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REPORT TO: Committee of Adjustment
DATE OF MEETING: February 19, 2019
SUBMITTED BY: Juliane von Westerholt, Senior Planner - 519-741-2200 ext. 7157
PREPARED BY: Andrew Pinnell, Planner— 519-741-2200 ext. 7668
WARD: 4
DATE OF REPORT: February 13, 2019
REPORT #: DSD -19-041
SUBJECT: Application Nos.: CC2019-001 through CC2019-004
Original Application. Nos.: B2018-006 through B2018-009
Address: 883 Doon Village Road
Applicant: MHBC Planning
Owners: Robert and Alison LaFrance
Summarized Recommendation: Approve all Applications
REPORT
Planning Comments:
The subject property is located at the south corner of Bechtel Drive and Doon Village Road in the Pioneer
Park Planning Community. The property currently contains a single detached dwelling that fronts onto
Doon Village Road, an accessory building formerly used as a Hog and Hen House that fronts onto Bechtel
Drive, and another accessory building located behind the dwelling that is used as a garage. The property
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possesses approximately 73.2 metres of frontage on Doon Village Road, 73.2 metres of frontage on
Bechtel Drive, and an area of 5,350 square metres.
The subject property is a protected heritage property as it designated under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act (see Heritage Comments, below).
The property is designated Low Rise Residential in the 2014 Official Plan and is zoned Residential Four
(R-4) in the Zoning By-law. Planning staff visited the property on January 30, 2019.
Background.-
On
ackground.On April 17, 2018 the Committee approved, subject to conditions, Consent Applications B2018-006
through B2018-009, which requested consent create 4 new lots:
• Lot 1 with an approximate lot width of 18.3 metres, a depth of 25.1 metres, and a lot area of 458
square metres;
• Lot 2 with a lot width of 18.2 metres, a depth of 25.1 metres, and a lot area of 456 square metres;
• Lot 3 with a lot width of 18.2 metres, a depth of 25.0 metres, and a lot area of 456 square metres;
and
• Lot 4 with a lot width of 18.5 metres, a depth of 25.0 metres, and a lot area of 462 square metres.
The retained lot would contain the existing single detached dwelling and the accessory building used as
a garage. The accessory building formerly used as a Hog and Hen House would be relocated to the
retained lands. No minor variances were necessary to facilitate the creation of the lots.
All 4 decisions were identical. Application-specific conditions were applied to require the owner to enter
into a modified subdivision agreement with the City regarding heritage conservation matters, tree
preservation, and urban design guidelines for proposed development (Condition #4). In addition, the
Region requested a condition for an archaeological assessment report to be submitted to the satisfaction
of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sport (Condition #5), among other conditions.
Since that time, the owners have been progressing through the archaeological assessment condition. In
terms of logistics, the owners are seeking to fulfill this condition before all others, since decisions
regarding other conditions hinge on the outcome of the archaeological study. Furthermore, the condition
requiring the modified subdivision agreement with the City contains within it timelines that the applicant
is not able to fulfill prior to the completion of the archaeological assessment. The owners have stated
that in order to adequately and thoroughly complete the archaeological assessment and other conditions,
more time is necessary.
Requested Change of Condition:
Accordingly, the owners are now requesting the subject Change in Conditions Applications in order to
extend the timelines related to the conditions. The proposal, and the purpose of the original conditions,
are not proposed to change in any way. The original consent applications continue to remain approved
and the subject applications do not invite a revisitation of the merits of the proposal. The Planning Act
allows for consideration of adjustments to the conditions. Notice of such applications is not required
under the Planning Act. Specifically, the owners are requesting:
1. Condition 4A:
To change the milestone within the modified subdivision agreement, required to the satisfaction
of the City, which currently states that the owner must fulfill the following conditions "Prior to
February 20, 2019 (i.e., within 1 year of the date of decision)": submit a scoped Conservation
Plan, submit a letter prepared by a qualified building mover, submit an updated Structural
Engineers Report, and submit Tree Preservation Plans.
After discussing the matter with Planning staff, the owners are in agreement with changing this
milestone to "4A. Prior to Endorsement of Deeds associated with consent applications B2018-
006, B2018-007, B2018-008, and B2018-009 and prior to the fulfillment of the 4B conditions."
This will ensure that 4A conditions are fulfilled prior to 4B conditions, which is important from a
logistics point of view.
2. Condition 413:
To change the milestone within the modified subdivision agreement required to the satisfaction of
the City, which currently states that the owner must fulfill the following conditions "Prior to
Endorsement of the Deeds associated with consent applications B2018-006 to B2018-009 or
February 20, 2020, whichever shall occur first": submit Urban Design Guidelines, enter into a
Heritage Covenant Agreement, document the Hog and Hen House, etc.
