Committee of Adjustment
The Committee of Adjustment has been appointed by Council to adjudicate applications for Minor Variance and Consent under the Planning Act.
Ontario Planning Act
The Ontario Planning Act establishes the authority of the Committee of Adjustment to make decisions on the following:
- Consent to create an easement of right-of-way
- Consent to register a mortgage over part of a property
- Consent to register a lease over part of a lot for more than 21 years
- Consent to split land into more than one lot
- Consent to a technical conveyance (transferring property from one owner to another where the land was originally separated and has become joined)
- Validation of Title
- Minor variances from the Zoning By-law
In addition to applicable legislation, the Committee is also governed by the Committee of Adjustment Procedural By-law, as amended by By-law 255-2022
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Status: Approved
Address: 126 Algoma Drive, Kleinburg
Hearing Date:
Relief from the Zoning By-law is requested to permit a reduction in the required parking spaces for the principal and additional residential units, a reduced setback for a ground-mounted air conditioning unit to the interior side lot line, an existing driveway and a reduction in the minimum required soft landscaping within a yard containing a driveway.
Status: Approved
Address: 40 Appian Way, Woodbridge
Hearing Date:
Relief from the Zoning By-law is being requested to permit the construction of a new, two-storey dwelling.
Status: Approved
Address: 336 Athabasca Drive, Maple
Hearing Date:
Relief from the Zoning By-law is requested to permit a proposed rear-yard cabana and an extension to the existing dwelling’s roof covering.
Status: Approved
Address: 7491 Nashville Road & 10741 Highway 50, Kleinburg
Hearing Date:
Relief from the Zoning By-law is requested to permit the redevelopment of the property with a relocated gas bar and truck fueling area, and a new one-storey commercial building containing a convenience store and drive-through restaurant. Additional relief is requested for the location of the building and drive-through lane, and to permit an alternative garbage storage system.
Status: Approved
Address: 7685 Martin Grove Road, Woodbridge
Hearing Date:
Relief from the Zoning By-law is requested to permit an addition to an existing one-storey car dealership.
Status: Refused
Address: 467 Edgeley Boulevard, Concord
Hearing Date:
Relief from the Zoning By-law is being requested to permit the use of a clinic in unit 11A.
Status: Approved
Address: 10480 Islington Avenue, Vaughan
Hearing Date:
Consent is requested to sever a parcel of land approximately 216 m² in area and convey it as a lot addition to the abutting property to the north, municipally known as 10496 Islington Avenue. The retained parcel will continue to front onto Islington Avenue and will have an area of approximately 2,636 m².
Status: Approved
Address: 161 Sir Sanford Fleming Way, Maple
Hearing Date:
Relief from the Zoning By-law is being requested to permit reduced parking, front yard landscaping and driveway width dimensions to accommodate an additional dwelling unit in the basement.
Status: Approved
Address: 39 Donsgrove Court, Thornhill
Hearing Date:
Relief from the Zoning By-law is requested to permit the construction and installation of a cabana, bathroom/shed, swimming pool, and uncovered platform, as well as the placement of ground-mounted mechanical equipment (including an air conditioner, heat pump, or similar equipment), together with a reduction in the minimum required soft landscaping within a yard containing a driveway.
Status: Adjourned
Address: 126 Algoma Drive, Kleinburg
Hearing Date:
Minor variance application A048/26 was adjourned to the July 30th, Committee of Adjustment hearing, to accommodate statutory public notice requirements outlined in the Planning Act.
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Appointed Committee Members (2022-2026)
- Assunta (Sue) Perrella (Chair)
- Brandon Bell
- Jordan Kalpin
- Mark Milunsky
- Stephen Kerwin (Vice Chair)