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Development permit for garage confirmed after parties agreed to conditions restricting use and requiring vegetative screening.
The applicant sought a development permit to construct a garage on a property within the Niagara Escarpment Plan area.
Several neighbours appealed the conditional approval, raising concerns about visual impact, potential use as a second dwelling, and septic capacity.
Following pre-hearing conferences, the parties agreed to modified conditions requiring a landscape plan for vegetative screening and a restriction registered on title prohibiting use as a dwelling.
The Hearing Officer confirmed the modified decision pursuant to section 25(12.1) of the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act and dismissed the appeals.
Procedural order issued directing applicant to provide sewage and visual impact details for re-designed garage.
The appellants appealed the conditional approval of a development permit issued to the applicant for the construction of a one and a half storey accessory building.
During pre-hearing conferences, the applicant re-designed the proposed garage to include recreation facilities requiring water and sewage servicing.
The Hearing Officer issued a procedural order directing the applicant to provide information on sewage management and a drawing depicting the visual relationship between the residence and the garage.
The Niagara Escarpment Commission was also directed to provide draft wording for conditions regarding a landscape plan and restricting the use of the garage as a second dwelling.