After discussing the matter with Planning staff, the owners are in agreement with changing this
milestone to "4B. Prior to Endorsement of the Deeds associated with consent applications B2018-
006, B2018-007, B2018-008, and B2018-009." This will ensure that all 4B conditions are fulfilled
before the proposed lots are created.
As a result of the above changes, all consent conditions, including Condition #5 (i.e., archaeological
assessment), must be fulfilled one year from the date the notice of decision is mailed for the subject
Change of Conditions Applications, in accordance with the Planning Act regulations, being approximately
March 29, 2020. This represents an extension to fulfill conditions since the original approvals required
all conditions to be fulfilled one year from the date the notices of decision were mailed for the original
applications, in accordance with the Planning Act regulations, being April 27, 2019.
Planning staff consulted Cultural Heritage Planning staff and Region staff (i.e., those City staff and
Regional staff responsible for recommending the original conditions in question) and confirmed that there
are no concerns with the requested timeline extension for the conditions in question. Cultural Heritage
Planning staff commented further that the extension will in no way compromise the cultural heritage value
of the property or have adverse impact on the identified heritage attributes of the property.
Based on the foregoing, Planning staff recommends that all subject applications be approved, subject
to the revised conditions outlined in the Recommendation section of this report.
Regional Municipality of Waterloo Comments:
The owner/applicant is requesting permission to modify Condition 4 of the Decisions of Provisional
Consent applications B2019-006 through B2018-009, to provide for the conditions outlined in the modified
subdivision agreement to be cleared prior to deed endorsement rather than one year from the date of the
decision.
Regional staff has no objection to the subject applications.
Cultural Heritage Planning Comments:
The property municipally addressed as 883 Doon Village Road is a protected heritage property as it is
designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by
MHBC Planning dated January 2018, was submitted in relation to Committee of Adjustment application
B2018-006 to B2018-009. The HIA concluded that the existing designating by-law should be amended
to reflect a revised list of heritage attributes and to reflect the revised legal description of the retained
lands. The HIA also concluded that the preferred conservation option includes the relocation of the Hog
and Hen House to the retained lands. The HIA was approved by the Director of Planning on January 29,
2018.
The consent conditions were prepared to ensure the conservation of the Benjamin Burkholder House,
Hog and Hen House and views to the primary facade of the Benjamin Burkholder House as part of
redevelopment and site alteration. In general, the consent conditions address the following: submission,
review and approval of a scoped Conservation Plan; submission, review and approval of an updated
Structural Engineers Report; submission, review and approval of a letter from a qualified building mover;
submission, review and approval of Urban Design Guidelines, including the review and approval of
building elevations prior to issuance of building permits; entering into a Heritage Covenant Agreement
addressing the maintenance, relocation and rehabilitation of the former Hog and Hen House, including
associated Letter of Credit to ensure implementation; preparation of measured drawings of the Hog and
Hen House; and amending the designating by-law to reflect the revised list of heritage attributes.
Given that the intent and purpose of the conditions is not proposed to change, Heritage Planning staff
has no concerns with the application for change of conditions to extend the timelines related to the
conditions. The additional time required to fulfill the conditions will not compromise the cultural heritage
value of the property or have adverse impact on the identified heritage attributes of the property.
RECOMMENDATION
That Condition 4A of Decisions B2018-006, B2018-007, B2018-008, and B2018-009, dated April 17,
2018, be changed to the following (changed text is bolded, underlined, and italicized):
4. That the Owner enter into a modified subdivision agreement with the City of Kitchener to be
prepared by the City Solicitor to the satisfaction of the City's Director of Planning, and
registered on title of the severed and retained lands. Said agreement shall include the
following special conditions:
A. Prior to Endorsement of Deeds associated with consent applications B2018-006,
B2018-007, B2018-008, and B2018-009 and prior to the fulfillment of the 4B
conditions:
That the SUBDIVIDER shall submit and receive approval of a scoped Conservation
Plan in accordance with the approved Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by
MHBC Planning, dated January 2018, to the satisfaction of the CITY's Director of
Planning. The scoped Conservation Plan will include direction on the conservation
works that must be undertaken prior to, during and after the Hog and Hen House is
relocated, including repairs and supports recommended by the SUBDIVIDERS's
consulting engineer and qualified building mover.
That the SUBDIVIDER shall submit and receive approval of a letter prepared by a
qualified building mover, to the satisfaction of the CITY's Director of Planning,
confirming that the Hog and Hen House can be moved.
iii. That the SUBDIVIDER shall submit and receive approval of an updated Structural
Engineers Report, to be coordinated with both the scoped Conservation Plan and letter
from a qualified building mover, to the satisfaction of the CITY's Director of Planning.
iv. That the SUBDIVIDER shall prepare a Tree Preservation Plan for each of the severed
lots, and the retained lot, in accordance with the City's Tree Management Policy, each
of which is to be approved by the City's Director of Planning. Such plans shall include,
among other matters, retention of street trees along Bechtel Drive adjacent to the
proposed lots, identification of proposed driveways, proposed building envelopes /
work zones, landscaped areas, proposed additional street trees, and vegetation to be
preserved.
