A futuristic new 50-storey hotel and music venue could soon soar high over Ontario's Niagara Falls skyline.A fresh planning application tabled with the City of Niagara Falls seeks amendments to zoning by-laws and the local Official Plan that would permit the development of the massive skyscraper and an accompanying parking structure at 4898 and 4873 Kitchener St., dubbed Music City Hotel.Designed by Matthew Schmid Architecture for a numbered corporation owner tracing back to Plan B Developments, the tower would feature a futuristic aesthetic with a crown of stepped terraces, mirrored by a matching cutaway etched from the lower levels.With a proposed height just over 167 metres, the building would stand as the second-tallest in Niagara Falls if completed today, falling just short of the 177-metre, 51-storey Tower 2 at the nearby Hilton Niagara Falls.Situated just a few blocks east of the busy Clifton Hill tourist stretch, the proposal would significantly increase hotel capacity with...