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This Week at Council: Big Nights for Big Projects

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It was a packed night, or make that a couple of nights, at Guelph City Council. Two nights, two big planning projects, one in the south end and one in the east end. Both have been hotly anticipated (dreaded?), at least one for many, many years, and while one is still at least theoretical, the other is now moving on to the next phase of development. For all the details, let’s get right into this week’s recap of council business… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Big Nights for Big Projects” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for September 9, 2025

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Plans are made, and plans are made to be approved. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for September 9, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 9, 2025 Meeting?

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The first planning meeting of the fall has an application for more units than have been approved all year so far, but will council be interested in chasing them given the cost? That will be one of the questions councillors will tackle in this meeting as they hold a statutory meeting on this massive new project. In terms of small moves, look out for an update to everyone’s favourite planning bylaw, and something that will be discussed in closed… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 9, 2025 Meeting?” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for February 8, 2024

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Committee of Adjustment will get together again in February to tackle a fresh slate of minor zoning variance requests, about half of which will be familiar if you’re a fan of Committee of Adjustment business. As for the new business, think bigger! More space for a driveway, more floor space for an accessory building, and more floor space for a garage. Plus, there’s some administrative business involving a rules change!! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for February 8, 2024” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for January 11, 2024

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The Committee of Adjustment will not be given a chance to ease into the new year because they have to get right back at it with about eight different files that are all looking for some kind of accommodation. New additions, separations, and some musical parking spaces are all on the agenda, plus a special request from a vital community service that’s looking to expand its capacity. Let’s look at the list of applications for January… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for January 11, 2024” →

RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Makes Tough Call on Commercial Building

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There were a couple of complicated plans for the Committee of Adjustment to chew at their last meeting of the year. One had to do with an additional use variance for employment lands in the Ward, and the other concerning an addition to a residential property that has seen more than a few additions in it’s time. So how did it all turn out for those and other applications. Let’s recap the meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Makes Tough Call on Commercial Building” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for December 14, 2023

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There’s no early holiday break for the Committee of Adjustment, they still have a pretty busy agenda of new applications this month, and they’re all asking for a variety of variances. A new balcony, a new front yard, some new additions, and a couple of new accessory units are among the items up for committee’s consideration, and the applicants are hoping that it’s a happy Christmas for their construction projects! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for December 14, 2023” →

RECAP: Couple of Tough Applications for Committee of Adjustments Consideration

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It was a packed agenda for Committee of Adjustment this month, but it wasn’t necessarily a complicated agenda. Only a couple of files offered anything even a little controversial including a very well-known property that was once a hotel and is now a student residence where the owner wants to make even more room for students. Along with that, there’s a couple of severances, a couple of accessory buildings, and a house at the end of a dead end street. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Couple of Tough Applications for Committee of Adjustments Consideration” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for November 9, 2023

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This Committee of Adjustment meeting is in November, and you might think that there might be fewer demands for variances now that winter is coming (obligatory Game of Thrones joke). Well, you would be wrong. There are 10 new applications for the committee’s consideration including new secondary buildings, new property severances, and a couple of rare property easements. Let’s see what’s all on the agenda!  Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for November 9, 2023” →

RECAP: Almost Everyone Walks Away Happy from Committee of Adjustment

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Things went pretty smoothly at this month’s Committee of Adjustment meeting, and they usually do when staff recommends that almost half of the agenda be deferred. But there was some disagreement on that, and there were also some other disagreements about the direction offered by staff on some selection applications. So who walked away with all or most of what they wanted? You should find out in the recap of this month’s meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Almost Everyone Walks Away Happy from Committee of Adjustment” →