HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law No. 2019-142 - Amend c630 - FencesBY-LAW NUMBER aM — � �A
OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF KITCHENER
(Being a by-law to amend Chapter 630 of The City of Kitchener
Municipal Code with respect to fences)
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend Chapter 630 of The City of
Kitchener Municipal Code as adopted by By-law 88-100;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kitchener
enacts as follows:
1. Article 13 is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor:
"Article 13
VARIANCES
630.13.1 Upon application and payment of the prescribed fee determined from time
to time by Council, the City's Director of Planning or designate may grant
variances from the requirements of this Chapter upon such terms as are
reasonable where there are no objections from the community.
630.13.2 Written notice of a request for a fence by-law variance shall be provided
to all abutting property owners with the opportunity to comment. In the
case of a variance request for a fence in a street flanking yard, written
notice shall be provided to all owners within 30 metres of the applicant's
property with the opportunity to comment.
630.13.3 In the case of any objections from the community, staff shall attempt to
address the concerns or seek a compromise. If the community concern is
not addressed successfully or if staff do not support the requested
variance, community members or the applicants may appeal the matter
and/or the staff decision to Council."
PASSED at the Council Chambers in the City of Kitchener this t��h day
of Decemb , 2019.
Mayor
Clerk