MINUTES - Committee of Adjustment - 20150709AURORA
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TOWN OF AURORA
COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING MINUTES
ATTENDANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
REGRETS
OTHER ATTENDEES
NO. 15-07
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Grace Marsh (Chair), Carl Barrett (Vice -Chair), Roy
Harrington, David Mhango and Tom Piamondon
Justin Leung (Secretary -Treasurer) and Marty Rokos
(Planner)
Chair called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
1 DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
- None
H APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Tom Plamondon
Seconded by Roy Harrington
THAT the Agenda as circulated by the Secretary -Treasurer be approved.
CARRIED
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111 ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Committee of Adjustment Minutes of June 11, 2015
Meeting Number 15-06
Moved by David Mhango
Seconded by Car! Barrett
THAT the Committee of Adjustment Minutes from Meeting Number 15-06
be adopted as printed and circulated with slight revision Paragraph 4, to
edit 'possessing' to 'possession.
CARRIED
1V PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS
1. Minor Variance Application: MV-2015-18A-C - Smit
70 Kenney Street East
Deferred Application
The Applicant has submitted an Application to allow a reduction in interior side
yard setback, reduction in encroachment for open -sided roof porches and
reduction in projection for eaves to allow construction of a two storey addition.
The Chair read through the purpose of the Application. In attendance was the
Applicant George Smit.
Planning staff explained that the original Application had a side yard setback of
0.4 metres. The revised Application now had 0.6 metres. The porch at the front of
the house would remain unchanged.
Mr. Smit indicated that they had revised their side yard setback so as to not
interfere with neighbours. Mr. Smit also presented letters of support from
neighbours.
The Committee then asked if the Applicant had spoken to the neighbour to the
immediate west of his property.
Mr. Smit stated he had spoken with him a while back. The new owner of that
property indicated he was looking to demolish the existing home and build a new
one on the property, The proposed new home would have a garage directly
adjacent to Mr. Smit's proposed garage so the living space would not be
impacted.
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Moved by Car! Barrett Seconded by David Mhango
THAT Minor Variance Application MV-2015-18A-C be APPROVED subject to the
conditions contained in the report.
CARRIED
Permission Application: MV-2015-19 -loannou
21 Victoria Street
The Applicant has submitted an Application for a Permission to allow to change
the use of the existing non -conforming building from a 3 residential unit to 4 unit
building.
The Chair read through the purpose of the Application. In attendance was the
Applicant Nyphotos loannou and his son Neil loannou.
Neil loannou described the property as a large house on Victoria Street. The
proposed fourth unit is in the basement and would not impact neighbouring
properties.
The Committee asked if the basement was more than one unit.
Neil loannou stated no and that one of the dividing walls was for a family room.
Moved by Roy Harrington
Seconded by David Mhango
THAT Permission Application MV-2015-19 be APPROVED.
CARRIED
Minor Variance Application: MV-2015-20 - Mounphosay
1 Willow Farm Lane
The Applicant has submitted an Application to allow a reduction in exterior side
yard setback for a proposed attached garage.
The Chair read through the purpose of the Application. In attendance was the
agent Roy Chart.
Mr. Chan stated that there are currently two garages for the house. They are
proposing to infill the existing space between the two garages to create a
combined garage.
The Chair then asked if any members of the public wished to speak in relation to
this Application.
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Roy Saunders of 6 Heatherfield Lane spoke in relation to the Application. Mr.
Saunders indicated he was not concerned about the proposed garage
construction but with potential water runoff onto his adjacent property.
The Committee indicated that they hear the particulars of the Variance
Application presented to them and not non -pertinent issues.
The Committee then asked the agent if their proposed garage construction would
affect Mr. Saunders property on the southern portion of the subject property.
Mr. Chan stated that it would not.
The Committee then asked about the configuration of the new garage, drainage
and on the use of garage space which extends into the interior space of the
house
Mr. Chan said garage would have a door facing the street and another door
facing the north portion of the property. For drainage, one downspout will be
placed between the two garages and the other at the side of the existing garage.
The portion of the garage extends into the interior space of the house.
Moved by Tom Plamondon
Seconded by Carl Barrett
THAT Minor Variance Application MV-2015-20 be APPROVED.
CARRIED
4. Minor Variance Application: MV-2015-21A-B—1377742 Ontario Ltd.
265 Edward Street, Unit 18
The Applicant has submitted an Application to allow an increase in combined
floor area for restaurants and medical clinics and to allow a reduction in parking
spaces for medical clinic use.
The Chair read through the purpose of the Application_ In attendance was the
agent David Black.
Mr. Black stated this unit is located within a retail plaza at the southeast comer of
Edward Street and Yonge Street. The unit is to house a massage clinic. This use
falls under a medical clinic definition within the Town's Zoning By-law. They are
deficient 2 parking spaces, but there is plenty of parking on site.
The Committee then asked if a parking study had been done for this Application
and potential parking issues on site.
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Mr. Black indicated a parking study had been done a few years ago for a
previous Variance Application for the plaza. However, as the Variance here was
for just 2 parking spaces a parking study was not commissioned. For parking on
site, the nature of the business factors in turnover and prep time which would
minimize impact on parking.
The Committee then asked staff if the requested Variance for an increase in floor
area was in addition to the previously approved Variance or separate.
Planning staff responded that the extra 8.5% as relating to this Variance was in
addition to the required 20% as described in the Town's Zoning By-law and not to
the previous Variance.
The Chair asked the agent if he had read and was accepting the recommended
restriction.
Mr. Black acknowledged that he had read and accepted the recommendation.
Moved by Tom Plamondon
Seconded by Roy Harrington
THAT Minor Variance Application MV-2015-21 A-B be APPROVED subject to the
restriction contained in the report.
CARRIED
V NEW BUSINESS/GENERAL INFORMATION
The Committee was told that the Town's finance section had found that the By-
law governing remuneration to Committee of Adjustment members (passed in
2011) had a provision regarding annual increases to the remuneration in
accordance with national cost of living calculated index. Staff were now going
over remuneration that had been dispersed since 2011 to calculate the difference
between what the members had been paid and what was supposed to have been
paid out to them. This difference, once tabulated, would then be processed and
sent out to Committee members.
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VI ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Tom Plamondon
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
CARRIED
Confirmey4 in open session this 131h day of August 2015,
Grace Mar , Justin Leung,
Committe Chair Secretary -Treasurer
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