A quick update, neighbour, on the progress of our Friends of Olde Berlin Town campaign in pursuit of a compatible, inclusive development of 22 Weber St W that permits existing neighbours to thrive and the Heritage District to endure. Our February 2025 Community Update reported on the owner of 22 Weber St West’s December 2024 proposed revisions to their Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment applications.  It is now clear

In Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) proceedings, a witness statement is a written statement of evidence provided by a witness, intended to be presented at the hearing, and it outlines the witness’s background, experience, issues they will address, and relied-upon materials. The witness statements for the OLT hearing for 22 Weber St W are now available. The following Witness Statements reflect the positions of the Expert Witnesses (who are engaged by the Parties)

Participant Statements are now due by Wednesday March 5, 2025. To submit your statement, please: Thank you! The set of Participants and Parties to the case has been established by the Tribunal. Community members who wish to engage can join Friends of Olde Berlin Town and/or share their concerns with City Council, as both Friends of Olde Berlin Town and the City of Kitchener are parties to the case. As

On February 19, 2025, the OLT released an updated Procedural Order for the 22 Weber St W appeal:

Post Updated March 3, 2025 A quick update, neighbour, on the progress of our Friends of Olde Berlin Town campaign in pursuit of a compatible, inclusive development of 22 Weber St W that permits existing neighbours to thrive and the Heritage District to endure. Following a 1½-year adjournment, the owner requested that their appeal of the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw be revived. The Tribunal obliged, setting a new hearing

On December 19, 2024, the OLT released an updated Procedural Order for the 22 Weber St W appeal:

On November 21, the OLT released the official decision document for the October 30, 2024 Case Management Conference for the 22 Weber St W appeal:

There will be an Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conference meeting on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. by video. The purpose of the second CMC is to receive an update from the Parties, consider any additional Participants, review the Procedural Order, finalize the Issues List and confirm the number of days scheduled for the Hearing. This is a virtual meeting and is open to everyone. You can

There will be an Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conference meeting on August 27 at 10:00am to re-open the case at the request of the developer. This is a virtual meeting and is open to everyone. You can join the meeting here: The official OLT notice with full details is below:

The owner of 22 Weber St W is reviving its Ontario Land Tribunal appeal, starting with a Case Management Conference on August 27, 2024.  The appeal was adjourned at the owner’s request in January 2023. Many might recall the application which seeks Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw amendments to permit unlimited height and minimal front and side yard setbacks in support of the 19-storey (58.6 m) build depicted to the