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Minutes from April 4, 2022 OLT Case Management Conference Released

The official order (minutes) from the most recent April 4, 2022 Case Management Conference have now been released, and you can view them below. Please note that the next CMC will take place on September 30, 2022, and details are provided in the order below. There is also a new OLT Case Number for this file of OLT-22-002377, with the Legacy Case Number of PL210104. Important Note: The hearing date

March 2022 Newsletter

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 December 4th Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) directed the Applicant, a corporation named “30 Duke St Ltd”, to submit their revised application to the City of

April 4, 2022 Case Management Conference Notice

On April 4, 2022, the next Case Management conference at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) will be held for the case of 22 Weber St W. This may be the last opportunity to share your thoughts directly with the OLT on this application. You can submit a ‘participant statement’ to the OLT outlining your thoughts on the application. The participant status request form is due at least 10 days in

City of Kitchener public consultations on March 1st and 3rd

The City of Kitchener is holding two virtual meetings on the proposed development at 22 Weber Street West.  Here are your next opportunities to help shape the future of our community: 1. Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 4:00pmHeritage Kitchener is scheduled to consider the developer’s Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA).  You can view the HIA here.  You are invited to send written comments to delegation@kitchener.ca by February 16th, 2022 for circulation to the Heritage Kitchener

March 3: City of Kitchener Neighbourhood Meeting

Electronic Neighbourhood Meeting Details Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (Please login 5 minutes before 7pm)Where: Electronic Meeting (Zoom)Go to www.zoom.us/join and enter Meeting ID 881 5785 3655 Note: Following the Dec. 3, 2021 Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conference, the owner of 22 Weber St W updated their application to change the Zoning and Official Plan to permit a 19 storey build, rather than their initial request to the City

January 2022 Newsletter

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. As expected, the Applicant, a corporation named “30 Duke St Ltd”, has re-submitted their Official Plan Amendment and Zoning ByLaw Amendment application to the City. The City has scheduled a new Neighbourhood Information

19 Storey Application Submitted

The owner of 22 Weber St W has updated their application to permit a 19 storey build.  The revised supporting documentation, including site plans, heritage impact report, justification report, etc. can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gf2s3mj230g92rb/AADDTa9qjhrng1mItX1pf9wEa?dl=0 For comparison, the supporting documents for the 15 storey proposal can be found here: https://app2.kitchener.ca/AppDocs/OpenData/AMANDADataSets/Supporting_Documents_List_593486.pdf The City of Kitchener will convene a new Neighbourhood Information Meeting in February and a review of the Heritage Impact

December 2021 Newsletter

A quick update, folks, 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 Dec. 3rd Case Management Conference (CMC) at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) was significant.  The Adjudicator denied the Applicant’s lawyer’s “highly unusual” request for additional stories at the OLT as opposed to via the

Minutes from Dec 3, 2021 OLT Case Management Conference Released (along with Draft Procedural Order)

The official order (minutes) from the most recent Dec. 3, 2021 Case Management Conference have now been released, and you can view them below. We have also provided a copy of the draft Procedural Order as an additional file below. Please note that the next CMC will take place on April 4, 2022, and details are provided in the order below. The hearing remains scheduled to begin on August 29,

Updated: December 3, 2021: OLT Case Management Conference

The meeting details are as follows:Friday, December 3, 2021 commencing at 10 a.m.GoTo Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/447352581Audio-only telephone line: Toll-Free 1-888-455-1389 or +1 (647) 497-9391Access Code: 447-352-581 The next (and likely final) Case Management Conference meeting for the Ontario Land Tribunal case for 22 Weber St. W is scheduled for December 3rd, 2021. Details and updates can be found on the OLT website, by entering the case number (PL210104) here. You can submit


Friends of Olde Berlin Town supports compatible, inclusive development that permits existing neighbours to thrive and the heritage district to endure.