Committee of Adjustment Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Applications for Minor Variance or Permission and Consent
Planning Act, Chapter P.13, Sections 45(1) and 53, R.S.O. 1990
1 FILE NO. B006-2024WELL
Owner: Vinmar Developments Ltd.
Location: 370 Murdock Road
Purpose: Application is made for consent to partial discharge of mortgage or charge and to convey 401 square metres of vacant land, shown as Part 2 on the sketch attached to the application, for future residential use of a dwelling. Part 1, being 398 square metres of vacant land, will be retained for future residential use of a dwelling. The subject land is also subject to concurrent Minor Variance Application File Nos. A09-2024 and A10-2024.
2 FILE NO. B007-2024WELL
Owner: 2722692 Ontario Inc.
Location: 88-90 First Street
Purpose: Application is made for consent to convey 226 square metres of land containing a semidetached dwelling unit, shown as Part 1 on the sketch attached to the application, for continued residential use of the semi-detached dwelling unit known as 88 First Street.
Part 3, being 1,095 square metres of land containing a garage and sheds (all to be removed), will be retained for future residential use.
The subject land is also subject to Consent File No. B008-2024WELL and Minor Variance File No. A112024.
3 FILE NO. B008-2024WELL
Owner: 2722692 Ontario Inc.
Location: 88-90 First Street
Purpose: Application is made for consent to convey 221 square metres of land containing a semidetached dwelling unit, shown as Part 2 on the sketch attached to the application, for continued residential use of the semi-detached dwelling unit known as 90 First Street.
Part 3, being 1,095 square metres of land containing a garage and sheds (all to be removed), will be retained for future residential use.
The subject land is also subject to Consent File No. B007-2024WELL and Minor Variance File No. A122024.
4 FILE NO. B029-2023WELL
Owner: 1000482934 Ontario Ltd Location: 50 White Avenue Purpose: Application is made for consent to partial discharge of mortgage or charge and to convey 273 square metres of land containing part of a dwelling (to be demolished), shown as “Lands to be Severed” on the sketch attached to the application, for future residential use of a dwelling with an accessory dwelling unit.
The “Lands to be Retained,” being 273 square metres of land and containing part of a dwelling and a shed (both to be demolished), will be retained for future residential use of a dwelling with an accessory dwelling unit.
The subject land is also subject to concurrent Minor Variance Application File Nos. A52-2023 and A53-2023.
Please note: This Notice has been revised to reflect a new hearing date.
5 FILE NO. A09-2024
Owner: Vinmar Developments Inc. Location: 370 Murdock Road Purpose: Variances requested from Zoning By-law 2017-117 as follows: Section 4 Definitions - Lot Line, Front - Means any lot line abutting a street, and: a) For a corner lot, through lot or through corner lot, the shortest of the lot lines that divide the lot from the road shall be deemed the front lot line.
The request is to add the following to this definition - “The hypotenuse of any daylighting triangle shall not be deemed the front lot line and shall be considered a side lot line.”
RL2-84 Zone and Table 7.3.1 RL2 Zone - Single Dwelling - Column 2 - To permit a minimum lot frontage of 8.9 metres instead of the required 9 metres for a proposed retained lot (Part 1 on sketch).
The subject land shown as Part 1 on the sketch is also subject to Consent File No. B006-2024WELL.
Explanatory note: Relief is requested to vary the definition of front lot line for a proposed retained corner lot and to permit a reduced lot frontage for such lot (Part 1 on sketch).
6 FILE NO. A10-2024
Owner: Vinmar Developments Inc.
Location: 370 Murdock Road
Purpose: Variance requested from Zoning By-law 2017-117 as follows: Section 4 Definitions - Lot Line, Front - Means any lot line abutting a street, and: a) For a corner lot, through lot or through corner lot, the shortest of the lot lines that divide the lot from the road shall be deemed the front lot line.
The request is to add the following to this definition - “The hypotenuse of any daylighting triangle shall not be deemed the front lot line and shall be considered a side lot line.”
The subject land shown as Part 2 on the sketch is also subject to Consent File No. B006-2024WELL.
Explanatory note: Relief is requested to vary the definition of front lot line for a proposed severed corner lot (Part 2 on sketch).
7 FILE NO. A11-2024
Owner: 2722692 Ontario Inc. Location: 88 First Street
Purpose: Variances requested from Zoning By-law 2017-117 as follows: Table 11.2.1 - INSH Zone - Column
3 - The request is to permit a Semi-Detached Dwelling in addition to the uses permitted in the Health and Wellness Zone with applicable Semi-Detached Dwelling regulations in Residential Low Density 2 - RL2 Zone, Table 7.3.1. Table 7.3.1 - RL2 Zone - SemiDetached Dwelling - Column 7 - To permit a minimum rear yard of 4.8 metres instead of the required 6 metres.
The subject land shown as Part
1 on the sketch is also subject to Consent File No. B007-2024WELL.
Explanatory note: Relief is requested to add a semi-detached dwelling as a permitted use with associated regulations, to reduce the rear yard for the existing semi-detached dwelling unit on a proposed lot (Part 1 on sketch).
