MINUTES - Committee of Adjustment - 20180308AURORA
Town of Aurora
Committee of Adjustment Meeting Minutes
No. 18-03
Council Chambers, Aurora Town Hall
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Attendance
Committee Members Grace Marsh (Chair), Tom Piamondon (Vice -Chair), Hank
Gosar, David Mhango, and Roy Harrington
Regrets None
Other Attendees Justin Leung, Secretary -Treasurer, Marty Rokos, Planner, and
Linda Bottos, Council/Committee Secretary
The Chair called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
1. Approval of the Agenda
Moved by Roy Harrington
Seconded by Tom Piamondon
That the agenda as circulated by the Secretary -Treasurer be approved, with the
exception that Items 2 and 4 are to be considered prior to consideration of Item 1.
Carried
2. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act.
3. Adoption of the Minutes
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Committee of Adjustment Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2018
Meeting Number 18-02
Moved by Tom Plamondon
Seconded by David Mhango
That the Committee of Adjustment meeting minutes from Meeting Number 18-02
be adopted as amended.
Carried
4. Presentation of Applications
1. Minor Variance Application: MV-2018-03A-B — Chieduch
62 Tyler Street
The Applicant has submitted two applications to facilitate the construction of a
two -storey addition to the existing residential dwelling:
MV-2018-03A is an application to permit a reduced minimum easterly
interior side yard setback of 1.2 metres for the proposed two -storey
addition; whereas the Zoning By-law requires a setback of 1.5 metres;
thereby requiring a variance of 0.3 metres;
MV-2018-03B is an application to permit the proposed two -storey addition
to have an eaves projection of 0.77 metres into the required easterly
interior side yard; whereas the Zoning By-law allows a maximum eaves
projection of 0.70 metres; thereby requiring a variance of 0.07 metres.
The Chair read through the purpose of the applications. In attendance was the
Agent, John Cabral of Stamp & Hammer, on behalf of the Applicant, who
provided a brief overview of the applications and expressed agreement with
the conditions recommended by staff and outlined in the report.
The Committee inquired about compliance of the mudroom and access,
garage size, proposed design, and heritage aspects, and the Agent provided
clarification regarding the design and vision of the proposal.
The Committee further inquired about the Heritage Planning comments and
staff advised that, although concerns were raised, staff is not objecting to the
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variance. The Committee noted that the first condition should refer to the
"Director of Planning and Development Services".
Moved by Tom Plamondon
Seconded by Roy Harrington
1. That Minor Variance Application MV-2018-03A-B be DENIED.
Carried
2. Minor Variance Application: MV-2018-04A-C — Meehan-Scholes
80 Victoria Street
The Applicant has submitted three applications to facilitate the construction of
a detached garage with associated driveway:
• MV-2018-04A is an application to permit an increased driveway width of
7.0 metres; whereas the Zoning By-law requires a maximum driveway
width of 6.0 metres; thus requiring a variance of 1.0 metre;
MV-2018-04B is an application to permit a reduced minimum southerly
interior side yard setback of 0.1 metre for the detached garage; whereas
the Zoning By-law requires a setback of 1.2 metres; thus requiring a
variance of 1.1 metres;
MV-2018-04C is an application to permit an increased eaves projection of
1.2 metres into the required southerly interior side yard; whereas the
Zoning By-law allows a maximum eaves projection of 0.70 metre; thus
requiring a variance of 0.5 metre.
The Chair read through the purpose of the applications, and noted that staff
has recommended that this item be deferred until the grading and drainage
issues have been resolved.
In attendance was the Applicant, Mr. John Meehan, who gave an explanation
regarding his plans to resolve the grading and drainage issues. Staff provided
further clarification on the matter.
Motion to defer
Moved by Hank Gosar
Seconded by Roy Harrington
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1. That Minor Variance Application MV-2018-04A-C be DEFERRED to a
future meeting.
Motion to defer
Carried
3. Minor Variance Application: MV-2018-05A-B — BG Properties (Aurora) Inc.
14314 Yonge Street
The Applicant has submitted two applications to facilitate the construction of
one detached dwelling on Lot 1 and one detached dwelling on Lot 10 within an
approved Draft Plan of Subdivision:
f MV-2018-05A (Lot 1) is an application to permit a reduced minimum rear
yard setback of 4.08 metres; whereas the Zoning By-law requires a
minimum rear yard setback of 6.0 metres; thereby requiring a variance of
1.92 metres;
MV-2018-05B (Lot 10) is an application to permit a reduced minimum rear
yard setback of 7.28 metres; whereas the Zoning By-law requires a
minimum rear yard setback of 7.5 metres; thereby requiring a variance of
0.22 metre.
The Chair read through the purpose of the applications. In attendance was the
Agent, Mr. Mohammad Ahmadi of RN Design, on behalf of the Applicant, who
provided a brief overview of the applications.
The Committee inquired about the proposed rear yard setbacks, and the Agent
and staff provided clarification regarding the lot shapes and measurements.
Moved by David Mhango
Seconded by Hank Gosar
1. That Minor Variance Application MV-2018-05A-B be APPROVED.
Carried
4. Minor Variance Application: MV-2018-06A-D — Brendan O'Brien
44 Mosley Street
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The Applicant has submitted four applications to facilitate the demolition of an
existing dwelling and the construction of a two -storey detached dwelling with
an attached three -car garage facing the westerly property line:
MV-2018-06A is an application to permit a reduced minimum easterly
interior side yard setback for the proposed two -storey dwelling with an
attached garage to 0.7 metre; whereas the Zoning By-law requires a
setback of 1.5 metres; thereby requiring a variance of 0.8 metre;
MV-2018-06B is an application to permit the proposed two -storey
detached dwelling to have an eaves projection of 1.36 metres into the
required easterly interior side yard; whereas the Zoning By-law allows a
maximum eaves projection of 0.70 metre; thereby requiring a variance of
0.66 metre;
• MV-2018-06C is an application to permit an increased driveway width of
9.6 metres; whereas the Zoning By-law requires a maximum driveway
width of 6.0 metres for frontages between 9.0 metres and 18.0 metres;
thereby requiring a variance of 3.6 metres;
• MV-2018-06D is an application to permit a reduced minimum manoeuvring
space of 6.45 metres for 90-degree spaces; whereas the Zoning By-law
requires a minimum manoeuvring space of 7.0 metres; thereby requiring a
variance of 0.55 metre.
The Chair noted that staff has recommended that this item be deferred until
the manoeuvring space and drainage issues have been resolved.
Motion to defer
Moved by Tom Plamondon
Seconded by Hank Gosar
1. That Minor Variance Application MV-2018-06A-D be DEFERRED to a
future meeting.
Motion to defer
Carried
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S. New Business
The Committee inquired about the status of a previous application, AAV 201"I
respecting 95 Eric T. Smith Way, and staff confirmed that the issues have been
resolved and a revised proposal would be submitted by the applicant and
presented to the Committee at a future meeting.
The Committee expressed best wishes and appreciation for his dedication and
hard work to Justin Leung, Secretary -Treasurer, as he will be leaving the Town of
Aurora to further pursue his career at another municipality.
The Committee inquired about the new date of the June meeting, which is to be
rescheduled from June 7, 2018, due to the provincial election on that day. and staff
advised that the new elate was yet to be confirmed.
The Chair advised that she is unable to attend the April 2018 meeting.
S. Adjournment
Moved by Tom Plamondon
That the meeting be adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Confirmed in open session this 8M day of March, 2018.
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