D. Keimel

The City of Toronto appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision granting consent to sever a property and minor variances for lot frontage, lot area, and setbacks to permit two undersized residential lots.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body allowed the appeal and refused the consent and variances.

The Tribunal preferred the evidence of the City's planner, finding that the proposed lots were too narrow and small, and would not respect and reinforce the existing physical character of the neighbourhood, which consisted of large, wide lots with generous front yards.

The City of Toronto appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision granting minor variances to permit the construction of a new detached dwelling.

The requested variances included significant increases in lot coverage, gross floor area, and building length, as well as a reduced front yard setback.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body allowed the appeal and refused the variances, finding that the proposed dwelling constituted an over-development of the site that would not respect and reinforce the character of the neighbourhood.

The panel concluded that the variances did not maintain the general intent of the official plan and were not minor in nature.