Appeal of minor variances for residential addition dismissed; variances authorized as meeting the four tests.
The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision authorizing six minor variances to permit a rear addition and two-car garage on a residential property in London.
The appellant argued the variances for rear yard setback, lot coverage, and building depth were not minor and would cause a loss of privacy and usable amenity space.
The Tribunal preferred the evidence of the applicant's land use planner, finding that the uniquely small lot justified the variances and that the integrated addition was in keeping with the neighbourhood character and Official Plan.
The Tribunal dismissed the appeal and authorized the variances subject to conditions.
OLTOntario Land TribunalJul 5, 2021
