Mixed-use development approved in principle but height reduced to 16 storeys to respect heritage transition.
The applicant appealed the City of Guelph's refusal of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 19-storey mixed-use building with retail, office space, and 150 apartment units.
The City argued the site should be retained for a potential future major office and that the proposed height was incompatible with the historic downtown.
The Tribunal found that the mixed-use proposal satisfied legislative requirements and provided needed housing and office space.
However, the Tribunal reduced the maximum height to 16 storeys to better transition to the historic core and imposed a Holding provision until sanitary sewer capacity issues are addressed.
The appeals were allowed in part.
OLTOntario Land TribunalMar 16, 2022
