Happy New Year, neighbours. On January 4, 2023, the owner of 22 Weber St W requested an adjournment sine die (of no defined duration), citing an interest in having time to consider “the recent, significant changes to governing legislation, and the significant policy changes that are anticipated”.  To limit our exposure to an open-ended and less predictable process that has already spanned two years, Friends of Olde Berlin Town (FOBT)

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. On October 26, 2022, the Ontario Land Tribunal convened a fifth Case Management Conference (CMC) on the developer’s Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment appeals which seek to double the upper limit

In December, the OLT released the official decision document for the October 26 Case Management Conference for the 22 Weber St W appeal: In addition, the witness list for all parties has been established:   30 Duke St City of Kitchener Region of Waterloo Friends of Olde Berlin Town Land Use Andrea Sinclair(MHBC) Craig Dumart(staff) Melissa Mohr(staff) Michael Barton(MB1 Development Consulting) Urban Design Andrea Sinclair(MHBC) Pegah Fahimian (staff) NA NA

The official notice document from the Ontario Land Tribunal with details on how to attend the video conference is located at the end of this post. To have your voice heard by the Tribunal — the final decision-making body — you can submit a Participant status request form by October 14, 2022 (at least 10 days in advance of the Case Management Conference), details below.You need not submit your full

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. On August 22, 2022, Council unanimously refused the developer’s Heritage Permit Application in support of their proposed development at 22 Weber St W.  And, as expected, the developer immediately appealed Council’s

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. On August 22nd , we made the most of our first opportunity to publicly address Kitchener City Council about the development application for 22 Weber St W when Council considered the

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. On August 2nd, Heritage Kitchener (HK) voted in support of the staff recommendation to refuse the 22 Weber St W Heritage Permit Application on the basis of a lack of information. 

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. At the April 4th Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal deferred the hearing to allow the applicant (owner of 22 Weber St W) to complete a Heritage Permit Application (HPA),

On April 30, 2022, the Applicant submitted a Heritage Permit Application to the City of Kitchener which includes a completed Heritage Permit Application form and a revised Heritage Impact Assessment. The confirmed dates for review of the Heritage Permit Application at Heritage Kitchener and at City Council will be communicated as soon as possible.

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. The Neighbourhood Meeting and Heritage Kitchener review of the Heritage Impact Assessment were held in early March.  The parties (Applicant, City, Region and Friends of Olde Berlin Town) then re-convened before the