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Committee of Adjustment
December 11, 2023
What was decided (13 motions)
11 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Peter Skebo be elected as Chair of the Committee of Adjustment.
Moved by Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr. Sinha
Carried
That Ken Dakin be elected as Vice-Chair of the Committee of Adjustment.
Moved by Mr. Sinha, seconded by Mr. Skebo
Carried
That the agenda be amended to include the addenda, and as amended, be approved.
Moved by Mr. Sinha, seconded by Mr. Scott
Carried
That the minutes of Committee of Adjustment Meeting Number 12-2023, held Monday, November 13, 2023, be approved.
Moved by Mr. Rehan, seconded by Mr. Dakin
Carried
That minor variance application, File Number D13-065-2023, for the property located at 1586 Centennial Drive to increase the maximum permitted width of the existing driveway along Centennial Drive, be approved, as described below: Variance Number 1: By-Law Number 2022-62: Section 7.4.10 (2) • Requirement: The maximum width of a driveway within the required front setback or exterior setback is 9 metres. • Proposed: The maximum width of a driveway within the required front setback or exterior setback is 12.2 metres. • Variance Requested: 3.2 metres That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-24-007.
Moved by Mr. Sinha, seconded by Mr. Dakin
Carried
That minor variance application, File Number D13-064-2023, for the property located at 525 and 555 Princess Street to reduce the required parking, be approved, as described below: Variance Number 1: By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 7.1.1 • Requirement: 0.4 parking spaces per dwelling unit • Proposed: 0.2 parking spaces per dwelling unit • Variance Requested: 0.2 parking spaces per dwelling unit; and That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-24-003.
Moved by Mr. Sinha, seconded by Mr. Dakin
Carried
That minor variance application, File Number D13-063-2023, for the property located at 390 Palace Road to facilitate the development of an office building addition, be approved, as described below: Variance Number 1: By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 12.5.1.5 – Minimum Rear Setback • Requirement: 7.5 metres • Proposed: 4.44 metres • Variance Requested: 3.06 metres; and That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-24-005.
Moved by Mr. Sinha, seconded by Mr. Perkins
Carried
That minor variance application, File Number D13-059-2023, for the property located at 5 York Street to permit the construction of a front porch, be approved, as described below: Variance Number 1: By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 4.20.4.2 • Requirement: 3.5 metres • Proposed: 0.25 metres • Variance Requested: 3.25 metres That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-24-001.
Moved by Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr. Scott
Deferred
That Report Number COA-24-001 be
Moved by Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr. Scott
Deferred
That minor variance application, File Number D13-022-2023, for the properties located at 1580 and 1600 Rockwell Drive for relief for privacy yard depth, berm and landscaping, balcony length and additional, visitor and car-share parking provisions, be approved, as described below: 1580 Rockwell Drive: Variance Number 1: By-Law Number 2022-62: Legacy Exception L89 (e) Privacy Yards (i) minimum depth and location at Apartment Dwelling Houses. • Requirement: A privacy yard must be provided for Apartment Dwelling Houses with a minimum depth of 3.0 metres measured at right angles from such wall the window adjoins except at front entrance and rear entrance where a 1.5 metre yard is required. • Proposed: A privacy yard must be provided for Apartment Dwelling Houses with a minimum depth of 1.5 metres measured at right angles from each window located along such wall the window adjoins except at front entrance and rear entrance where a 1.5 metre yard is required. • Variance Requested: 1.5 metres and parameters of width; Committee of Adjustment Meeting Number 01-2024 – Monday, December 11, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. Page 11 of 16 Variance Number 2: By-Law Number 2022-62: Legacy Exception L89 (h) Parking (ii) minimum berm height and minimum width of landscaping strip if parking located within any yard adjacent to a street. • Requirement: 1.0 metre high berm with a minimum 3.0 metres wide landscaping strip containing a mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees • Proposed: Continuous landscaping con
That minor variance application, File Number D13-062-2023 for the property located at 242 Alfred Street to provide relief for lot frontage, driveway width, interior setback, and interior setback of a porch on the severed lot, be approved, as described below: Severed Lot: Variance Number 1: By-Law Number: 2022-62: Table 11.6.1.(2): Minimum Lot Frontage • Requirement: 10 metres • Proposed: 8.4 metres • Variance Requested: 1.6 metres Variance Number 2: By-Law Number: 2022-62: Table 7.4.1.: Minimum Driveway Width • Requirement: 3 metres • Proposed: 2.5 metres • Variance Requested: 0.5 metres Committee of Adjustment Meeting Number 01-2024 – Monday, December 11, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. Page 14 of 16 Variance Number 3: By-law Number: 2022-62: 11.6.2.1 a) Where a common party wall is located along a lot line, the minimum interior setback is 0 metres along the lot with the common party wall and 3.0 metres from the other interior lot line and/or exterior lot line. • Requirement: 3 metres • Proposed: 2.7 metres • Variance Requested: 0.3 metres Variance Number 4: By-Law Number: 2022:62: 4.20.4 Minimum interior setback for a porch greater than 0.6 metres up to 1.2 metres in height: Compliance with zone • Requirement: 3 metres • Proposed: 2.6 metres • Variance Requested: 0.4 metres That approval of the minor variance application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions – Minor Variance) to Report Number COA-23-010; and That consent application, File Number D10-0
Moved by Mr. Dakin, seconded by Mr. Rehan
Carried
That the meeting of the Committee of Adjustment adjourn at 6:44 p.m.