Everything on this site is searchable — a file number, a councillor, a motion, a meeting, or an application.
Committee of Adjustment
February 12, 2020
What was decided (12 motions)
10 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the Committee of Adjustment confirm the agenda, as circulated.
Moved by Carin Bacher, seconded by Dean Horner
Carried
THAT minor variance(s) from the provisions of By-law No. 2010-001-ZO, as amended, BE AND IS/ARE HEREBY GRANTED to the above-noted property, said variance(s) to permit i) Construction/expansion of a single detached dwelling in an Environmental (ENV) zone, whereas construction/expansion is prohibited under section 3.18.4 (i) of the By-law; ii) A minimum rear yard setback of 7.2m for the primary building on the lot, whereas the by-law requires a minimum rear yard setback of 22.5m for the primary building; iii) An existing minimum side yard setback of 4m, whereas the by-law requires a minimum side yard setback of 9m; and iv) An existing maximum length of 425m for a private laneway, whereas the by-law permits a maximum length of 150m for a private lanewayin conformity with the plan(s) attached to the Staff Report, subject to the following condition(s): i) THAT the applicant enters into an Oak Ridges Moraine Site Plan Agreement with the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville; and ii) THAT the applicant shall obtain a permit from the LSRCA under Ontario Regulation 179/06; and iii) THAT the applicant shall pay and provide proof of payment of all development fees required by the LSRCA in accordance with the approved Fees Policy under the Conservation Authorities Act.
Moved by Carin Bacher, seconded by Lori Doner Jones
Carried
THAT Application File No. CA-20-02 BE
Moved by Dean Horner, seconded by Carin Bacher
Deferred
THAT minor variance(s) from the provisions of By-law No. 2010-001-ZO, as amended, BE AND IS/ARE HEREBY GRANTED to the above-noted property, said variance(s) to permit the enlargement and extension of a building and structure related to a legal non- conforming use, in conformity with the plan(s) attached to the Staff Report, subject to the following condition(s): i) THAT the Owner enter into a Site Plan Agreement for Site Plan Application File No. SPA17.018.
Moved by Dean Horner, seconded by Ken Wilson
Carried
THAT minor variance(s) from the provisions of By-law No. 2010-001-ZO, as amended, BE AND IS/ARE HEREBY GRANTED to the above-noted property, said variance(s) to permit i) A maximum floor space index of 1.33 whereas the By-law permits a maximum floor space index of 1.00; and ii) A minimum 0 metres of the required rear yard must be landscaped, whereas the By-law requires a minimum of 4.5 meters of the required rear yard must be landscaped, in conformity with the plan(s) attached to the Staff Report, subject to the following condition(s): i) The variances do not come into force and effect until the Conditions of Consent Application CA-20-05 have been fulfilled and the retained and conveyed lots are registered.
Moved by Dean Horner, seconded by Ken Wilson
Carried
Page 7 of 12 Committee of Adjustment Minutes February 12, 2020 HAVING REGARD TO THE MATTERS which are to be regarded pursuant to subsection 51(24) of the Planning Act, it is the decision of the Committee of Adjustment that PROVISIONAL CONSENT BE GIVEN subject to fulfilment of the following conditions: 1. Payment of an Administrative Fee in the amount of $11,401.00 per lot (one lot created through application CA-20-05) by certified cheque to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville; 2. Payment of cash-in-lieu of Parkland in the amount of five percent (5%) of the appraised value of the lot, by cash or certified cheque, to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, together with the payment of any appraisal costs, plus an administrative fee of 7.5% incurred by the Town; 3. Written confirmation from the Corporate Services Department, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, that municipal addresses have been assigned to the newly created lot; 4. Written confirmation from the Development Services Department that the Owner has entered into a Development Agreement with the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville concerning the conveyed lot, which would include all related matters such as site engineering, lot grading and drainage, servicing and infrastructure assessment, landscaping and tree planting, and the Development Agreement must be registered on title in order to fulfill this Condition; a. That the Owner pay the Town’s costs incurred in connection with the preparation and registration of the Agreement
Moved by Dean Horner, seconded by Ken Wilson
Referred
HAVING REGARD TO THE MATTERS which are to be regarded pursuant to subsection 51(24) of the Planning Act, it is the decision of the Committee of Adjustment that PROVISIONAL CONSENT BE GIVEN subject to fulfilment of the following conditions: 1. Payment of an Administrative Fee in the amount of $8,113.00 per transfer, totalling $24,339.00 by certified cheque to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville; 2. Submission of three (3) white prints of a deposited Plan of Reference of the subject land, which conforms substantially with the application as submitted, and includes the calculated area of each part on the Plan; 3. Submission of fully executed Transfers/Deeds of Land for the lands to be conveyed; and, 4. Fulfilment of Conditions No. 1, 2 and 3 not later than February 19, 2010. AND THAT Subsection 50(3) or 50(5), as the case may be, of the Planning Act, 1990 applies to any subsequent conveyance of or transaction involving the parcel(s) of land that is the subject of this consent.
Moved by Dean Horner, seconded by Ken Wilson
Carried
That the application fees be waived for Minor Variance Application CA-20-07, 41 Morton Drive.
Moved by Dean Horner, seconded by Lori Doner Jones
Carried
THAT minor variance(s) from the provisions of By-law No. 2010-001-ZO, as amended, BE AND IS/ARE HEREBY GRANTED to the above-noted property, said variance(s) to permit replacement and expansion of a single detached dwelling within an Environmental (ENV) zone, whereas it is prohibited under section 3.18.4 (i) of the By-law, in conformity with the plan(s) attached to the Staff Report, subject to the following condition(s): i) THAT the applicant enters into an Oak Ridges Moraine Site Plan Agreement with the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville which will address matters pertaining to site servicing and grading on the property in addition to the remediation measures identified in the submitted Natural Heritage Evaluation.
Moved by Ken Wilson, seconded by Dean Horner
Carried
That Committee of Adjustment adopt the minutes from the meeting of December 11, 2019, as circulated.
Moved by Dean Horner, seconded by Ken Wilson
Carried
That Committee of Adjustment adopt the minutes from the meeting of January 15, 2020, as circulated.
Moved by Lori Doner Jones, seconded by Carin Bacher
Carried
That there being no further business, the Committee adjourn the meeting at 3:45 pm.