Greg Uens

The applicant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing minor variances required to convert an approved four-unit multiplex into a three-storey, eight-unit rental apartment building on a major street.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body considered the evolving planning context, including recent official plan and zoning by-law amendments aimed at facilitating intensification along major streets.

The tribunal accepted the uncontested expert planning evidence that the proposal has regard for provincial interests, is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, and meets the four tests under section 45(1) of the Planning Act.

The appeal was allowed and the variances were authorized subject to conditions, including the provision of a privacy fence and an enclosed waste storage area.