Apartment proposed along Ospika Boulevard
In the permit request, Chestfield Development requested approval from city council to reduce the distance between the parking lot and the front of the building from the required 5.2 metres to 2.1 metres. The city's zoning bylaws require parking areas to be at least 5.2 m from the window of any habitable room in an apartment building. In a report to city council, acting deputy city manager Ian Wells said the city's administration supported the request to grant the variance. "The windows in the apartment housing and the parking spaces are separated by landscaping and a concrete walkway (2....