August 30, 1999
To:Chair and Members of Etobicoke Community Council
From:Karen Bricker, Director, Community Planning, West District
Subject:Appeal of Committee of Adjustment Decisions
Purpose:
To advise Etobicoke Community Council of Committee of Adjustment Decisions which have been appealed to the Ontario
Municipal Board and to recommend whether legal and staff representation is warranted.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
There are no financial implications.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that legal and staff representation not be provided for the appeals regarding 48 Reid Manor, 51 & 53
Evans Avenue, and 158 Hay Avenue.
Comments:
The application and appeals are summarized as follows:
i)Address: 48 Reid Manor
Ward:Lakeshore - Queensway
Application No.A-148/99ET
Applicant:Brendan and Faye Murphy
Appellants:Halina and William Gonos
Hearing Date:To be determined by the OMB
Application:The property is occupied by a one-storey single family detached dwelling with an attached one-car garage.
The existing building is located 1.2 m (4 ft) from the north side lot line. The applicant proposed to legalize and maintain an
existing air conditioner that is located 0.45 m (1.5 ft) from the north side lot line. The Etobicoke Zoning Code requires air
conditioning equipment to be located 1.5 m (5 ft) from a side yard lot line.
Decision of Committee of Adjustment: Approved
Comments:Staff have reviewed the file and have not identified a planning issue that would warrant legal representation.
ii)Address: 51 & 53 Evans Avenue
Ward:Lakeshore - Queensway
Application Nos.A-207/99ET & A208/99ET
Applicant:Arthur Louie and Frank Spudic
Appellants:Arthur Louie and Frank Spudic
Hearing Date:To be determined by the OMB
Application:The properties consist of a pair of semi-detached dwellings with attached one-car garages. The front yards
of the properties have been paved over, with no landscaped open space provided. The applicants are seeking to legalize and
maintain the existing driveway width of 7.62 m, instead of the 6.0 m width required by the Etobicoke Zoning Code.
Decision of Committee of Adjustment: Refused
Comments:Staff note that the existing front yard situation is a long standing condition, and that the Committee refused
the variances. Staff feel that representation in support of the decision is not warranted in this instance.
iii)Address: 158 Hay Avenue
Ward:Lakeshore - Queensway
Application Nos.B-25/99ET, A-210/99ET & A-211/99ET
Applicant:535244 Ontario Limited
Appellants:535244 Ontario Limited
Hearing Date:To be determined by the OMB
Application:The vacant property has a frontage of 15.24 m, an area of 715 m2 and is zoned Second Density Residential
(R2). The applicant is proposing to sever the property into two lots, each of which would be developed with a
single-detached dwelling, with an attached one-car garage. The proposed lots would have a frontage of 7.62 m and lot areas
of 357.6 m2. In addition to the severance, the applicants are seeking variances for reduced frontage and lot area, maximum
dwelling depth (19.34 m in-lieu-of 16.5 m) and garage width (2.8 m in-lieu-of 3 m).
Decision of Committee of Adjustment: Refused
Comments:A review of the assessment map indicates that there are other properties on Hay Avenue, in the vicinity of the
subject site, which have been developed with similar lot frontages and a reduced lot area. In view of the foregoing, and the
Committee's decision to refuse the application, legal representation is not warranted.
Contact Name:
Allen Appleby, ManagerTel: (416) 394-8216
Community Planning, West DistrictFax: (416) 394-6063
Karen V. Bricker, MCIP
Director of Community Planning
West District
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