Brain Casagrande

The applicant appealed the refusal of the City of Ottawa Committee of Adjustment to grant provisional consent and authorize minor variances for a property.

The applicant proposed to subdivide the property to create two lots for semi-detached dwellings, requiring variances for lot width, area, and setbacks.

At the uncontested hearing, the Ontario Land Tribunal accepted the expert planning evidence that the proposal represented appropriate residential intensification consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and the City's Official Plan.

The Tribunal found that a plan of subdivision was not necessary and that the variances met the four tests under the Planning Act.

The appeals were allowed, provisional consent was granted subject to conditions, and the minor variances were authorized.