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Editorial note: The following is a submitted Op/Ed piece regarding the City of Kingston’s proposed ‘New Zoning Bylaw Project’ and the ‘Central Kingston Growth Strategy (CKGS),’ which will be decided on at a Special City Council Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2022. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily
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Napanee’s downtown boat launch has been a cause of confusion and consternation this summer for many boaters. Changes to the layout, new signage, a loss of parking spaces, and a seeming lack of enforcement have all contributed to the issue in August 2021. Area resident, Donald Stokes, has been following the
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Currently under review by the City of Kingston is a site plan control application by Kingston Waterfront Developments Ltd., which owns and is proposing to develop the site of the former grain elevators on a pier in Cataraqui Bay. James Bar, acting Manager of Development Approvals for the City explained,
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Following from their announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, the City of Kingston planning department has released their proposed ‘Density By Design‘ issues and options report ahead of a municipal planning meeting next week. The 48-page report, shaped around council’s declaration of a climate emergency, looks at planning and urban
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Planning staff with the City of Kingston have shared today that they are working towards a paper outlining proposed changes to the Official Plan regarding buildings four stories or taller over the coming months and are seeking public input. The project, entitled ‘Density by Design’ was started by authorization of
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The City of Kingston has revealed its issues and options paper on mid-rise and tall buildings it’s calling ‘Design by Density.’ This policy, once adopted, will help to shape where and how developments four storeys or greater are approved, and looks to make development in areas identified as being able
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