Application to amend zoning for 180 King St S

Changes to the Zoning Bylaw for this location are required before a permit can be issued. This means that they submit an application that is reviewed by city planners and other agencies plus city council before anything can be built.

MHBC Planning is proposing to reuse the existing office building by converting most of the current office space to residential units. They propose to add three storeys, balconies, and additions to the base of the building for commercial uses such as a restaurant or café.

A Zoning By-law Amendment is required in order to legalize the existing building setbacks and configuration, add a new one storey podium addition at-grade, and to increase the building height.

Zoning bylaw changes requested include:

1. An increase in building height to 40 metres (12 storeys) for consistency with the City’s Official Plan (“Medium High Density, 40 metres”), whereas 30 metres (9 storeys) is currently permitted;
2. A minimum podium height of 4.9 metres, whereas 10.5 metres is required;
3. A minimum rear yard setback of 1.44 metres to the existing parking structure, and 2.45 metres to a one storey building addition (above the existing underground parking structure), whereas 4.5 metres is required;
4. A minimum non-residential parking rate of 0.95 spaces per 100 square metres of BFA, whereas 1 space per 100 square metres is required; and,
5. A reduced Type B bicycle parking rate of 0.09 per residential unit, whereas 0.3 is required.

Further, as a result of this being an adaptive reuse proposal, the existing structure will require legalization through this application (i.e., existing 1970’s building dimensions), and therefore the following amendments are requested:

• a minimum street line setback on King Street South of 0.38 metres for a trellis, 0.55 metres for underground parking structures, and 4.66 metres for a building, inclusive of balconies, whereas 5.0 metres is required;
• a minimum street line setback on Allen Street East of 0.53 metres to underground parking structures, and 0.53 metres for a one storey building addition, whereas 5.0 metres is required;
• a maximum street line setback on George Street of 0% within 6 metres of the street line, whereas 75% is required;
• a minimum side yard setback of 0.64 metres to existing parking structure, whereas 1.5 metres is required;
• a minimum low rise residential lot line setback of 0.64 metres to the parking structure, 18.47 metres to the building, and 17.1 metres to balconies, whereas 18.76 (half of building height) is required;
• a minimum landscape buffer adjacent to residential lot line of 0.64 metres, whereas an average of 3 metres is required with no point less than 1.5 metres;
• a maximum horizontal tower dimension of 46.8 metres, whereas 40 metres is permitted;
• a maximum tower footprint of 1,606 square metres, whereas 1,000 square metres is permitted; and,
• the incorporation of Committee of Adjustment decision A-15/20 into the site specific provisions; which recognizes the existing shape, size, and number of parking spaces as well as the width for parking spaces abutting a column.

View the documents submitted by the development company under supporting documents on this page for more details and drawings.

Building height, units, housing types

Tallest tower: 37.53 metres

Number of units: 129 units with 166 bedrooms

Unit sizes: mix of one, two and three bedrooms

Non-residential floor space

Office or commercial space: 1580 square metres

Parking

Parking: 149

Bicycle parking: 112

You can provide feedback to the planning department, and it will be shared with the council, or ask a question to learn more about this application.

Images are provided by the applicant and may not reflect the final design approved by the planning division.