Ontario Land Tribunal

Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire

ISSUE DATE: June 25, 2025

CASE NO(S).: OLT-25-000218

PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 45(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.

Applicant/Appellant: Henry Wilson

Subject: Minor Variance

Description: Convert single residential to 2-family residential dwelling

Reference Number: A-2024-0374

Property Address: 52 Donna Drive

Municipality/UT: Brampton/Peel

OLT Case No: OLT-25-000218

OLT Lead Case No: OLT-25-000218

OLT Case Name: Wilson v. Brampton (City)

Heard: June 18, 2025 by Video Hearing

APPEARANCES:

Parties

Counsel/Representative*

Henry Wilson

Daniel Allan* Ted Rhoden*

City of Brampton

Maanas Rautela

MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY KURTIS SMITH ON JUNE 18, 2025

1Following the commencement of the Hearing, a drawn-out discussion took place that resulted in the withdrawal of the appeal by Henry Wilson (“Applicant”), thus concluding the Hearing.

2The Applicant had sought five variances to the City of Brampton (“City”) zoning by-law to facilitate a secondary residential unit in the Subject Property municipally known as 52 Donna Drive, in the City. The Committee Of Adjustment (“COA”) denied the application and the Applicant appealed the decision. The Applicant then revised the plan.

3The City prepared for the Hearing based on the original application.

4The Applicant’s revised plan no longer required the variance for reduced parking requirements; however, the Applicant and his representatives could not determine if the remaining variances were still required or if new variances would be required for the revised plan.

5Mr. Rautela, Counsel for the City, communicated that the revised plan might require variances for reduced front yard green space, increased driveway width, and possibly five (5) additional variances for the proposed breezeway which was not originally included in the plan.

6Based on the above, the Tribunal determined that the amendments to the original application did not qualify as minor changes and the nature of the application had changed. Furthermore, the Applicant was incapable of determining the variances required; therefore, the Tribunal could not adjudicate.

7Following a discussion between the Parties only, the Applicant returned to the Tribunal to inform the Tribunal that he wished to withdraw the appeal and would revise his application and seek the new variances before the COA.

8The Applicant withdrew their appeal.

9The matter is no longer before the Tribunal and the file is now closed.

“Kurtis Smith”

Kurtis Smith

Member

Ontario Land Tribunal

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