Notice of Committee Hearing
The Public is invited to participate in a Committee of Adjustment hearing on: Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.
How to participate:
Submit written comments, by emailing Fiona.Buchan@thunderbay.ca, no later than Wednesday September 18, 2024. Please quote the file number in your submission.
Participate online using Microsoft Teams. Online participants must register by the end of the day on Wednesday September 18, 2024. Please email Fiona.Buchan@thunderbay.ca to register
Attend in person, by visiting Council Chambers on the 3rd Floor of City Hall (500 Donald Street East)
Watch live from home by visiting www.thunderbay.ca/watchcouncil
Additional Information
If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed consent, you must submit a written request to Fiona.Buchan@thunderbay.ca.
Copies of all comments will be forwarded to the Committee and to the Applicant. The collection of personal information including names and contact information provided in written submissions is made under the authority of the Planning Act for the purpose of creating a Public Record. Personal information is collected in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Right to appeal
If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Committee of Adjustment, in respect to the proposed consent, does not make written submissions to the Committee of Adjustment before it gives or refuses to give a provisional consent, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss the appeal.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this notice or you require accessible accommodations or materials, please contact:
Fiona Buchan
Committee of Adjustment Secretary-Treasurer
(807) 625-2538
Minor Variance Applications
A-57-2024 - 330 Strand Avenue
The purpose and effect of the application is to gain relief from Zoning By-law 1-2022, as set forth in the application and described below:
Table 3.1.1a:
- Reduce the minimum lot area from 540 m2 to 498 m2
- Reduce the minimum lot frontage from 18 m to 13.6 m
Table 3.3b:
- Increase the maximum number of driveways from 1 to 2
- Reduce the minimum separation distance between driveways on the same lot from 4.5 m to 3.25 m
Table 3.2.1c:
- Increase the maximum front setback from 10 m to 12.3 m
If approved, the effect of this application would be the construction of a 4-plex dwelling.
The lands are zoned “UL” – Urban Low-rise Zone and designated as “Residential” in the Official Plan. The applicant’s site sketch and a key map of the subject lands are shown below.
The subject lands are not subject to any other application under the Planning Act at this.
A-58-2024 - 333 Sunflower Street
The purpose and effect of the application i to gain relief from Zoning By-law 1-2022, as set forth in the application and described below:
Section 14
- To vary the definition of the Front Lot Line to mean the northern most lot line of the lot to be created by Application B-56-2024.
If approved, the effect of this application would be to allow for the detached home to exist on a severed lot.
The lands are zoned “UL”/ ULH1 – Urban Low-rise Zone, subject to holding provision 1, and designated as “Residential” in the Official Plan specifically the existing home and lot will be in the UL Zone and the Retained Lot will remain in the ULH1 Zone. The applicant’s site sketch and a key map of the subject lands are shown below.
The subject lands are also the subject of an application for a consent, File no. B-56-2024, which is being considered by the Committee of Adjustment concurrently on September 26, 2024.
Consent to Sever Applications
B-56-2024 - 333 Sunflower Street
The purpose and effect of the application is to create one new parcel of land.
The Severed Lot will have Lot Frontage of 33.5 m, Lot Depth of 15.69 m and Lot Area of 525.6 m2 . The Retained Lot will have Lot Frontage of 10 m, Lot Depth of 143.5 m and Lot Area of 7,773.7 m2 .
If approved, the effect of this application would be the severance and conveyance of one new parcel of land and to establish any easements as may be required for servicing, as set forth in the application.
The lands are zoned “UL” / ULH1– Urban Low-rise Zone, subject to holding provision 1, and designated as “Residential” in the Official Plan.
The applicant’s site sketch and a key map of the subject lands are shown below.
The subject lands are also the subject of an application for a Minor Variance, File no. A-58-2024, which is being considered by the Committee of Adjustment concurrently on September 26, 2024.
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