Visitors GuidePublic Meeting
Proposed Hotel Development
Civic Number 123 Water Street
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Foran/Greene Room,
4th floor, St. John's City Hall
An application has been submitted by 3103301 NS Ltd. to construct a hotel with a total of 140 rooms on property situated at Civic Number 123 Water Street (the south-east corner of the intersection of Water Street and Prescott Street). The building height of the proposed hotel on Water Street will be six (6) storeys/17.8 metres in height to the top of the roof slab relative to the property/street line as measured from Water Street. The subject property is zoned Commercial Central Mixed Use (CCM) which allows a hotel as a Permitted Use. The CCM Zone allows a maximum building height of 15 metres. An amendment to the St. John's Development Regulations regarding building height at this site will be necessary to accommodate the proposed hotel development. (WARD 2)
The public meeting will provide an opportunity for public review and comment on the Land Use Assessment Report for the hotel development that has been completed by architectural consultants for the applicant under terms of reference that were approved by the St. John's Municipal Council. In addition, a public view plane analysis of the proposed hotel development has been prepared by City staff. The Land Use Assessment Report and the public view plane analysis will be presented at the public meeting on January 29, 2009. A printed copy of the Land Use Assessment Report and the public view plane analysis may be obtained by contacting the Department of Planning, 3rd floor, St. John's City Hall during regular business hours. Telephone enquires on this application may be directed to the Department of Planning at (709) 576-8380 or by e-mail to planning@stjohns.ca.
Any persons wishing to comment on this application for the hotel development prior to the public meeting are requested to send their comments in writing to the City Clerk's Department (P.O. Box 908, St. John's, NL A1C 5M2; by fax at (709) 576-8474 or by e-mail cityclerk@stjohns.ca). Written or verbal representations may also be submitted at the public meeting which will be chaired by a member of the St. John's Municipal Council.
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