The second Committee of Adjustment meeting for June had only one thing on the agenda as opposed to the lengthy, and controversial, agenda at the meeting earlier this month. Maybe they thought this was going to be the controversial one. It wasn’t though because the one application before the committee more or less sailed though in a relative brief meeting that was over in less than 30 minutes! Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Swiftly Approves U of G Plan for Days Inn”
Two Committee of Adjustment meetings in the same month?! What did we do to deserve such a treat? Well, despite the very full agenda at the June 8 meeting, the perhaps most controversial item of the month has been reserved to this standalone meeting, which will determine the short-term fate of the Days Inn property. Will it continue to be a hotel, or will it be something else? Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for June 22, 2023”
This first Committee of Adjustment meeting for June was, itself, about the length of two regular meetings. That’s what happens when you have a full agenda with 10 different applications, and it includes one where it seems like the entire neighbourhood wants to have their say. All eyes were on the the proposed patio for Guelph’s smallest bar, but that was not the only matter that had eyes on it, so let’s recaps this well adjusted meeting! Continue reading “RECAP: Marathon Committee of Adjustment Meetings Struggles With Small Bar’s Small Patio”
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. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for June 8, 2023”
As compared to April’s marathon Committee of Adjustment meeting, the May meeting was a breeze. There were just four applications on the agenda, but there wasn’t a lot to fight about, and after that, staff gave a presentation about recent changes to two big committee-adjacent matters: the Ontario government’s decision about the latest Official Plan update, and the newly approved Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw. Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Hands Out Minor Variances and Talks Bylaw”
This month’s Committee of Adjustment meeting will hopefully not be the marathon that April’s was; there are significantly fewer than a dozen different applications to dispatch. The committee will hear a couple of applications that will look at some building expansions, and then they will hear from staff about the approved changes to the Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw and the Provincially approved changes to the Official Plan. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for May 11, 2023”
Like one of those old episodes of Night Court where they have to get through 100 cases before midnight, Guelph’s Committee of Adjustment had to parcel through a dozen different applications over the course of a meeting that took nearly three hours to complete. Some of the applications were more difficult to parse than others, but there was an eclectic mix of projects and requests, to let’s dig into the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Dispatches 12 Applications in Marathon Meeting”
It’s quite the laundry list of requested variances at this month’s Committee of Adjustment meeting from accessory apartments to extra space to land severances and finally, good good old fashioned clerical oversight. About a dozen different matters will be before the committee this month so let’s not waste any more time and dive into the slate coming soon at a city council chambers near you. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for April 13, 2023”
Everything at this month’s Committee of Adjustment meeting was proceeding relatively smoothly until we landed at the matter of 26 Forest Street. This project would see one house torn down and the lot it sits on split into three portions for three new homes, but that was easier said that done. How did it all turn out? Well, you will have to scroll down and consult the recap to find out… Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Split on Turning One Property into Three”
There’s nothing terribly controversial at March’s Committee of Adjustment this month, but, as ever, controversy is in the eye of the beholder. Some plans will see current properties break off like amoebas and become two properties, some plans include demolitions, and there’s at least one case of a property that the owner feels is not zoned right. This is what’s on the agenda for March… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for March 9, 2023”
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