A proposed 10-storey apartment has one St. John's resident frustrated with the city
CBC
A proposed 10-storey apartment building in St. John's has one resident worried that the city isn't following its own rules.
KMK Capital wants to build a 107-unit apartment building at 34 New Cove Road, the site of the former MAX recreation facility.
Mary Fearon says she had "mixed feelings" when she heard city council voted to exempt the project from the step-back requirement, which is meant to mitigate the impact of wind, shadow and height.
"Those rules and regulations and policies and procedures are in place to ensure that we're meeting the needs of who [the] city works for, which are the community members, and the city as a whole, right? Not just developers," she told CBC Radio's The St. John's Morning Show.
Fearon feels the city didn't follow its own municipal plan to make sure new builds are appropriate to the neighbourhood.
She wants KMK to reduce its proposal's height and is worried about additional traffic in the area.
"There's lots of available spaces in St. John's right now where housing could be built," said Fearon.
CBC News has asked KMK for comment.
But Mayor Danny Breen says the city has a "robust" engagement process over proposals, and council considers those arguments and other information when it makes decisions.
"In this case, this is a project that I've concluded that's in a very good location for an apartment building," said Breen.
He pointed to its proximity walking trails and amenities like grocery stories and public transit, as well as its impacts to traffic.
Breen said the city looked at the impact of the set-back and determined there will be a shadow in the evening that will go over the law office across the street and to the cemetery.
"That was the biggest impact from not having a set-back. So council decided not to require the set-back," he said.
He added the city can waive requirements if there is a solid reason given, which, he said, isn't done lightly.
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