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205 Quebec Street is a proposal to build a 14-storey condominium tower, townhomes and retail spaces along the 200-block of Quebec Street, the 500-block of Montreal Street, and the 200-block of Kingston Street in the City of Victoria's James Bay neighbourhood.
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Plans to build a 14-storey mixed-use tower in James Bay will be in limbo for several more months. Victoria council has directed staff to review the project again to make sure it fits with the city’s newest land-use guidelines.
The property bordered by Quebec, Montreal and Kingston streets — currently largely a surface parking lot — has been proposed by developer Mike Geric Construction to be the site of 108 homes, to be realized in a 97-unit tower and 11 three-bedroom townhome units.
The developer also has plans for a cafe and a daycare space on the site. The latter would be sold to a non-profit operator for $1.
The project, which had been narrowly approved in principle by council earlier this year, was scheduled for a public hearing on Oct. 9.
But a major update to Victoria’s Official Community Plan on Oct. 2 means that there will no longer be one.
Victoria senior planner Rob Bateman confirmed to council that the project cannot have a public hearing as the Local Government Act prohibits public hearings for projects that fit within a municipality’s Official Community Plan.
Staff said they don’t think the project will require council to make further OCP amendments under the new plan, but acknowledged that a full review — involving the planning, parks, and engineering departments — under the new guidelines has not been done.
Mayor Marianne Alto asked to refer the project back to staff to ensure that a full review of the project under the new guidelines is made, saying that it “warrants a thorough second look.”
^ That's the way you do it. There is a housing crisis that is inconveniencing people that don't live here yet dontchaknow. Existing residents be damned.
Good for you.
The pic in the TC's article shows a much wider tower than was evident in the original concept, does it not?
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