Jaqueline Renaud

The appellants appealed the municipal Committee of Adjustment's denial of a minor variance application to convert an existing detached garage into an Additional Dwelling Unit.

Prior to the hearing, the parties resolved their issues, and the municipality supported the application.

Relying on the uncontested expert planning evidence that the proposal satisfies the four tests under section 45(1) of the Planning Act and represents good land use planning, the Tribunal allowed the appeal and authorized the variances.