That Condition 4B of Decisions B2018-006, B2018-007, B2018-008, and B2018-009, dated April 17,
2018, be changed to the following (changed text is bolded, underlined, and italicized):
4. That the Owner enter into a modified subdivision agreement with the City of Kitchener to be
prepared by the City Solicitor to the satisfaction of the City's Director of Planning, and
registered on title of the severed and retained lands. Said agreement shall include the
following special conditions:
B. Prior to Endorsement of the Deeds associated with consent applications 62018-
006, B2018-007, B2018-008, and B2018-009:
The SUBDIVIDER shall submit and receive approval of Urban Design Guidelines,
prepared in accordance with the mitigation recommendations outlined in the approved
Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by MHBC Planning, dated January 2018, to
the satisfaction of the CITY's Director of Planning.
In addition, the Urban Design Guidelines shall reference the need for site plan and
building elevation drawings to be prepared for the front and sides of each of the
proposed dwellings on each of the severed lots, prior to building permit issuance, and
to be implemented as part of the building permit process, to the satisfaction of the
City's Director of Planning. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that future
building designs and locations are consistent and compatible with the existing built
form and the character of the established neighbourhood in accordance with Sections
4.C.1.7 and 4.C.1.9 of the City's 2014 Official Plan.
Further, the approved Urban Design Guidelines shall be registered on title of the
subject lands, and attached to the subdivision agreement.
The SUBDIVIDER shall enter into a Heritage Covenant Agreement with the City,
addressing the maintenance, relocation and rehabilitation of the former Hog and Hen
House and to facilitate the taking of a letter of credit or other like security in a form and
content satisfactory to the CITY's Solicitor, and in an amount equal to the value of the
cost of repairing, relocating and rehabilitating the Hog and Hen House, in accordance
with the approved Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by MHBC Planning, dated
January 2018, the approved Conservation Plan, and as determined by the
SUBDIVIDER's consulting engineer and qualified building mover, to the satisfaction of
the CITY's Director of Planning.
Further, the SUBDIVIDER shall provide any Letter of Credit, required by the Heritage
Covenant Agreement, to the satisfaction of the CITY's Solicitor, in consultation with
the CITY's Director of Planning.
The CITY agrees that the Heritage Covenant Agreement may be removed from title at
the SUBDIVIDER's expense following the completion of the repair, relocation and
rehabilitation of the Hog and Hen House and following the adoption of the updated
designating by-law for 883 Doon Village Road both to the satisfaction of the CITY's
Director of Planning.
iii. The SUBDIVDER agrees to document and provide measured drawings of the Hog and
Hen House to the satisfaction of the CITY's Director of Planning.
iv. The SUBDIVIDER agrees to retain a qualified building mover to relocate the Hog and
Hen House on to the retained lands, to the satisfaction of the CITY's Director of
Planning and the CITY's Chief Building Official.
V. The SUBDIVIDER shall obtain a building permit to relocate the Hog and Hen House
from the City's Building Division and actually relocate said building as part of this
milestone, to the satisfaction of the CITY's Director of Planning and the CITY's Chief
Building Official.
vi. That the SUBDIVIDER make financial arrangements to the satisfaction of the City's
Engineering Services, for the installation of all new service connections to both the
severed and retained lands. This will include, but not be limited to, the extension of
storm sewer(s).
vii. That the SUBDIVIDER obtain a certificate of approval for sewage works from the
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, in accordance with Section 53 of the
Ontario Water Resources Act, for the extension of the municipal storm sewer along
Bechtel Drive, to the satisfaction of the City's Director of Engineering Services.
viii. That the SUBDIVIDER prepare a servicing plan showing outlets to the municipal
servicing system for the severed and retained parcels to the satisfaction of the City's
Engineering Division.
ix. That the SUBDIVIDER complete and submit the Development and Reconstruction As -
Recorded Tracking Form along with a digital submission of all AutoCAD drawings
required for the site (Grading, Servicing etc.) with the corresponding correct layer
names and numbering system, in accordance with the Public Sector Accounting Board
(PSAB) S. 3150, to the satisfaction of the City's to the Engineering Division.
X. That the SUBDIVIDER make arrangements financial or otherwise for the relocation of
any existing City -owned street furniture, transit shelters, signs, hydrants, utility poles,
wires or lines, as required, to the satisfaction of the appropriate City department and
agency.
