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, January 19, 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 Dianna.Saunderson@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 2020-100 (Amended) - 9-11 Samuel Street
Permission to convert the existing mixed-use building into a residential/Yoga Studio to allow Personal Services (Queen Street Yoga Studio) in a mixed commercial-residential building having a home business with a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 170 sq.m. rather than the maximum permitted 50 sq.m.; having a maximum 12 off-site people (clients and/or off-site employee/business owner) to the property at one time, rather than the permitted maximum 1 employee and 3 clients; having 4 off-street parking spaces for the home business arranged in tandem in each of the two driveways, rather than the required 3 off-street parking spaces accessible independently; and, to legalize two driveways for the detached dwelling rather than the maximum 1 driveway.
A 2021-001 - 630 Blair Creek Drive
Permission to construct a sunroom in the rear yard of an existing single detached dwelling having a rear yard setback of 6.4m rather than the required 7.5m.
A 2021-002 - 10 South Creek Drive
Permission to construct a multi-residential stacked townhouse development having a parking rate of 1.15 off-street parking spaces/per-unit rather than the required 1.75 off-street/parking spaces per-unit.
A 2021-003 - 45 Duke Street West
Permission to construct a 21-storey multi-residential development containing 127-units having 12 off-street parking spaces rather than the required 71 off-street parking spaces; to permit 20% of the ground floor façade openings rather than the required 50% of the ground floor façade openings; and, to permit a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 10.35 rather than the maximum permitted FSR of 10.0.
A 2021-004 - 109 Ottawa Street South
Permission to add a “Private Club or Lodge” use to an existing multi-tenant warehouse/studio Zoned E1, whereas the By-law does not permit Private Club or Lodge use in a E1 Zone; and, to permit 13 off-street parking spaces rather than the required 26 off-street parking spaces.
B 2021-001 - 57 Barbara Crescent
Permission to sever a parcel of land having a width of 9.449m, a depth of 36.523m and an area of 345 sq.m. The retained land will have a width of 9.449m, a depth of 36.523m and an area of 345 sq.m. The existing dwelling will be demolished and new dwellings are intended to be constructed.
B 2021-002 - 274 Shirley Avenue
Permission to sever a triangle-shaped portion of land at the rear of the subject property having a width of 6.56m, a depth of 13.877m and an area of 44.1 sq.m. to be conveyed as a lot addition to the property municipality addressed as 300 Shirley Avenue; and, to partially discharge the mortgage on Part 4 on Reference Plan 58R-11313 to facilitate the lot addition.
B 2021-003 - 124 Florence Avenue
Permission to sever a parcel of land having a width of 9.91m, a depth of 36.58m and an area of 362 sq.m. The retained land will have a width of 9.91m, a depth of 36.58m and an area of 362 sq.m. The existing dwelling will be demolished and new duplex dwellings are intended to be constructed.
• additional information is available at the Legislated Services Department, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 200 King Street West, Kitchener (519-741-2200 ext.7594).
• copies of written submissions/public agencies' comments are available on 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 Holly Dyson at holly.dyson@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 31st day of December, 2020.
Dianna Saunderson
Secretary-Treasurer
Committee of Adjustment