Proposed redevelopment of 890/900 Bank Street Summary of Issues/questions raised and clarifications provided 1) Will there be electrical lighting on the western side of the building, rooftop lighting that might impact on residents - a lighting plan will be provided. Amica indicated that appropriate lighting important so as not to disturb their [...]
