COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT - CITY OF KITCHENER 

(Pursuant to the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13, as amended,

and Ontario Regulations 197/96 and 200/96, as amended)

TAKE NOTICE THAT the Committee of Adjustment for the City of Kitchener will meet electronically TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 commencing at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of hearing the following applications for Minor Variance and/or Consent. Due to COVID-19, City Hall is currently open by appointment only, Applicants or Agents must register to participate electronically in support of the application. This is a public meeting, anyone having an interest in any of these applications may register to participate electronically as a delegation or submit comments for Committee consideration. If you wish to register, please email CofA@kitchener.ca or via phone at 519-741-2203. Please note this electronic meeting is a public meeting and will be recorded.

APPLICATIONS FOR MINOR VARIANCE AND / OR CONSENT PURSUANT TO THE PLANNING ACT

A 2021-019 - 30 Waterbow Trail (Amended)

Permission to construct a single detached dwelling having a southerly side yard abutting Valleybrook Drive of 4.1m rather than the required 4.5m; a southerly side yard abutting Valleybrook Drive for a non-enclosed porch of 2.74m rather than the required 3m; and, a driveway setback of 7.6m from the intersection of Waterbow Trail and Valleybrook Drive rather than the required 9m.

A 2021-026 - 11 Whitney Place

Permission to reconstruct the front porch on an existing single detached dwelling having an easterly side yard setback of 0.78m rather than the required 1.2m; a front porch setback of 2.64m rather than the required 4.7m; and, a 2.64m encroachment into the Driveway Visibility Triangle (DVT) whereas the By-law does not permit encroachments into the 4.5m DVT.

A 2021-027 - 573 Guelph Street

Permission to construct a semi-detached dwelling on a lot having a width of 14.96m rather than the required 15m; and, an easterly side yard setback of 0.94m and a westerly side yard setback of 0.91m rather than the required 1.2m.

A 2021-028 - 11 Springdale Drive

Permission to have a home office in the basement of an existing single detached dwelling having one off-site employee whereas the By-law does not permit off-site employees; and, to 2 separately accessed off-street parking spaces rather than the required 3 separately accessed off-street parking spaces. 

A 2021-029 - 20 Munroe Street

Permission to convert an existing single detached dwelling into a duplex having the required off-street parking located 1m from the property line rather than the required 6m.

A 2021-030 - 80 Courtland Avenue East

Permission to convert the existing office building into a health office having a parking rate of 1 off-street parking space per 26 sq.m. of Gross Floor Area (GFA) rather than the required 1 off-street parking space per 15 sq.m. GFA.

A 2021-031 - 660 Avondale Avenue

Permission to construct a single detached dwelling having a rear yard setback 4.7m rather than the required 7.5m. The existing dwelling will be demolished.

A 2021-032 - 81 Waterloo Street

Permission to construct a roof over an existing deck in the rear yard of a single detached dwelling having a rear yard setback of 4m rather than the required 7.5m.

A 2021-033 - Fairway Road North & Woolner Trail (Vacant Land)

Permission for the severed land (Consent Application B 2021-011) proposed for the construction of a new school to have a lot width of 150m rather than the required 300m; and, an area of 6.9 hectares rather than the required 40 hectares. The Consent Application was deferred at the March Committee of Adjustment meeting and will be considered concurrently with the subject application.

B 2021-015 - 83 Elmsdale Drive

Permission to grant three easements for sanitary services available along the Ottawa Street property frontage to facilitate development; Easement 1 on the plan submitted with the application being irregular in shape having a width of 5m, an overall length of 152.3m and an area of 761.3 s.m. in favour of Parcel C; Easement 2 on the plan submitted with the application having a width of 5m, a length of 5.5m and an area of 27.5 sq.m. in favour of Parcels C and D; and, Easement 3 having a width of 5m, a length of 161.1m and an area of 805.6 sq.m. in favour of Parcel D. The property was previously subject to Consent applications which created the parcels and established additional easements.

