R. Guetter

The appellant appealed the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of variances required to construct a new three-storey detached dwelling.

The proposal was revised to reduce the number and extent of the variances.

The City opposed the variances for height and number of storeys, arguing they did not fit the neighbourhood's character.

The Tribunal preferred the applicant's planning evidence, finding that the contemporary design, stepbacks, and articulation adequately mitigated the massing and height impacts.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part, authorizing the revised variances subject to conditions.