Robert Stephens

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing minor variances for maximum lot coverage, exterior main wall height, and floor space index (FSI) to permit the construction of a new two-storey detached dwelling.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body allowed the appeal, finding that the variances met the four tests under section 45(1) of the Planning Act.

The Tribunal preferred the evidence of the appellant's land use planning expert, concluding that the proposed FSI was reasonably deployed within the zoning by-law's performance standards and that the development would respect the character of the neighbourhood.