The Guelph Record

Committee of Adjustment

September 11, 2025

What was decided (6 motions)

5 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

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 Part of Lots 13, 14 and 15, Concession 7, formerly Township of Puslinch, currently known as 384 Crawley Road, a parcel of land, with frontage along frontage along Crawley Road of 308.47 metres, and an area of 10.22 hectares, substantially in accordance with a sketch prepared by Van Harten Surveying Inc., dated July 18, 2025, project number 16644-05, be approved, subject to the following conditions: 1. That prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Official, the owner(s) shall enter into a consent agreement for the severed lands to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, City Solicitor, and General Manager of Planning and Building. Committee of Adjustment Minutes: September 11, 2025 - 2 2. The owner(s) agree to include a clause in the required Development Agreement (Condition 26) that requires, as part of the extension of Southgate Road, the owner to construct a transit stop and transit turnaround at the owner’s expense in accordance with the City’s standards 3. The owner(s) agree to include a clause in the required Development Agreement (Condition 26) that requires that the stormwater management facility for the municipal infrastructure, which is proposed to be located on the retained lands, as per the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, prepared by Husson Engineering and Management and dated August 2025, as may be amended,
Moved by N. Mir, seconded by P. Membreño
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 Table 6.34 and Section 5.2.2 b) of Zoning By-law (2023)-20790, as amended, for 1861, 1871 and 1879 Gordon Street, to permit: Committee of Adjustment Minutes: September 11, 2025 - 10 a. a minimum of 1 active entrance along Gordon Street for the proposed retirement residential facility, when the By-law requires that when a building(s) or portion thereof is within 15 metres of a street line, a minimum number of 1 active entrance for every 30 metres of street line shall be required for the portion of the building facing the street [total of 2 active entrances required along Gordon Street]; and b. a minimum setback of 1.325 metres between the parking area and west side of the proposed retirement residential facility, when the By-law requires that for any apartment building, any surface driveway or surface parking area shall be setback 3 metres from a building wall, entrance or any window of a habitable room, 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 int
Moved by J. Ross, seconded by P. Fitzpatrick
Carried
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 Part of Lots 32 and 34, Registered Plan 242, currently known as 20 Highview Place, a parcel of land with frontage along Highview Place of 8.2 metres, a depth of 39.4 metres, and an area of 324 square metres, substantially in accordance with a sketch prepared by Van Harten Surveying Inc., dated August 12, 2025, project number 23604-16, be approved, subject to the following conditions: 1. Prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Official (if applicable) and/or prior to undertaking activities which may injure or destroy regulated trees, the applicant shall submit a Tree Inventory & Preservation Plan (TIPP) undertaken by a Certified Arborist, in accordance with the requirements of the City’s Tree Technical Manual and to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning and Building Services. Issuance of a Tree Injury or Removal Permit by the City may be required prior to any works taking place on the subject property. 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 and functional servicing 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 provi
Moved by R. Speers, seconded by P. Fitzpatrick
Withdrawn
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 Table 4.1 Row 7 of Zoning By-law (2023)-20790, as amended, for 17 Rickson Avenue, to permit the proposed exterior stairs to have a minimum left side yard setback of 0.35 metres, when the By-law requires that exterior stairs have a minimum interior side yard setback of 0.6 metres from a lot line be approved, subject to the following conditions: 1. That Prior to undertaking activities which may injure or destroy regulated trees, the applicant shall submit a Tree Inventory & Preservation Plan (TIPP) undertaken by a Certified Arborist, in accordance with the requirements of the City’s Tree Technical Manual and to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks. Any City owned tree(s) approved for removal or injury may be subject to compensation to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks. 2. That prior to the issuance of the building permit, the owner(s) shall provide to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Committee of Adjustment Minutes: September 11, 2025 - 15 Manager/City Engineer, a grading and drainage plan for the property that has been prepared in accordance with the City of Guelph’s Development Engineering Manual. 3. That a temporary access and maintenance agreement be entered into between the City of Guelph and the owner of 17 Rickson Avenue for the purposes of constructing the stairs to the satisfaction of the General Manager of
Moved by P. Fitzpatrick, seconded by N. Mir
Carried
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 Part of Lots 7 and 8, Registered Plan 223, currently known as 51 and 53, and 55 Manitoba Street , a parcel of land, with frontage along Manitoba Street of 14.6 metres, and an area of 215 square metres, substantially in accordance with a sketch prepared by Van Harten Surveying Inc., dated August 11, 2025, project number 34501-25, be approved, subject to the following conditions: 1. That the Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment be provided with a written undertaking from the applicant's solicitor, prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Official, that he/she will provide a copy of the registered instrument as registered in the Land Registry Office within two years of issuance of the Certificate of Official, or prior to the issuance of a building permit (if applicable), whichever occurs first. 2. That the applicant’s solicitor provide a registerable legal description for the Certificate of Official to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 3. That upon fulfilling and complying with all of the above-noted conditions, the documents to finalize and register the transaction be presented to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment for the issuance of the Certificate of Official. Reason: This application is approved, as it is the opinion of the Committee that, with the above noted conditions of approval, this applicatio
Moved by J. Smith, seconded by P. Fitzpatrick
Carried
That this hearing of the Committee of Adjustment be adjourned (6:47 p.m.).
Moved by R. Speers, seconded by P. Fitzpatrick
Carried

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