City Council Committee of Adjustment Meeting

The Committee of Adjustment approved minor variance application A06-26 for 10 Mountain Street, allowing the Living Light Canadian Reformed Church to build a covered landing and barrier-free accessibility ramp with a rear yard encroachment of 6.5 metres, where 1.5 metres is permitted. The discussion focused on the purpose of the accessibility work, staff support for the variance, and a condition requiring the merger of 10 and 12 Mountain Street before any building permit or site plan approval for work across property boundaries.

Topics Discussed

• MINOR VARIANCE FOR 10 MOUNTAIN STREET: The committee considered application A06-26 for 10 Mountain Street to permit a maximum rear yard encroachment of 6.5 metres, while Section 4.9C of Zoning Bylaw 45/1445 permits 1.5 metres. The application was for a covered landing and barrier-free accessibility ramp for the Living Light Canadian Reformed Church.

• ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CHURCH: Jennifer Korstanje said, "The proposal is intended to improve the accessibility to the building for people of all ages and abilities. And it forms part of a broader effort to make the facility just more inclusive and functional for our membership as well as outward to the community." The accessibility work was presented as part of a wider renovation project at the church.

• STAFF REVIEW AND SUPPORT: Planning staff recommended approval. In comments read into the record, staff said the requested variances "are considered to be minor in nature, appropriate for the development or use of the land building or structure, and are considered to maintain the general intent and purpose of the bylaw and the official plan pursuant to subsection 45 1 of the Planning Act."

• CONDITION ON PROPERTY MERGER: A condition attached to the approval requires that 10 and 12 Mountain Street be merged before approval of a building permit and/or site plan approval showing work across property boundaries. Delight Davoli moved approval "with the conditions as proposed," including that "the lots of 10 and 12 Mountain Street are merged prior to the approval of the building permit and/or site plan approval that depicts work occurring across property boundaries."

• MEETING PROCEDURE: Daniel Collins outlined the hearing process, saying, "The purpose of the application and relative correspondence will be heard, following which the applicant will be given the opportunity to address the application. Any person concerned with the application will then be given an opportunity to speak."

Motions

• A06-26 – 10 Mountain Street – Minor Variance Application: Passed
  Approved a variance to permit a maximum rear yard encroachment of 6.5 metres for a covered landing and barrier-free accessibility ramp, where 1.5 metres is permitted, subject to the proposed conditions.

Attendees

• Delight Davoli
• Jennifer Korstanje