E. Veldbloom

The applicant appealed the Committee of Adjustment's denial of minor variances to permit the reconstruction of a guest sleeping cabin with an increased floor area and reduced waterfront setback.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement.

The Tribunal accepted the uncontested expert planning evidence that the variances met the four tests under s. 45(1) of the Planning Act, maintained the existing vegetation buffer, and represented good planning.

The appeal was allowed and the variances were authorized subject to a condition requiring a vegetation protection agreement.

This was the first Case Management Conference for appeals against an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a residential development in South Huron.

The Tribunal granted participant status to several adjacent residents, noted the withdrawal of one appellant's appeal, scheduled a 10-day merits hearing for May 2023, and approved the Procedural Order to govern the proceedings.