The Guelph Record

Committee of Adjustment

October 12, 2023

What was decided (11 motions)

8 carried, 3 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the minutes from the September 14, 2023 Regular Hearing of the Committee of Adjustment, be approved as circulated.
Moved by K. Hamilton, seconded by J. Goodfellow
Carried
That minor variance application A-73/22 for 191 Kortright Road West, be
Moved by J. Goodfellow, seconded by K. Hamilton
Deferred
That minor variance application A-68/23 for 485 Silvercreek Parkway North, be
Moved by K. Hamilton, seconded by G. Sayer
Deferred
That minor variance application A-72/23 and A-73/23 for 55 and 75 Cityview Drive North, be
Moved by J. Goodfellow, seconded by R. Pyke
Deferred
That in the matter of an application under Section 53(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P13, as amended, consent for severance of Lot 74 and Part of Lot 75, Registered Plan 618, Part 4 of 61R-2154, currently known as 516 Imperial Road North, a parcel with a frontage on Imperial Road North of 58.5 metres, and an area of 7,065 square metres, substantially in accordance with a sketch prepared by J.D. Barnes Ltd., dated June 12, 2023, reference number 23-14-951-00, be approved, subject to the following conditions: 1. That prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Official, the owner(s) shall provide to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, a grading and drainage plan for the severed and retained lands that has been prepared in accordance with the City of Guelph’s Development Engineering Manual. 2. That prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Official, the owner(s) shall provide to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, a stormwater management Committee of Adjustment Minutes: October 12, 2023 - 4 report for the severed and retained lands that has been prepared in accordance with the City of Guelph’s Development Engineering Manual. 3. That prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Official, the owner(s) shall provide to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, a servicing plan that has been prepared in accordance with the City of Guelph’s Development Engineering Manual. 4. That prior
Moved by J. Goodfellow, seconded by G. Sayer
Carried
That a full refund ($423.00) of the deferral fee for consent file B-9/23 (516 Imperial Road North) be approved.
Moved by G. Sayer, seconded by J. Smith
Carried
That in the matter of an application under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P13, as amended, variances from the requirements of Table 5.1.2 Row 7 of Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, as amended, for 23 Mac Avenue, to permit: a. a minimum right side yard setback of 1.0 metre for the proposed attached garage, when the By-law requires a minimum side yard setback of 1.5 metres for a 1 to 2 storey dwelling located in the R.1B Zone; and b. a minimum left side yard setback of 0.65 metres for the proposed two-storey addition to the existing residential dwelling, when the By-law requires a minimum interior side yard setback of 1.5 metres for a property located in the RL.1 Zone and a variance from the requirements of Table 6.3 of Zoning By-law (2023)-20790, as amended, for 23 Mac Avenue, to permit: a. a minimum right side yard setback of 1.0 metre for the proposed attached garage, when the By-law requires a minimum side yard setback of 1.5 metres for a 1 to 2 storey dwelling located in the R.1B Zone; and b. a minimum left side yard setback of 0.65 metres for the proposed two-storey addition to the existing residential dwelling, when the By-law requires a minimum interior side yard setback of 1.5 metres for a property located in the RL.1 Zone be approved, subject to the following condition: Committee of Adjustment Minutes: October 12, 2023 - 7 1. That prior to issuance of building permit, the owner(s) shall provide to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City
Moved by R. Pyke, seconded by J. Goodfellow
Carried
Committee of Adjustment Minutes: October 12, 2023 - 8 That in the matter of an application under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P13, as amended, a variance from the requirements of Table 7.3 Row 4 of Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, as amended, for 425 Elizabeth Street, to permit a minimum right side yard setback of 3.0 metres for the proposed addition to the existing industrial building, when the By-law requires that the minimum side yard setback be one-half the building height [3.89 metres] to a maximum of 9 metres, but not less than 3 metres, for a property located in the B.4 Zone, and a variance from the requirements of Table 10.3 of Zoning By-law (2023)-20790, as amended, for 425 Elizabeth Street, to permit a minimum right side yard setback of 3.0 metres for the proposed addition to the existing industrial building, when the By-law requires a minimum interior side yard setback of 6.0 metres for a property located in the B Zone, be approved. Reason: This application is approved, as it is the opinion of the Committee that this application meets all four tests under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act. Any and all written submissions relating to this application that were made to the committee of Adjustment before its decision and any and all oral submissions related to this application that were made at a public hearing, held under the Planning Act, have been, on balance, taken into consideration by the Committee of Adjustment as part of its deliberations and f
Moved by K. Hamilton, seconded by G. Sayer
Carried
That in the matter of an application under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P13, as amended, variances from the requirements of Sections 15.3.1(a)(iv) and 15.3.1(a)(v) of Zoning By-law (2023)-20790, as amended, for 2071 Gordon Street, to permit: a. a maximum total ground floor area of all accessory buildings on the property of 82 square metres, when the By-law requires that the total ground floor area of all accessory buildings or structures shall not exceed 70 square metres for a property located in the UR.1 Zone; and b. a maximum height of 5.2 metres for the proposed detached garage, when the By-law requires that an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 4 metres in height be approved, subject to the following conditions: 1. That prior to the issuance of a building permit or prior to undertaking activities which may injure or destroy regulated trees (whichever occurs first), the applicant shall prepare and submit a Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan (TIPP) as per the requirements of the City’s Tree Technical Manual for approval to the General Manager of Planning and Building Services. 2. That the height of the proposed detached garage be limited to 4.75 metres. Reasons: This application is approved, as it is the opinion of the Committee that, with the above noted conditions, this application meets all four tests under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act. Any and all written submissions relating to this application that were made to the committee o
Moved by G. Sayer, seconded by K. Hamilton
Carried
That in the matter of an application under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P13, as amended, variances from the requirements of Section 4.13.4.2 of Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, as amended, for 595 Elmira Road North, to permit a minimum of 50 parking spaces on the subject property, when the By-law requires 1 parking space per 50 square metres of gross floor area for a storage facility use [total of 96 parking spaces required], and variances from the requirements of Table 5.3, Table 8.7, Section 5.8.1(b)(ii), and Section 5.9(c) of Zoning By-law (2023)- 20790, as amended, for 595 Elmira Road North, to permit: a. a minimum of 50 parking spaces on the subject property, when the By-law requires 1 parking space per 100 square metres of gross floor area for a storage facility use [total of 54 spaces required]; b. a maximum building height of 4 storeys for the proposed new storage building, when the By-law requires a maximum building height of 3 storeys; c. 0% of the required short term bicycle parking spaces to be weather protected, when the By-law requires a minimum of Committee of Adjustment Minutes: October 12, 2023 - 11 25% of the required short term bicycle parking spaces to be weather protected; and d. 0% of the required parking spaces to be provided as electric vehicle parking spaces and 0% of required parking spaces to be provided as designed electric vehicle parking spaces, when the By-law requires that for any non-residential use, a minimum of 10% of require
Moved by J. Goodfellow, seconded by K. Hamilton
Carried
That this hearing of the Committee of Adjustment be adjourned. (5:18 p.m.)
Moved by J. Goodfellow, seconded by G. Sayer
Carried

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