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Waterloo Chronicle | Thursday, September 22, 2022 | 26 waterloochronicle.ca THE CITY OF Waterloo NOTICE OF AN INFORMAL PUBLIC MEETING AND COMPLETE APPLICATION OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 38 & ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT Z-22-09 WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY, 150-152 ALBERT STREET, WARD 7 Monday, October 3, Beginning no earlier than 6:30 p.m. HOW TO GET INVOLVED: The purpose of the public meeting is to share information and to hear and Council Chambers, City Hall, Waterloo City Centre, The applicant is proposing to amend the City's Official Plan to permit university academic uses within the existing building. The applicant is also proposing to amend the City's Zoning By-law No. 2018-050 by rezoning the lands from Residential Conservation One (RC1) to Residential Conservation One (RC1) with sit © permit University/College uses on the subject lands; © minimum rear yard setback of 10 metres, whereas the By-law requires that the existing 11.85 metre rear yard setback be maintained; © minimum interior side yard setback of 2.9 metres, whereas the By-law requires that the existing 4.23 metre side yard setback be maintained; and © reduced parking requirement to 1 parking space, whereas the By-law requires 3 parking spaces. This application is being advanced to permit interior renovations to the existing building to repurpose the semi-detached dwelling for office, academic and ancillary uses associated with Wilfrid Laurier University. The University intends to use the building as the Grad House. consider the fe planning application as part of City making process. The publi to attend the meeting in person or watch and/or listen to the meeting on www. youtube.com/citywaterloo/live and may participate by submitting written comments in advance of the public meeting and/or arranging to speak to the application in person. TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS Written comments received before 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, will be included in the City Council Agenda. Written comments received after 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21 , 2022, will be provided to City Council for consideration prior to the Informal Public Meeting, but will not be included in the Council Agenda. Written comments. can be provided in the following ways: © Via email to Rita Szilock (rita.szilock@waterloo.ca) By dropping off a hardcopy at Waterloo City Hall, addressed to Rita Szilock, Planning Division, 2nd floor, 100 Regina St S, Waterloo, ON By placing a hardcopy in the Waterloo City Hall after hours mail slot to the left of the side door entrance on William Street clearly state “Informal ‘ion 152 Albert Street, Official Plan Amendment No. 38 & Zoning By- -law Amendment 2-22-09” at the top of the letter/correspondence. TO SPEAK TO THE APPLICATION If you wish to speak to the application, please contact the Legislative Services Division no later than 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 3, 2022, by any of the following ways: By phone at 519-747-8705 © By email to clerkinfo@waterloo.ca ‘When we receive your registration, we will provide you with a confirmation message and instructions for participating in the public meeting. We Sona by the public to provide input into these important Official Plan and Zonine plication: submit written that names, addresses and comments may be made public. Julie Scott, City Clerk, City of Waterloo. For further information regarding the above matter, please contact the City of Waterloo Integrated Planning and Public Works, 2nd Floor, Waterloo City Centre, Waterloo, Ontario, by calling Rita Szilock at 519-747-8650 or email rita.szilock@waterloo.ca P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941 waterloo.ca Mathew McCarthy photo The large garage area at the new GRT maintenance facility in Waterloo as shown on Thursday, July 14, 2022. GRT OFFERING FREE TOURS OF NEW NORTHFIELD DRIVE FACILITY TOURS WILL BE OFFERED SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, FROM 10 AM. T0 6 PM Free public tours of Grand River Tran- sit's new Northfield Drive Maintenance Facility will be offered Saturday, Sept. 24, from. a a.m. to 6 p.m. is the first opportunity for the pub- lic to visit since service out of the building began on Sept. 6. Those wishing to visit the facility must register online in advance by visiting grt.ca/tour. The tours are limited to 20 people per session; walk-ins will not be accommodat- ed. The building inides space for 200 bus- es, 22 maintenance b: 0 service lanes, two bus wash stations and office space for GRT staff. The facility also has several green features, including bike storage, rainwater harvesting for the bus wash, lots of natural light, a 6,750-square-foot green roof. and LED lighting. ‘ing will be available on- site. ‘Attendees are re encouraged to use pub- lic transit by connecting to Route 202 at Conestoga Station. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA