Bart Szoke

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing variances required to legalize a rear basement addition and convert an existing detached garage into a two-storey garden suite.

The proposal required relief for building length, depth, setbacks, height, and angular planes.

The Tribunal preferred the evidence of the appellant's planner, finding that the revised proposal conformed with Official Plan policies and that strict application of the 45-degree angular plane was unnecessary given the site context.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal and authorized the variances subject to conditions.