Cambridge city council’s zoning bylaw amendment for the former Preston Springs property has been met with opposition. Owners of the property, Haastown Group, and resident Glen Nyhus have filed separate appeals with the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) against the bylaw amendment, which calls for a maximum tower footprint of 2,000 square metres with a maximum of two towers that would be no taller than 15 storeys. The development property encompasses 102 Fountain St.
S., 134 and 144 Fountain St. N.
, and 199 Abraham St. Haastown, after originally applying for a development with three towers, on a five-storey podium, at heights of 22, 24 and 26 storeys, with 753 dwelling units, whittled down its proposal after a neighbourhood meeting to three towers, still on the five-storey podium, of 18, 20 and 22 storeys. The new towers, which would gradually elevate at a 45-degree angle from the rear of the property to Fountain Street, would hold between 620 and 640 units.
All parking, which, with the reduction in the number of units, would equate to 1.08 spaces per unit, are all within a structured parking garage. However, the amended bylaw, proposed by Coun.
Helen Shwery after a break during the March 19 council meeting, was supported by all councillors except for Ward 7 representative Scott Hamilton. Following the meeting, Hamilton said he believed Haastown would appeal council’s decision at the OLT. The appeal was filed May 9.
In an email, a city spokesperson stated, “We would be unable .
