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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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Editorial note: The following is a submitted Op/Ed piece. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. The Frontenac Heritage Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to the preservation of structures and sites of cultural and historical interest across the Kingston region. For nearly
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City staff are once again recommending the Unity Farm Inn & Spa go ahead, after three climate groups have vetted the development. “Each organization was able to conclude that the application’s proposed sustainability initiatives went above and beyond what the City’s current policy requires,” said an Information Report to City
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I want to see our city grow. Not in a blind or wasteful way. Some things, like pollution, should not increase, nor should poverty. Both need to be reduced as quickly as possible. But smart, sustainable programs that create jobs and support environmentally friendly and socially responsible industries and initiatives
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There wasn’t an empty seat in the public gallery at Council Chambers last night as Paige Agnew, Director of Planning, Building & Licensing Services and Brent Toderian, an urban planning consultant working with the city, presented the ‘Density by Design’ options report to the Planning Committee ahead of a period
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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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Updated information has been revealed about the development being proposed by Jay Patry Enterprises Inc. on the site of the former Davis Tannery at the corner of River and Orchard Streets. The proposal contains four six-storey buildings, with a combined 1,509 residential units and 4,961 square metres of commercial space,
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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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