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Home My WebLink AboutDSD-19-054 - A 2019-021 - 859 Queens BlvdStaff Repoil Development Services Department REPORT TO: DATE OF MEETING SUBMITTED BY: PREPARED BY: WARD: DATE OF REPORT: REPORT #: SUBJECT: r REPORT Kix,\�R wwwkitchener. ca Committee of Adjustment March 19th, 2019 Juliane von Westerholt, Senior Planner - 519-741-2200 ext. 7157 Eric Schneider, Junior Planner— 519-741-2200 ext. 7843 9 March 11th, 2019 DSD -19-054 A2019-021 — 859 Queens Boulevard Applicant — Philip Servos Recommendation: Approve with condition I Location Map: 859 Queens Boulevard Planning Comments: The subject property located at 859 Queens Boulevard is zoned Residential Four Zone (R-4) in the Zoning By-law 85-1. The property is designated Low Rise Residential in the Official Plan. Staff conducted a site inspection of the property on February 25th, 2019. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. The applicant is replacing a detached garage and is requesting relief from Section 6.1.1.1(b)(i) of the Zoning By-law to allow for a required off-street parking space to be located 0.91 metres from a street line rather than the required 6 metres. View of Existing Detached Garage (February 25, 2018) In considering the four tests for minor variances as outlined in Section 45(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990 Chap. P. 13, as amended, Planning staff offers the following comments. General Intent of the Official Plan 1. The requested variance meets the general intent of the 2014 Official Plan. The subject property is designated Low Rise Residential in the Official Plan. The Official Plan favours the mixing and integration of different forms of housing to achieve a low overall intensity of use. The requested variances for the proposed detached garage do not interfere with the general into of the Official Plan. General Intent of the Zoning By-law 2. The requested variance meets the general intent of the Zoning By-law. The intent of the regulation that requires off-street parking to be set back 6 metres from a street line is to ensure that there is enough space to adequately park a car and that the parking area does not dominate the streetscape. In this situation, the lot narrows substantially towards the rear property line, making it not possible to comply with the By-law and locate a parking space 6 metres from the street line, whether in a garage or not. The applicant is proposing to construct a garage capable of storing 2 vehicles. Staff believes that the proposed garage will provide adequate parking for the Single Detached Dwelling use and therefore it meets the general intent of the Zoning By-law. Is the Variance Appropriate? 3. The proposed variance are considered desirable and appropriate for the development and use of the lands. The neighbourhood contains smaller lots and reduced setbacks. The requested variance would fit in to the existing surrounding neighbourhood in terms of scale and form. Is the Variance Minor? 4. The variance is considered minor. The proposed one -storey accessory building is not expected to cause adverse effects and any impacts are considered minor by Staff. Building Comments: The Building Division has no objections to the proposed variance provided a building permit for the detached garage is obtained prior to construction. Please contact the Building Division @ 519- 741-2433 with any questions. Transportation Services Comments: Transportation Services has no concerns with the proposed application. Heritage Planning Comments: Heritage Planning staff has no concerns with this application. The Kitchener Cultural Heritage Landscape Study (CHLS) dated December 2014 and prepared by The Landplan Collaborative Ltd. was approved by Council in 2015. The CHLS serves to establish an inventory. The CHLS was the first step of a phased Cultural Heritage Landscape (CHL) conservation process. The owner of the property municipally addressed as 859 Queens Boulevard is advised that the property is located within the Queens Boulevard CHL. The owner and the public will be consulted as the City considers listing CHLs on the Municipal Heritage Register, identifying CHLs in the Official Plan, and preparing action plans for each CHL with specific conservation options. Environmental Planning Comments: No natural heritage features/environmental planning concerns. RECOMMENDATION That application A2019-021 requesting permission to construct a one -storey garage in the rear of an existing single detached dwelling having the required off-street parking space to be located 0.91m from the street line abutting Spadina Road rather than the required 6m be approved, subject to the following condition: 1. That a curb cutting permit application be made to the Engineering Division. Eric Schneider, BES Junior Planner Juliane von Westerholt, B.E.S., MCIP, RPP Senior Planner Region of Waterloo February 27, 2019 Holly Dyson City of Kitchener 200 King Street West P.O. Box 1118 Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7 Dear Ms. Dyson: PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND LEGISLATIVE SERVICES 150 Frederick Street, Sth Floor Kitchener ON N2G 4A Canada Telephone: 519-575-4400 TTY: 519-575-4608 Fax: 519-575-4449 www. reg i o n ofwate r l o o. ca File No.: D17-40/VAR KIT GEN /58 KIT, Gary Bromberg (2) Re: Committee of Adjustment Meeting on March 19, 2019, City of Kitchener Regional staff have reviewed the following Committee of Adjustment applications and have following comments: 1. SG 2019-005 — 1275 Bleams Road — No Concerns. 2. SG 2019-006 — 1415 Huron Road — The plan shows the signs located just along the property line. It must be ensured by the proponent that the signs including their foundation must be located entirely on private property. 3. SG 2019-007 — 540 Bingemans Centre Drive — No Concerns. 4. A 2019-018 — 396 Vanier Drive — No Concerns. 5. A 2019-019 — 396 Vanier Drive — No Concerns. 6. A 2019-020 — 604-656 King Street East — No Concerns. 7. A 2019-021 — 859 Queen's Boulevard — No Concerns. 8. A 2019-022 — 312 River Trail Avenue — No Concerns. 9. A 2019-023 — 79, 83, 87 Scott Street; 66, 68, 82 Weber Street; and 15, 25, 29 Pearl Street—No Concerns. 10. A 2019-024 — 51 Benton Street — No Concerns. 11. A 2019-025 — 25 Bruce Street — No Concerns. Please be advised that any development on the subject lands is subject to the provisions of the Regional Development Charge By-law 14-046 or any successor thereof and may require payment of Regional Development Charges for these developments prior to the issuance of a building permit. The comments contained in this letter pertain to the Application numbers listed. If a site is subject to more than one application, additional comments may apply. Document Number: 2944634 Page 1 of 2 Please forward any decisions on the above mentioned Application numbers to the undersigned. Yours Truly, Joginder Bhatia Transportation Planner (519) 575-4500 Ext 3867 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: March 8, 2019 YOUR FILE: See below RE: Application for Minor Variance (Signs): SG 2019-005 1275 Bleams Road SG 2019-006 1415 Huron Road SG 2019-007 540 Bingemans Centre Drive Applications for Minor Variance: A 2019-018 396 Vanier Drive A 2019-019 396 Vanier Drive A 2019-020 650-664 King Street East A 2019-021 859 Queens Boulevard A 2019-022 312 Rivertrail Avenue A 2019-023 79-87 Scott Street, 66-82 Weber Street East & A 2019-024 51 Benton Street A 2019-025 25 Bruce Street Applications for Consent: B 2019-007 396 Vanier Drive B 2019-008 50 & 52 Breckenridge Drive B 2019-009 500 Karn Street GRCA COMMENT*: 15-29 Pearl Place 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, CPT 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.