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REPORT TO: Committee of Adjustment
DATE OF MEETING: August 20th, 2019
SUBMITTED BY: Juliane von Westerholt, Senior Planner - 519-741-2200 ext. 7157
PREPARED BY: Jenna Daum — Technical Assistant - 519-741-2200 ext.7760
WARD: 9
DATE OF REPORT: August 12th, 2019
REPORT #: DSD -19-196
SUBJECT: A 2019-087 — 119 St. George Street
Owner —Jeannette Marie Elizabeth McNamara
Approve Without Conditions
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REPORT
Planning Comments:
The subject property located at 119 St. George Street is zoned Residential Five (R-5) in Zoning By-law
85-1 and is designated Low Rise Conservation in the Cedar Hill Secondary Plan for Land Use. City
Planning staff conducted a site inspection of the property on Thursday, August 1St. The property contains
an existing Single Detached Dwelling which is proposed to construct a front porch. To accommodate the
porch, the owner is requesting relief from Section 39.2.1 of the Zoning By-law to have a front yard setback
of 0.44 metres rather than the required 0.90 metres setback.
View from St. George Street
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
The subject property is designated Low Rise Conservation in the Cedar Hill Secondary Plan. The intent of
this designation is to encourage a range of different forms of housing to achieve a low density
neighbourhood. The requested variance to the required front yard setback is appropriate and continues to
maintain the low density character of the property and surrounding neighbourhood. It is the opinion of staff
that the requested variance meets the general intent of the Official Plan.
General Intent of the Zoning By-law
The requested front yard setback variance meets the general intent of the Zoning By-law. The intent of this
regulation is to maintain a cohesive look along the blocks within the Residential Intensification in Established
Neighbourhoods Study (RIENS) area. The neighbouring properties have front covered porches, while the
subject property is the only one that does not have a covered porch. By constructing the front covered porch
the home will maintain the cohesive look that RI ENS intends to provide. It is not anticipated that any negative
impacts on the adjacent residential properties will result from the variance required.
Appropriate and Desirable
The requested variance is appropriate for the development and use of the land as it is not uncommon to
have a covered front porch and this is in keeping with the character of the area. Staff is of the opinion that
the variance will cause no negative impacts on the surrounding properties within the neighbourhood.
Minor
The requested variance will maintain a sufficient setback from the public realm in order to ensure that the
use of the porch will not negatively impact pedestrians using the sidewalk. There are also no visibility
concerns with the proposed porch within the in the driveway visibility triangle (DVT). Therefore staff are
of the opinion that the variance is minor.
Based on the foregoing, Planning staff recommends that this application be approved
Building Division Comments:
The Building Division has no objections to the proposed variance provided the building permit for the new
front yard addition is obtained prior to construction. Please contact the Building Division @ 519-741-
2433 with any questions.
Heritage Planning Comments:
Heritage Planning staff has reviewed the minor variance application and do not have any concerns.
Please note that 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 applicant is advised that the property municipally addressed as 119 St.
George Street is located within the Cedar Hill Neighbourhood 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.
Transportation Services Comments:
Based on the revised plan submitted by the applicant on August 8, 2019, Transportation Serveries has
no concerns with the application.
RECOMMENDATION:
That minor variance application A2019-87 requesting relief from Section 39.2.1 of the Zoning By-
law to have a front yard setback of 0.44 metres rather than the required 0.90 metres setback, be
approved without conditions.
Jenna Daum Juliane von Westerholt, BES, MCIP, RPP
Technical Assistant (Planning and Zoning) Senior Planner
Region of Waterloo
August 01, 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
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File No.: D20-20/VAR KIT GEN
Re: Committee of Adjustment Meeting on August 20, 2019, City of Kitchener
Regional staff has reviewed the following Committee of Adjustment applications and
have following comments:
1. A 2019-083 — 103 Simeon Street — No Concerns.
2. A 2019-084 — 360 Louisa Street — No Concerns.
3. A 2019-085
— 6 Robert Peel Road — No Concerns.
4. A 2019-086
— 8-258 Edgewater Crescent — No Concerns.
5. A 2019-087
— 119 St. George Street — No Concerns.
6. A 2019-088
— 915 Chapel Hill Court — No Concerns.
7. A 2019-089
— 19 Netherwood Road — No Concerns.
8. A 2019-090—
30 to 40 Margaret Avenue — No Concerns.
9. A 2019-091—
47 Heiman 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.
Please forward any decisions on the above mentioned Application numbers to the
undersigned.
Yours Truly,
Joginder Bhatia
Transportation Planner
(519) 575-4500 Ext 3867
Document Number: 3066911
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Grand River Conservation Authority 400 Clyde Road, P.O. Box 729
Resource Management Division Cambridge, Ontario N 1 R 5W6
Andrew Herreman, Resource Planning Phone: (519) 621-2761 ext. 2228
Technician E-mail: aherreman@grand river. ca
PLAN REVIEW REPORT: City of Kitchener
Holly Dyson
DATE: August 12, 2019 YOUR FILE: See below
RE: Applications for Minor Variance:
A 2019-050
149-151 Ontario Street North/21
A 2019-083
103 Simeon Street
A 2019-084
360 Louisa Street
A 2019-085
6 Robert Peel Road
A 2019-086
8-258 Edgewater Crescent
A 2019-087
119 St. George Street
A 2019-088
915 Chapel Hill Court
A 2019-089
19 Netherwood Road
A 2019-090
30-40 Margaret Avenue
A 2019-091
45 & 47 Heiman Street
Applications for Consent:
B 2019-055 119 Waterloo Street
B 2019-056 1000 Victoria Street North
B 2019-057 45 & 47 Heiman Street
GRCA COMMENT:
Weber Street West
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
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Grand River Conservation Authority