The applicant appealed the City's refusal of consent to sever and minor variance applications to facilitate the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of two new single detached dwellings.
Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement based on a revised proposal with reduced massing, re-oriented lot frontages, and fewer variances.
Relying on the uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal met the statutory tests under the Planning Act, was consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, and conformed to the Growth Plan.
The appeals were allowed, provisional consent was granted, and the revised variances were authorized subject to conditions.