8 FILE NO. A12-2024 Owner: 2722692 Ontario Inc. Location: 90 First Street
Purpose: Variances requested from Zoning By-law 2017-117 as follows: Table 11.2.1 - INSH Zone - Column 3 - The request is to permit a Semi-Detached Dwelling in addition to the uses permitted in the Health and Wellness Zone with applicable Semi-Detached Dwelling regulations in Residential Low Density 2 - RL2 Zone, Table 7.3.1. Table 7.3.1 - RL2 Zone - SemiDetached Dwelling - Column 7 - To permit a minimum rear yard of 4.8 metres instead of the required 6 metres.
Section 6.1.6 b) - Parking Space Dimensions - To permit the minimum width of the required parking space abutting walls or obstructions (dwelling) to be 2.8 metres in width instead of the required 3.05 metres.
The subject land shown as Part 2 on the sketch is also subject to Consent File No. B008-2024WELL.
Explanatory note: Relief is requested to add a semi-detached dwelling as a permitted use with associated regulations, and to reduce the rear yard for the existing semi-detached dwelling unit on a proposed lot (Part 2 on sketch) and to reduce the width of the required space.
9 FILE NO. A13-2024
Owner: 2722692 Ontario Inc.
Location: North side First Street, west of Plymouth Rd
Purpose: Variance requested from Zoning By-law 2017-117 as follows:
Table 11.3.1 - INSH Zone - Column 3 - To permit a minimum lot frontage of 6.1 metres instead of the required 12 metres for a proposed retained lot (Part 3 on sketch).
The subject land shown as Part 3 on the sketch is also subject to Consent File Nos. B007-2024WELL and B008-2024WELL.
Explanatory note: Relief is requested to permit the creation of a retained lot (Part 3 on sketch) with reduced lot frontage for future residential use. The existing garage and two sheds will be removed.
10 FILE NO. A52-2023
Owner: 1000482934 Ontario Ltd Location: 50 White Avenue Purpose: Variances requested from Zoning By-law 2017-117 as follows:
Table 7.3.1 - RL2 Zone - Single Detached Dwelling - Column 3 - To permit a minimum lot frontage of 8.9 metres instead of the required 9 metres for a proposed severed lot.
Table 7.3.1 - RL2 Zone - Single Detached Dwelling - Column 7 - To permit a minimum rear yard of 5.5 metres instead of the required 6 metres.
Table 7.3.1 - RL2 Zone - Single Detached Dwelling - Column 9 - To permit a maximum lot coverage of 53 percent instead of the maximum 50 percent.
The subject lands shown as “Lands to be Severed” on the sketch are also subject to Consent Application File No. B029-2023WELL.
Please note: This Notice has been revised to reflect changes to the variance requests and a new Hearing date.
Explanatory note: Relief is requested to permit the creation of a lot with reduced frontage; and to permit a new dwelling with a reduced rear yard and increased lot coverage (lands to be severed on sketch).
11 FILE NO. A53-2023
Owner: 1000482934 Ontario Ltd Location: 50 White Avenue Purpose: Variances requested from Zoning By-law 2017-117 as follows:
Table 7.3.1 - RL2 Zone - Single Detached Dwelling - Column 3 - To permit a minimum lot frontage of 8.9 metres instead of the required 9 metres for a proposed retained lot.
Table 7.3.1 - RL2 Zone Single Detached Dwelling - Column 7 - To permit a minimum rear yard of 5.5 metres instead of the required 6 metres.
Table 7.3.1 - RL2 Zone - Single Detached Dwelling - Column 9 - To permit a maximum lot coverage of 53 percent instead of the maximum 50 percent.
The subject lands shown as “Lands to be Retained” on the sketch are also subject to Consent Application File No. B029-2023WELL.
Please note: This notice has been revised to reflect changes to the variance requests and a new Hearing date.
Explanatory note: Relief is requested to permit the creation of a retained lot with reduced frontage; and to permit a new dwelling with a reduced rear yard and increased lot coverage (Lands to be Retained on sketch).
Key maps identifying the location of the subject lands for each Application are shown.
A virtual / in-person public hearing will be held by the Committee to consider these applications at 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at the Civic Square, Council Chambers, 60 East Main Street, Welland.
You are entitled to attend this gearing virtually or in-person to express your views orally in favour of, or in opposition to, this application. If you wish to participate virtually, please advise the Secretary-Treasurer at cofa@ welland.ca at least 1 day in advance of the Hearing date in order to receive the zoom link.
You may make written comments in favour of, or in opposition to, this application, to be considered by the committee at the hearing. Please submit written comments to the Secretary-Treasurer at the address or email below by Thursday, April 25, 2024. All comments received will form part of the public record.
If you do not participate in this Hearing, it may proceed in your absence and except as otherwise provided in the Planning Act, you will not be entitled to any further notice in the proceedings.
The applicant or their agent must participate in the hearing.
If a specified person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the City of Welland Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed consents does not make written submissions to the City of Welland Committee of Adjustment before it gives or refuses to give a provisional consent, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss the appeal.
If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Welland Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed consents and variances, you must make a written request to the SecretaryTreasurer at the address or email shown below. This will also entitle you to be advised of a possible Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing should the decision be appealed by the applicant, the Minister or a specified person or public body that has an interest in the matter.
This hearing can be viewed at: welland.ca/Council/LiveStream.asp. Additional information regarding the applications will be available to the public for inspection in Planning and Development Services - Planning Division weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
For more information about this matter, please contact:
Christine Rossetto
Secretary-Treasurer, City of Welland Committee of Adjustment
60 East Main Street
Welland, Ontario L3B 3X4 905-735-1700 x2258 cofa@welland.ca
Dated: April 11, 2024