Emilie Coyle

The applicant appealed the City of Ottawa Committee of Adjustment's refusal of minor variances required to permit a nine-storey mixed-use building with 56 residential units and ground-floor commercial space.

The requested variances included a reduced rear yard setback for a parking ramp wall and an increase in maximum building height from 15 metres to 30.1 metres.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal and authorized the variances, accepting uncontested expert planning evidence that the proposal is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, supports residential intensification and affordable housing, and satisfies the four tests under section 45(1) of the Planning Act.