B 2021-016 - 83 Second Avenue

Permission to sever a parcel of land so each half of a semi-detached residential dwelling can be dealt with  separately. The severed land will have a width of 8.23m, a depth of 40.234m and an area of 331 sq.m. The retained land will have a width of 8.23m, a depth of 40.234m and an area of 331 sq.m. The existing dwelling will be demolished.

B 2021-017 - 82 Pattandon Avenue

Permission to sever a parcel of land so each half of a semi-detached residential dwelling can be dealt with  separately. The severed land will have a width of 7.62m, a depth of 37.97m and an area of 289 sq.m. The retained land will have a width of 7.62m, a depth of 37.97m and an area of 289 sq.m. The existing dwelling will be demolished.

B 2021-018 to B 2021-020 - 942 Doon Village Road

Permission to create 3 lots and retain 1 for residential development. All four of the lots are proposed to have access on Doon Mills Drive. The proposed lots will have the following dimensions:

B 2020-018 - (Severed Lot 1)

Access Doon Mills Drive

Width - 13.716m

Depth - 70.7m

Area – 918.4 sq.m

B 2020-019 - (Severed Lot 2)

Access Doon Mills Drive

Width - 13.716m

Depth - 70.7m

Area - 909.4 sq.m

 

B 2020-019 - (Severed Lot 3)

Access Doon Mills Drive

Width - 13.716m

Depth - 45.19m

Area - 909.6 sq.m

Retained Lot

Access Doon Mills Drive

Width - 19.695m

Depth - 70.76m

Area - 1306.6 sq.m

B 2021-021 to B 2021-023 - 654 Rockway Drive

Permission to create 3 lots and retain 1 for the construction of two semi-detached dwellings. The proposed lots will have the following dimensions:

Retained Parcel - (Parcel A)

Width - 8.38m

Depth - 32.61m

Area - 263 sq.m

B 2021-021 - (Parcel B)

Width - 8.38m

Depth - 32.61m

Area - 263 sq.m

 

B 2021-022 - (Parcel C)

Width - 8.38m

Depth - 32.62m

Area - 263 sq.m

B 2021-023 - (Parcel D)

Width - 8.38m

Depth - 32.61m

Area - 263 sq.m

B 2021-024 & A2021-034 - 59 Carisbrook Drive

Permission to sever a parcel of land being irregular in shape at the rear of the property having a width of 38.71m, a westerly depth of 33.22m and an area of 503 sq.m. to be conveyed as a lot addition to the property municipally addressed as 34 Hillcrest Lane. Permission is also being requested for a minor variance to legalize the subject property for have frontage on a private lane whereas the By-law requires all properties to have frontage on a public street.

  • additional information is available at the Legislated Services Department, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 200 King Street West, Kitchener (519-741-2203).
  • copies of written submissions/public agencies' comments are available the Friday afternoon prior to the meeting on the City of Kitchener website www.kitchener.ca in the online Council and Committee calendar; see the meeting date for more details.
  • anyone having an interest in any of these applications may attend this meeting.
  • a person or public body that files an appeal of a consent decision of the Committee of Adjustment must make written submissions to the Committee before the Committee gives or refuses to give a Provisional Consent otherwise the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) may dismiss the appeal.
  • any personal information received in relation to this meeting is collected under the authority s. 28(2) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, and will be used by the City of Kitchener to process Committee of Adjustment applications. Questions about the collection of information should be directed to Dianna Saunderson at dianna.saunderson@kitchener.ca
  • if you wish to be notified of a decision you must make a written request to the Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment, City Hall, 200 King St. W., Kitchener ON, N2G 4G7; this request also entitles you to be advised of a possible Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing; even if you are the successful party you should make this request as the decision could be appealed by the applicant or another party.

Dated the 1st day of April, 2021.

Dianna Saunderson

Secretary-Treasurer

Committee of Adjustment