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Georgina Committee of Adjustment
September 9, 2026
What was decided (5 motions)
5 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the Committee of Adjustment approve Minor Variance Application MV-2026-0032 to permit relief from the following: Section 5.28 (i): to permit a maximum a driveway or parking area width of 79% of the lot frontage, whereas a maximum of 55% is permitted; Sections 6.1 and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot frontage of 10 metres for interior lots, whereas a minimum lot frontage of 11 metres is required; Sections 6.1 (a) and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot frontage of 10 metres for interior lots, whereas a minimum lot frontage of 12 metres is required; Sections 6.1 (a) and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot frontage of 12 metres for corner lots, whereas a minimum lot frontage of 13 metres is required; Sections 6.1 (b) and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot area of 300 square metres for corner lots, whereas a minimum lot area of 350 square metres is required; Section 7.5.119 (f)(iii): To permit a maximum interior garage width of 5.5 metres, whereas the maximum interior garage width of 3.5 metres is permitted; Section 9.5.67 (a): To permit a rear yard setback of 5.8 metres, whereas a rear yard setback of 6 metres is required; and, Section 9.5.67 (f)(ii): To permit a maximum interior garage width of 5.5 metres, whereas the maximum interior garage width of 3.5 metres is permitted. That the approval of Minor Variance Application MV-2026-0032 be subject to the following term(s): That the proposed subdivision be constructed in general conformity with Attachment 7 to Report
Moved by Chris Burns, seconded by Joseph Bonello
Carried Unanimously
That the Committee of Adjustment approve Minor Variance Application MV-2026-0033 to permit relief from the following: Section 5.28 (i): to permit a maximum a driveway or parking area width of 79% of the lot frontage, whereas a maximum of 55% is permitted; Sections 6.1 and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot frontage of 10 metres for interior lots, whereas a minimum lot frontage of 11 metres is required; Sections 6.1 (a) and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot frontage of 10 metres for interior lots, whereas a minimum lot frontage of 12 metres is required; Sections 6.1 (a) and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot frontage of 12 metres for corner lots, whereas a minimum lot frontage of 14 metres is required; Sections 6.1 (b) and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot area of 300 square metres for corner lots, whereas a minimum lot area of 350 square metres is required; Sections 6.1 (b) and 7.5.119 (a): To permit a minimum lot area of 370 square metres for corner lots, whereas a minimum lot area of 420 square metres is required; and, Section 7.5.119 (f)(iii): To permit a maximum interior garage width of 5.5 metres, whereas the maximum interior garage width of 3.5 metres is permitted. That the approval of Minor Variance Application MV-2026-0033 be subject to the following term(s): That the proposed subdivision be constructed in general conformity with Attachment 7 to Report DS-2026-0060, in accordance with the relief recommended to be approved in Recommendation 1.
Moved by Chris Burns, seconded by Joseph Bonello
Carried Unanimously
That the Committee of Adjustment approve Minor Variance Application MV-2026-0036 to permit relief from the following: Sections 5.12, 9.5.57(d) i) & ii), 9.5.58(c) i) & ii), & 9.5.59(d) i) & ii): To permit a maximum fence height of 2.5 metres in the rear yard and interior side yard, as well as a maximum fence height of 2.0 metres in the front yard, whereas, a maximum fence height of 2.0 metres is permitted in the rear yard and interior side yard, and a maximum fence height of 0.9 metres is permitted in the front yard; Sections 5.12 & 27.5.122: To permit a maximum fence height of 2.5 metres for a chain-link fence , whereas a maximum height of 2.0 metres for a chain-link fence is permitted in the OS-125 Zone; Section 5.28(h): To permit a drive aisle to be located within the minimum required front yard, whereas a drive aisle is not permitted to be located within the minimum required front yard; Section 6.8(i): To permit a maximum height of 19 metres for the proposed apartment building, whereas a maximum height of 12 metres is permitted; Section 6.8(m): To permit a minimum landscaped open space requirement of 20%, whereas a minimum landscaped open space requirement of 35% is required; Section 9.5.57(b): To require that the definitions of Front Lot Line and Rear Lot Line under Sections 2.123 and 2.124, respectively, apply to the proposed apartment development, whereas the existing zoning references site-specific lot line definitions; Sections 9.5.57(f) i) & ii), 9.5.58(e) i) & ii),
Moved by Karen Whitney, seconded by Lynda Rogers
Carried Unanimously
That the Committee of Adjustment approve Minor Variance Application to permit relief from the following: Section 5.1 (f): To permit an additional residential unit with a height of 7.9 metres to the peak and 5.5 metres to the eaves, whereas for an accessory building with a peaked roof design, a maximum height of 6 metres to the top of the peak and 4.5 metres to the eaves, measured from the average finished grade, is permitted ; Section 5.13 and 5.50 (f) (i): To permit the construction of a detached additional residential unit on a lot that fronts onto an unassumed road, whereas any building or structure shall only be erected on such a lot fronting upon a public street ; Section 5.50 (f) (ii): To permit a minimum driveway width of 3.50 metres, whereas a minimum driveway width of 5.50 metres is required ; That the approval o f Minor Variance Application be subject to the following term(s ) : That the proposed Additional Residential Unit be constructed in general conformity with Attachment 2 to Repor t DS-2026-0055 , in accordance with the relief recommended to be approved in Recommendation 1 ; That the approval of Minor Variance Application be subject to the following condition(s): Submission to the Secretary–Treasurer of written confirmation from the Development Planning Division that a D eeming B ylaw has been registered on title for the subject property; and T hat the above-noted conditions be fulfilled within two (2) years of the date of the Notice of Decision.
Moved by Chris Burns, seconded by Joseph Bonello
Carried
That the Committee of Adjustment approve Minor Variance Application to permit relief from the following: Section 6.1 (f): To permit a minimum interior side yard setback of 3 metres, whereas a minimum interior side yard setback of 9 metres is required ; Section 6.1 (c): To permit a minimum front yard setback of 15 metres, whereas a minimum front yard setback of 30 metres is required ; Section 10.1: To permit the septic for a new single detached dwelling in the Environmental Protection Zone, whereas a new single detached dwelling is not permitted in the Environmental Protection Zone; That the approval o f Minor Variance Application be subject to the following term(s ) : That the proposed single detached dwelling be constructed in general conformity with Attachment 2 to Report DS-2026-0057 , in accordance with the relief recommended to be approved in Recommendation 1 ; That the recommendations of the EIS, as set out in the Notice of Fulfilment of Conditions, will be adhered to as terms to this Minor Variance ; That the portion of the Environmental Protection Zone as shown in Attachment 2 (hatched area) and in the Environmental Impact Study only permit the proposed Septic System; and That an updated E nvironmental Impact Study be submitted to the satisfaction of the Development Planning Division , if construction does not commence within 10 years of the Notice of Decision; That the approval of Minor Variance Application be subject to the following condition(s): Submission to the