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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 15, 2003 MINUTES of the 1 st meeting of the Committee of Adjustment held in the Main Committee Room of the Pickering Civic Complex on Wednesday, January 15, 2003. PRESENT: Mr. K. Ashe Ms. M. Billinger Mr. T. Mohr Mr. E. Newton Mr.C. Young ALSO PRESENT: Mr. R. Pym, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. F. Niro, Secretary-Treasurer The meeting convened at 7:15 p.m. in the Main Committee Room of the Civic Complex. 1. APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT i) Motion: Moved by Mr. Young, seconded .by Ms. Billinger that Mr. Ashe be appointed as Chairperson for a one year term. MOTION CARRIED ii) Motion: Moved by Mr. Newton, seconded by Mr. Mohr that Mr. Young be appointed as Acting Chairperson for a one year term. MOTION CARRIED 2. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES There were no matters arising from the minutes. 1 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MOTION: Moved by Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Newton and CARRIED unanimously, that the minutes of the 17th meeting of the Committee of Adjustment held December 18, 2002, be adopted. MOTION CARRIED 4. ADOPTION OF AGENDA MOTION: Moved by Mr. Newton, seconded by Ms. Billinger and CARRIED unanimously, that the agenda for the January 15, 2003 meeting be adopted. MOTION CARRIED 5. PICA 1/03 - R. & D. lyon 943 Vistula Drive lot 406, Plan M-17 City of Pickering The applicants request relief from the following provisions of Zoning By-law 2520, as amended: Section 5.19(a) to permit a proposed detached garage to be located partially within the west side yard of the subject property, whereas the by-law requires that all accessory buildings which are not part of the main building shall be erected in the rear yard. Section 5.19(b) to permit the establishment of minimum 0.6 of a metre setbacks to be provided by a proposed detached garage on the subject property, whereas the by-law requires that accessory structures greater than 10 square metres in area andlor greater than 1.8 metres in height shall be set back a minimum of 1.0 metres from all lot lines. Section 5.19(c) to permit the establishment of a maximum 3.6 metre garage height to be provided by the proposed detached garage on the subject property, whereas the by-law states that no accessory building shall exceed a height of 3.5 metres in any residential zone. The applicants request approval of these variances in order to obtain a building permit for the construction of an accessory building, being a detached garage on the subject property. 2 The Assistant Secretary-Treasurer outlined comments received from the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department. Written comments were received from the City's Fire Prevention Officer expressing no concerns, and from W. J. Brown, residing at 946 Vistula Drive, stating no objection to the proposed garage height. Mr. & Mrs. lyon, owners, were present to represent the application. No further representation was present in favour of or in objection to the application. Mr. lyon stated that he was in support of Planning Staff's recommendation. Mrs. lyon advised the Committee that the westerly-abutting neighbour had telephoned the Planning & Development Department and spoke to a staff member advising him that he had no concerns. DECISION: Moved by Mr. Mohr, seconded by Mr. Young and CARRIED unanimously that - Application PICA 1/03, by R. & D. lyon, be APPROVED on the grounds that the location of the proposed detached garage, proposed establishment of minimum 0.6 of a metre setbacks and a proposed establishment of a maximum 3.6 metre garage height are minor variances that are 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 these variances apply only to the proposed detached garage, approximately 6.1 metres by 8.2 metres in size, as generally sited and outlined on the applicant's submitted plans with this application. 2. That the applicant obtain a building permit and construct the proposed detached garage within two years of the date of this decision, or this decision shall become null and void. 6. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Ms. Billinger, seconded by Mr. Newton and CARRIED unanimously that- The 1 st meeting of the Committee of Adjustment be adjourned at 7:20 p.m. and the next meeting of the Committee of Adjustment be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2003. MOTION CARRIED 3 ~1.51\)3 DATE ~~. SECRETARY~REASURER 4