A. That the SUBDIVIDER make financial arrangements to the satisfaction of the City's
Engineering Services and Operations Division for the installation, to City standards, of
paved driveway ramps on the severed lands and the retained lands.
xii. That the SUBDIVIDER remove the existing driveway on the severed lands and reinstate
landscaping, to the satisfaction of the City's Planning Division. Furthermore, the
SUBDIVIDER shall install anew driveway on the retained lands, connecting Doon Village
Road to the existing detached garage at the rear of the property.
Andrew Pinnell, MCIP, RPP Juliane von Westerholt, MCIP, RPP
Planner Senior Planner
Attachment-
• Committee of Adjustment Decisions B2018-006, B2018-007, B2018-008, and B2018-009
Region of Waterloo
File No. D20-20/19 KIT
February 11, 2019
Holly Dyson
Committee of Adjustment
City of Kitchener
P.O. Box 1118
200 King Street East
Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT
AND LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
Community Planning
150 Frederick Street 8th Floor
Kitchener Ontario N2G U Canada
Telephone: 519-575-4400
TTY: 519-575-4608
Fax: 519-575-4466
www. reg i o nofwate rl oo. ca
Matthew Colley
575-4757 ext. 3210
Re: Comments for Consent Application B2019-005 to 62019-
007 and CC 2019-001 to CC 2019-004
Committee of Adjustment Hearing February 19, 2019
CITY OF KITCHENER
B2019-005 and B2019-006
151 Wentworth Avenue
Mark and John Benjamins
The owner/applicant is proposing a severance to create a new residential lot. An
easement is required on the severed lands to provide shared driveway access for each
lot.
Community Planning:
Regional Fee
The owner/applicant will be required to submit the Regional consent review fee
($350.00) prior to final approval of the proposed consent.
Regional staff has no objection to the application, subject to the following
conditions of approval:
1) That prior to final approval, the applicant submit payment to the Region of
Waterloo, the Consent Application Review Fee of $350.00.
B2019-007
396 Vanier Drive
Scott Davey
The owner/applicant is proposing a severance to create a new residential lot.
Document Number: 2928806 Version: 1
Community Planning:
Regional Fee
The owner/applicant will be required to submit the Regional consent review fee
($350.00) prior to final approval of the proposed consent.
Water Services:
The subject property is located in Kitchener Zone 4 with a static hydraulic grade line of
384 mASL. Any development with a finished road elevation below 327.8 mASL will
require individual pressure reducing devices on each water service in accordance with
Section B.2.4.7 of the Design Guidelines and Supplemental Specifications for Municipal
Services for January 2019.
Regional staff has no objection to the application, subject to the following
conditions of approval:
1) That prior to final approval, the applicant submit payment to the Region of
Waterloo, the Consent Application Review Fee of $350.00.
CC2019-001 to C2019-004
883 Doon Village Road
Robert and Alison LaFrance
The owner/applicant is requesting permission to modify Condition 4 of the Decisions of
Provisional Consent applications B2019-006 through B2018-009, to provide for the
conditions outlined in the modified subdivision agreement to be cleared prior to deed
endorsement rather than one year from the date of the decision.
Regional staff has no objection to the subject applications.
General Comments
Any future development on the lands subject to the above -noted consent application(s)
will be subject to the provisions of Regional Development Charge By-law 14-046 or any
successor thereof. Please accept this letter as our request for a copy of the staff
reports, decisions and minutes pertaining to each of the consent applications noted
above. Should you require Regional Staff to be in attendance at the meeting or have
any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.
Yours truly,
Matthew Colley
Planner
Document Number: 2928806 Version: 1
Grand River Conservation Authority
Resource Management Division
Andrew Herreman, Resource Planning
Technician
400 Clyde Road, P.O. Box 729
Cambridge, Ontario N 1 R 5W6
Phone: (519) 621-2761 ext. 2228
E-mail: aherreman@grandriver.ca
PLAN REVIEW REPORT: City of Kitchener
Holly Dyson
DATE
RE
February 8, 2019 YOUR FILE: See below
Application for Minor Variance (Signs):
SG 2019-003 151 Zeller Drive
Applications for Minor Variance:
A 2019-014
71 Heit Lane
A 2019-015
66 Mt. Hope Street
A 2019-016
36 Gordon Avenue
A 2019-017
6 Pequegnat Avenue
A 2019-018
396 Vanier Drive
A 2019-019
396 Vanier Drive
Applications for Consent:
B 2019-005 151 Wentworth Avenue
B 2019-006 151 Wentworth Avenue
B 2019-007 396 Vanier Drive
CC 2019 -001 -CC 2019-004 883 Doon Village Road
GRCA COMMENT*:
The above noted applications are located outside the Grand River Conservation Authority areas
of interest. As such, we will not undertake a review of the applications and plan review fees will
not be required. If you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Andrew Herreman
Resource Planning Technician
Grand River Conservation Authority
"These comments are respectfully submitted as advice and reflect resource concerns within the scope and mandate of the Page 1 of 1
Grand River Conservation Authority.