Planning and Strategic Initiatives

Committee Minutes

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Council Chambers
City of Kitchener
200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
Present:
  • Mayor B. Vrbanovic
  • Councillor S. Davey
  • Councillor D. Schnider
  • Councillor J. Deneault
  • Councillor C. Michaud
  • Councillor P. Singh
  • Councillor B. Ioannidis
  • Councillor M. Johnston
  • Councillor D. Chapman
  • Councillor S. Stretch
Staff:
  • J. Readman, General Manager, Development Services
  • G. Stevenson, Director of Development and Housing Approvals
  • B. Bateman, Senior Planner
  • T. Malone-Wright, Manager, Development Approvals
  • M. Blake, Committee Coordinator
  • M. Mills, Committee Coordinator

The Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee held a meeting this date commencing at 7:01 p.m.

This is a formal public meeting to consider applications under the Planning Act. In accordance with the Ontario Planning Act, only the applicant or owner of land affected by the planning applications, a specified person, or a public body, and or the Minister may appeal most decisions.  If you do not make a verbal submission to the Committee or Council, or make a written submission prior to City Council making a decision on the proposal, you may not be entitled to appeal the decision of the City of Kitchener to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), and may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the OLT. To understand your right of appeal, if any, or for further clarification regarding appeals, please see the Ontario Land Tribunal website.

The Committee considered Development Services Department report, DSD-2025-203, dated April 16, 2025, recommending adoption of Official Plan Amendment Application OPA24/16/A/BB and Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA24/031/A/BB, for the properties municipally addressed as 44 and 50 Arlington Boulevard. It was noted a written submission was received from H. Hillier. 

B. Bateman, Senior Planner, provided an overview of the report. G. Stevenson, Director of Development and Housing Approvals, and T. Malone-Wright, Manager, Site Plan, were also in attendance to respond to questions from the Committee. 

Z. Kashef AlGhetaa, B. Corman, L. Corman and S. Jefferson were in attendance in support of the application, and to respond to questions from the Committee. 

In response to questions from the Committee, Z. Kashef AlGhetaa confirmed that the proposed development is situated in an area well-served by public transit. He further indicated that the secured bicycle storage is proposed to be located externally on the eastern side of the building.

Regarding concerns raised by residents about grading and drainage, Z. Kashef AlGhetaa noted that a functional servicing and stormwater management report was submitted with the application, and has been reviewed by both City and Regional Engineering staff.

  • On motion byCouncillor D. Schnider

    it was resolved:

    "That Official Plan Amendment Application OPA24/016/A/BB for 44 and 50 Arlington Boulevard for 2597316 Ontario Corp. and Brandon Robert Corman be approved, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Development Services Department report, DSD-2025-203 as Attachment ‘A’; and further,

    That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA24/031/A/BB requesting to amend Zoning By-law 2019-051 for 44 and 50 Arlington Boulevard for 2597316 Ontario Corp. and Brandon Robert Corman be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’ and ‘Map No. 1’ attached to Development Services Department report, DSD-2025-203 as Attachment ‘B’."

    Carried

On motion, this meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.

 

Mariah Blake
Committee Coordinator