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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 2, 2005HC MINUTES of the 3rd meeting of the Committee of Adjustment held in the Main Committee Room of the Pickering Civic Complex on Wednesday, March 2, 2005. PRESEN~ ALSO PRESEN~ ABSEN~ Marie Billinger David Johnson Eric Newton - Chair Bill Utton Ross Pym, Secretary-Treasurer Lesley Dunne, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Chris Braney The meeting convened at 7:09 p.m. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES There were no matters arising from the minutes. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MOTION: Moved by Bill Utton, seconded by Marie Billinger That the minutes of the 2nd meeting of the Committee of Adjustment held Wednesday, February 9, 2005, be adopted as amended. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTION OF AGENDA MOTION: Moved by Marie Billinger, seconded by Bill Utton That the agenda for the Wednesday, March 2, 2005 meeting be adopted. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 13 P/CA 08/05 - Paulo Gomes 879 Voyager Avenue (Lot 13, Plan 40M1987) City of Pickering The applicant requests relief from the following provisions of Zoning By-law 3036, as amended by By-law 5575/99: To permit a minimum rear yard depth of 6.8 metres and a maximum lot coverage of 45 percent, whereas the by-law requires a minimum rear yard depth of 7.5 metres and a maximum lot coverage of 38 percent. The applicant requests approval of these variances in order to obtain a building permit for an existing addition attached to the rear of the dwelling. The Secretary-Treasurer outlined comments received from the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department. Written comments were received from the City's Development Control Supervisor and the City's Fire Prevention Officer, both expressing no concerns. Written comments were also received from Elizabeth & John Potts of 877 Voyager Avenue, lan & Leslie McCullough of 1787 Helm Street and Ginger & lain Bowman of 1789 Helm Street in objection to the application. Paul Gomes, owner was present to represent the application. Kiro Gudov, of 881 Voyager Avenue was present in favour of the application. Paul Gomes explained that the brick fireplace being used in the addition is a barbeque and he is aware the chimney needs to be raised from its current height. In response to questions from the Committee Paul Gomes indicated he started to build in the fall and is looking at a couple of months until completion, he was not aware that a building permit was needed for the structure. Kiro Gudov stated he supports his neighbour and the addition looks great. The correspondence from Elizabeth & John Potts indicated; the size of the extension is out of balance; materials being used to construct do not fit in with the style of the home and with the surrounding homes; concerns with fire and safety with respect to a fire pit within the existing structure; and that the extension was built without planning permission. The correspondence from lan & Leslie McCullough indicated; concern with how the structure will maintain the integrity of the rear streetscape where visible from Helm Street; how will the requirements of the Ontario Building Code be met considering the flat roof is without a railing; and concerned with the structure being a fire hazard because it appears they have a wood burning fireplace within the structure. 14 The correspondence from Ginger & lain Bowman indicated; a need to improve the visual appearance of the addition to have it consistent with the surrounding homes; concern whether the structure meets building code; and concern with the structure being a fire hazard because it appears to have a wood burning stove or chimney of some sort within the structure. MOTION: Moved by David Johnson, seconded by Bill Utton That application P/CA 08/05 by Paulo Gomes, be TABLED in order to give the members an opportunity to visit the site, and no date was provided as to when the application will be heard by the committee. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY P/CA 09/05 - William Brown 3230 Sideline 6 (Part of Lots 7 and 8, Concession 5) City of Pickering The applicant requests relief from the following provision of Zoning By-law 3037: To permit a minimum lot frontage of 66 metres, whereas the by-law requires a minimum lot frontage of 80 metres. The applicant requests approval of this variance in order to facilitate an associated land severance application. The Secretary-Treasurer outlined comments received from the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department. Written comments were also received from the City's Development Control Supervisor and the City's Fire Prevention Officer, both expressing no concerns. Alex Artuchov, agent was present to represent the application. William Brown, owner was also present in favour of the application. Alex Artuchov noted they are satisfied with the recommendations that the Planning & Development have provided for this application. He also presented a letter to the committee from Robert Seiler of Salem Road noting that he is in favour of the application. The correspondence from Robert Seiler states that he has confidence the proposed development will be conducted in a responsible manner and that he and his wife whole-heartedly support the application. 15 MOTION' Moved by Bill Utton, seconded by Marie Billinger That application P/CA 09/05 by William Brown, be APPROVED on the grounds that the proposed minimum lot frontage of 66 metres is a minor variance that is desirable for the appropriate development of the land, and in keeping with the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law, subject to the following conditions: 1. That this variance apply only to the proposed lot as generally sited and outlined on the applicant's submitted plans with this application. That the applicant finalizes land division applications LD 220/04 and LD 221/04 for the proposed lot within one year of the date of this decision, or this decision shall become null and void. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Marie Billinger, seconded by Bill Utton That the 3rd meeting of the Committee of Adjustment be adjourned at 7:25 p.m. and the next meeting of the Committee of Adjustment be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2005. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Date Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Ch~i'rman 16