Lori Fox

The appellant appealed the Township's Committee of Adjustment decision denying consent and minor variance applications to permit the severance of a property into four lots for 16 residential units (four fourplexes).

The Township opposed the development, arguing it represented overdevelopment and required a 3-metre road widening conveyance.

The Tribunal preferred the appellant's expert evidence, finding the road widening request unreasonable and concluding the proposed infill development was transit-supportive, met the four tests for minor variances, and satisfied the consent criteria under the Planning Act.

The appeals were allowed, variances authorized, and provisional consent granted.