It’s another long list of variances being asked for at the first of two Committee of Adjustment meetings this month. New additions, new buildings, new uses, and a pretty vast new manufacturing facility are all on the agenda, as the committee must decide what minor requests are minor enough to get their approval. Let’s see what’s on the agenda.
NOTE #1: This meeting will hybrid in format, available on the City of Guelph live stream, but you can also appear in-person at the council chambers in 1 Carden Street.
NOTE #2: If you would like to delegate on one of these matters, or submit a written comment, you have until Wednesday June 7 at noon to get in touch with committee staff at cofa [at] guelph.ca, or by calling 519-822-1260 extension 2524.
NOTE #3: The meeting begins at 4 pm.
A-69/22 111 Watson Road South – A business in an industrial area would like a variance to put up some obstruction to make their loading area less visible from the public road. The obstruction they have in mind is some well placed plants and trees. This matter was originally supposed to be hear at the November 10 meeting of Committee of Adjustment last year, but it was deferred.
A-10/23 265 Edinburgh Road South – The property owner is requesting a zoning change to allow a more flexible appeal to potential tenants to include legal non-conforming uses such as medical office, office, service establishment, laboratory, repair service, rental outlet or veterinary service. This application was originally on the March agenda, but it was deferred before the meeting date.
A-31/23 80 Regal Road – This property is presently zoned as Industrial (B.4), and while this does allow for a temporary agriculture vegetation based use, is does not allow for a permanent one. The owner is looking for something a little more permanent, like indoor agricultural based manufacturing uses.
A-32/23 60 Ontario Street – Guelph’s smallest bar is looking to expand. Watir Holdings, which owns the building that includes Standing Room Only plus two other businesses is requesting several minor variances to allow them to open a licensed patio space for about 20 people. To proceed, the owner needs permission to have reduced setback and to have the patio place within the site triangle of the property.
A-33/23 59 Division Street – The owner of this combination commercial and residential building is looking to expand with the addition of an attached garage and expanded second floor space. To make this happen, they need the allowance for some reduced setbacks.
A-34/23 204 Alma Street North – An existing garage could become an additional residential unit if Committee sees fit to make allowances for building height and some adjusted setbacks.
B-8/23 51 Hazelwood Drive – This is a matter of severance; the owner wants to separate one part of the property, which is closer to Hazelwood than the present existing dwelling on the property.
A-35/23 92 Huron Street – This one of those weird cases where the owner is making a change in the current building’s footprint, but they need a variance because that original footprint was not up to code to begin with. The owner is demolishing the current 1.5 storey rear addition and replacing it with a two-storey addition, again, within the current footprint. The front part of the housing is being tuned into a bachelor apartment with access through the front, while access to the rest of the house will be through the rear door.
A-36/23 384 Crawley Road – This is literally the biggest project of the month, a plan to develop the lands for a cold storage and manufacturing facility in six phases. To get this done, there are a few variances required including an adjustment to builds’ height, a request to have a minimum parking width of six metres, a request for a loading space not facing a street and other changes.
A-37/23 5 Nicholas Way – An apartment building at this address needs a couple of minor variances to proceed. The placement of the parking is ordinarily a little close to the front and rear lines of the lot, and the mandate landscaped open space is a little less than the required 35 per cent.
A-38/23 512 Woolwich Street – This property is presently zoned for Specialized Office-Residential, but one the types of business that this zoning doesn’t account for is a daycare, and wouldn’t you know it, somebody wants to open a daycare there.
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