Committee of Adjustment
Agenda

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 10:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

City of Kitchener

200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7

(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, MAY 16, 2023, 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 having 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

The complete agenda, including staff reports will be available online the Friday prior to the week of the meeting date.

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1.

COMMENCEMENT

2.

MINUTES

3.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF

Members of Council and members of the City’s local boards/committees are required to file a written statement when they have a conflict of interest. If a conflict is declared please visit www.kitchener.ca/conflict to submit your written form.

4.

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

5.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

5.1

B 2023-010 & A 2023-037 - 709 Glasgow Street, DSD-2023-107, DSD-2023-230

Requesting consent to sever a parcel of land having a width of 20.0m, a depth of 126.0m, and an area of 2,581.0sq.m. The retained land will have a width of 26.0m, a depth of 125.0m, and an area of 4,043sq.m. In addition, a minor variance to the Zoning By-law is requested, to permit a width of 20.0m rather than the required 24.0m, to facilitate the creation of a lot for the proposed single detached dwelling. Both parcels will continue to be a residential use, the retained land with the existing detached dwelling, the severed land is proposed for a new residential dwelling.

6.

NEW BUSINESS

6.1

A 2023-053 - 525 Erinbrook Drive, DSD-2023-214

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 85-1 to permit 1.4 parking spaces per dwelling unit (99 parking spaces) rather than the required 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit (108 parking spaces); and, to permit a visitor parking rate of 14% (14 parking spaces) rather than the minimum required 20% (20 parking spaces), to facilitate the construction of a residential development having three multiple dwelling blocks, each containing 24 dwelling units for a total of 72 dwelling units.

6.2

A 2023-054 - 133 Manitou Drive, DSD-2023-207

Requesting permission for the enlargement or extension of a legal non-conforming use a health clinic use related to a home health care business in the "General Industrial Employment Zone (EMP-2)", which will allow ParaMed to occupy vacant space within the existing building.

6.3

A 2023-055 - 152 Weber Street East, DSD-2023-206

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 85-1 to permit a lot area of 375sq.m rather than the required 395sq.m; and, to permit an easterly side yard setback of 0.44m rather than the required 1.2m, to facilitate the construction of an addition and conversion of the existing duplex into a 3-unit dwelling.

6.4

A 2023-056 - 17 Brock Street, DSD-2023-203

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 85-1 to permit an attached garage to have an easterly side yard setback of 0.34m rather than the required 1.2m; and, a rear yard setback of 2.4m rather than the required 7.5m, to facilitate the conversion of the roof of the existing attached garage from a shed style to a pitched shaker style.

6.5

A 2023-057 - 84 Maple Hill Drive, DSD-2023-218

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 2019-051 to legalize a driveway width of 25.8m rather than the maximum permitted 8.0m, to recognize the location, size, and configuration of an existing residential driveway (Minor Variance Application A 2013-002 was previously approved for a driveway width of 18.3m).

6.6

A 2023-058 - 202 Courtland Avenue East, DSD-2023-211

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 85-1 to permit a lot width of 12.3m rather than the required 13.1m; and, to permit an Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU)(Detached) to be setback 0.46m from the rear lot line rather than the required 0.6m, to facilitate the conversion of an existing detached garage into a dwelling unit.

6.7

A 2023-059 - 26 Louisa Street, DSD-2023-201

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 85-1 to permit the required parking space to be located 0.5m from the street (property) line rather than the required 6.0m, to facilitate the conversion of the existing attached garage into a living space.

6.8

A 2023-060 - 20 Cameron Street North, DSD-2023-204

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 85-1 to permit a lot width of 12.1m rather than the required 13.1m; a southerly side yard setback of 1.1m rather than the required 1.2m; and, a northerly side yard setback of 2.6m rather than the required 3.0m, to facilitate the conversion of the existing duplex into a triplex.

6.9

A 2023-061 - 231 Arnold Street, DSD-2023-220

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 85-1 to permit a rear yard setback of 7.6m rather than the required 14.0m, to facilitate the construction of an addition in the rear of an existing warehouse building.

6.10

A 2023-062 - 27 Sunbridge Crescent, DSD-2023-212

Requesting a minor variance to Zoning By-law 85-1 to permit the construction of a single detached dwelling on the vacant lot zoned Agricultural Zone (A-1), having an area of 3.68 hectares rather than the required 1.2 hectares, a width of 38.5m rather than the required 60.0m; and, to permit a proposed detached accessory structure (a shed) to have a easterly side yard setback of 5.2m rather than the required 7.5m.

6.11

B 2023-019 - 680 Frederick Street, DSD-2023-208

Requesting consent to sever a parcel of land having a width of 7.6m, a depth of 45.7m and an area of 349.3sq.m. The retained land will have a width of 7.6m along Frederick Street, a depth of 45.7m and an area of 349.3sq.m. The existing dwelling is proposed to be demolished and new a semi-detached dwelling is proposed to be constructed.

6.12

B 2023-020 - 685 Fischer Hallman Road Unit Q, DSD-2023-213

Requesting consent for a long-term lease, a period greater than 21 years, for a building occupied by the 'Your Neighbourhood Credit Union Inc.', known as Unit 'Q', on the property located at 685 Fischer Hallman Road.

7.

ADJOURNMENT

8.

PLANNING ACT INFORMATION

• 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.
• 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 of 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 .
• 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.

The Notice of Hearing for this meeting was published in the Record on the 28th day of April, 2023.

Marilyn Mills
Secretary-Treasurer
Committee of Adjustment