Graig Uens

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing variances required to demolish a single-family dwelling and garage and replace them with a new dwelling and a two-storey garage.

The appellant amended the application to reduce the requested variances.

The Tribunal found the amended variances met the four tests under the Planning Act, were consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, and respected the physical character of the neighbourhood, particularly given the unique context of the adjacent laneway.

The appeal was allowed and the variances were authorized.

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing variances for a duplex and laneway suite.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement and the appellant submitted revised variances that reduced the overall number of requests and eliminated an extended basement.

The Tribunal accepted the uncontested expert planning and arboriculture evidence that the revised proposal is consistent with provincial policies, maintains the general intent of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, is desirable for the appropriate development of the land, and is minor.

The appeal was allowed and the revised variances were authorized subject to conditions.

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing variances to permit a 6-storey self-storage warehouse in an Employment zone.

The requested variances included permitting a self-storage warehouse use, increasing the maximum floor space index, and allowing a loading space with vehicle access through a main front wall.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body allowed the appeal, finding that the proposed self-storage warehouse is a hybrid use permitted in a General Employment Area.

The tribunal accepted uncontroverted expert planning evidence that the variances maintain the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, are minor, and are desirable for the appropriate development of the land.

The City of Toronto appealed the Committee of Adjustment's approval of a consent to sever and minor variances to permit the construction of two detached multiplex buildings.

During the hearing, the applicant proposed minor amendments to the variances and agreed to a tenant relocation and assistance plan.

The City withdrew its opposition.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body accepted the uncontradicted expert planning evidence, found the amendments to be minor requiring no further notice, and approved the consent and variances subject to the agreed-upon conditions.

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision denying 21 minor variances for a proposed three-storey, 9-unit apartment building and two laneway suites.

The proposal included one affordable rental unit.

The Tribunal found that the amended application was minor and required no further notice.

Applying the four tests under s. 45(1) of the Planning Act, the Tribunal accepted the expert planning evidence that the variances maintained the general intent of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, were desirable for the appropriate development of the land, and were minor in nature.

The appeal was allowed and the variances were authorized subject to conditions.

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing variances required to alter a detached dwelling into a semi-detached dwelling with six units (two principal units and four secondary suites).

The Tribunal found that the property, while fronting on Kendal Avenue, had a significant presentation to Dupont Street, a Major Street, justifying a more intense form of development under the Official Plan.

The Tribunal accepted the expert planning evidence that the variances for building depth, floor space index, and other standards met the four tests under the Planning Act.

The appeal was allowed and the variances were approved subject to conditions, including privacy screening and tree planting.