[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

The city is pressing on with this development, having approved the required Variances and a Conditional Use.

VARIANCE: 26-111961/B

• Taller building
  Normal rule: Maximum 100 feet tall.
  Approved: 126 feet tall (about 26 feet / 8 metres higher than usual).
• Smaller parking stalls
  Normal rule: Parking spots next to a wall, fence, or column must be 10 feet wide.
  Approved: They can build narrower spots (as narrow as 8 feet wide).
• Less landscaping around the parking

CONDITIONAL USE: 26-112620/B

The City has approved a Conditional Use permit to allow a ground-level parking lot.

• In this downtown “Character Sector,” a regular surface parking lot (at-grade parking) is not allowed by default.
• This approval gives special permission to build non-accessory off-street parking at grade.
• “Non-accessory” = The parking lot is not just for the people living or working in the new building. It can be used by the general public or other nearby users (curling club).