Committee of Adjustment Meeting - Tuesday, November 17, 2026

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 in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Kitchener City Hall, 200 King Street West, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2026, commencing at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of hearing the following applications for Minor Variance and/or Consent. Applicants or Agents must attend in support of the application. This is a public meeting. Anyone who has an interest in any of these applications may make oral submission at the meeting or provide a written submission for Committee consideration. Please note, this is a public meeting and will be livestreamed and archived at www.kitchener.ca/watchnow.

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

A 2026-070 - 50 Victoria Street North (formerly 490-520 King Street West, 510 King Street West, 16 Victoria Street North, 50 Victoria Street North, 60 Victoria Street North)    

Requesting minor variances to Zoning By-law 2019-051 to permit a surface parking space to be located 3m from the street line rather than the minimum required 6m; to permit a front yard setback of 0m for the first storey of the building rather than the minimum required 4.5m; to permit a landscaped area of 13% rather than the minimum required 30%; to permit a rear yard landscaped area of 4% rather than the minimum required 40%; to permit a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 0.3 rather than the minimum required 0.6; and, to permit a building length of 115m rather than the maximum permitted 36m to facilitate the development of a the Region of Waterloo's Transit Hub in accordance with Site Plan Application SPF26/025/K.

A 2026-071 - 75 Charles Street East

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 2019-051 to permit a parking space to be located in the front yard and setback 1.3m from the street line rather than the minimum required 3m.

A 2026-072 - 1442 Highland Road West          

Requesting minor variances to Zoning By-law 2019-051 to add a 'Restaurant' as a permitted use; and, to permit a parking requirement of 7 parking spaces (1 space per 33 m2) rather than the minimum required 31 spaces (1 space per 7.5 m2) for the proposed 'Restaurant' use.

A 2026-073 - 23 Donnenwerth Drive

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 2019-051 to permit steps (made of a platform with construction on piers or helical piles) in an easterly interior side yard with a setback of 0.3m rather than the minimum required 0.75m, to facilitate the conversion of an existing Semi-Detached Dwelling to a Semi-Detached Dwelling with an Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU)(Attached)(Semi-Detached Duplex).

A 2026-074 - 295 Guelph Street

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 2019-051 to permit a northerly exterior side yard setback of 2.6m rather than the minimum required 4.5m to recognize the use of the property for an existing triplex.

A 2026-075 - 541 Victoria Street South

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 2019-051 to permit a lot width of 27.1m rather than the minimum required 30m to facilitate the development of the property with a 3-storey residential building having 10 dwelling units.

B 2026-030 - 4286, 4288 & 4290 King Street East (Revised Application)

Requesting consent to sever a parcel of land municipally known as 4288 King Street East having a width of 31.3m, a depth of 125m and an area of 5,732.1sq.m. The retained land municipally known as 4286 and 4290 King Street East will have a width of 68.1m, a depth of 77m and an area of 5,352.3sq.m. Consent is also requested to create an easement having a width of 2.4m, an irregularly shaped depth of approximately 32m and an area of 78.5sq.m. over the severed land in favour of the retained land for a water service connection. This application is subject to minor variance applications A 2026-068 and A 2026-069; notice of these applications were provided on October 2, 2026.

B 2026-031 - 400 Bridge Street East

Requesting consent to sever a parcel of land having a width of 105.3m, an average depth of 238.8m and an area of 25,088sq.m. The retained land will have a width of 267.3m, an average depth of 203.5m and an area of 50,181sq.m and is proposed to be developed with an industrial use in accordance with Site Plan Application SP22/147/B/ES. Consent is also being requested for a partial discharge of a mortgage on the severed land. Further, consent is being requested to create an easement for Stormwater Management having a maximum width of 99.85m, a maximum depth of 10.02m and an area of 1078sq.m on the severed land in favour of the retained land (shown as Part 2 on the sketch submitted with the application).

B 2026-032 - 120 Fourth Avenue          

Requesting consent to sever a parcel of land having a width of 10m, a depth of 40.2m, and an area of 405.2sq.m and is proposed to be developed with a new Single Detached Dwelling with one Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU)(Attached). The retained land will have a width of 10m, a depth of 40.2m, and an area of 405.2sq.m, and is also proposed to be developed with a new Single Detached Dwelling with one Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU)(Attached).

B 2026-033 & A 2026-076 - 223, 229 & 235 Heiman Street

Requesting consent to permit a Partial Discharge of a Mortgage and to sever a parcel of land having a width of 33m, a depth of 119.2m and an area of 4080.5sq.m for a future development on a lot that currently contains two buildings having 7 dwelling units in total (a multiple dwelling). The retained land will have a width of 31.9m, a depth of 119.2m and an area of 2597.5sq.m and will contain an existing multiple dwelling building having 23 dwelling units.  Minor variances to Zoning By-law 2019-051 are also being requested to permit an interior side yard setback of 2.9m (between 223 and 229 Heiman Street) rather than the minimum required 4.5m; to permit a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 0.09 rather than the minimum required of 0.6; and, to permit a building height of 8m rather than the minimum required 11m, to recognize the existing buildings on the lot proposed to be created through consent application B 2026-033.

·     Additional information is available at the Legislated Services Department, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 200 King Street West, Kitchener 519-741-2203 or by emailing CofA@kitchener.ca.

·     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/meetings in the online Council and Committee calendar; see the meeting date for more details.

·         Anyone who has an interest in any of these applications may attend this meeting.

·      Only the Applicant, Minister, specified person (as defined in Section 1 of the Planning Act) or public body that has an interest in the matter has the right to appeal decisions of the Committee of Adjustment. These parties must make written submissions to the Committee prior to the Committee granting or refusing Provisional Consent otherwise, the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) 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 Marilyn Mills at marilyn.mills@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.

Dated the 30^th day of October, 2026.

Marilyn Mills

Secretary-Treasurer

Committee of Adjustment