City of Kingston
Committee of Adjustment
Agenda

That the minutes of Committee of Adjustment Meeting Number 2025-04, held on Monday, February 24, 2025, be approved.

File Number: D13-008-2025

District: 12 - Pittsburgh

Owner: Ruth Bailey and John Dorland

Applicant: Martin Mack

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-035) is attached.

Recommendation:

That the application for permission, File Number D13-008-2025, for the property located at 11 The Point Road to construct a second storey addition, be Approved; and,

That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-25-035.

File Number: D13-006-2025

District: 11 - King's Town

Owner: Jennifer McCluskey

Applicant: Jennifer McCluskey

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-029) is attached.

Recommendation:

That the application for permission, File Number D13-006-2025, for the property located at 8 Orchard Street to increase the height of the existing house from 6.4 metres to 8.6 metres with no expansion in footprint, be Approved; and,

That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-25-029.

File Number: D13-001-2025

District: 7 - Kingscourt-Rideau

Owner: Hughson Development Corporation

Applicant: Hughson Development Corporation

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-026) is attached.

Recommendation:

That the application for permission, File Number D13-001-2025, for the property located at 1037 Montreal Street to expand a legal non-complying balcony, be Approved; and,

That the application for minor variance, File Number D13-001-2025, for the property located at 1037 Montreal Street to exceed the maximum permitted horizontal balcony projection, be approved, as described below:

Variance Number 1: Balconies- Maximum Horizontal Projection from Main Wall

By-Law Number 2022-62: 4.20.2.1

Requirement: 2.0 metres

Proposed: 2.44 metres

Variance Requested: 0.44 metres

That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-25-026.

File Number: D10-001-2025 & D13-009-2025

District: 4 - Lakeside

Owner: Harold Kleywegt

Applicant: Harold Kleywegt

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-027) is attached.

Recommendation:

That minor variance application, File Number D13-009-2025 for the property located at 913 Front Road to reduce the required minimum lot frontage as part of a lot addition of an existing access easement over the lands at 911 Front Road, be approved, as described below:

Variance Number 1: Minimum lot frontage

By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 11.5.1

Requirement: 10.0 metres

Proposed: 7.0 metres

Variance Requested: 3.0 metres; and,

That approval of the minor variance application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions – Minor Variance) to Report Number COA-25-027; and,

That consent application, File Number D10-001-2025, to transfer through lot addition an existing access easement over 911 Front Road to the benefiting party at 913 Front Road, be provisionally approved subject to the conditions included in Exhibit B (Recommended Conditions – Consent) to Report Number COA-25-027.

File Number: D13-080-2024 & D10-002-2024

District: 1 - Countryside

Owner: Mark and Sonya Bianchet

Applicant: Mark Bianchet

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-031) is attached.

Recommendation:

That minor variance application, File Number D13-080-2024 for the property located at 2370 Battersea Road to provide relief from the minimum lot frontage requirement to sever one parcel of land, be approved, as described below:

Variance Number 1: By-Law Number

2022-62: Section 8.3.1 (2) Minimum Lot Frontage

Requirement: 60.00 metres

Proposed: 54.86 metres

Variance Requested: 5.14 metres

That approval of the minor variance application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions – Minor Variance) to Report Number COA-25-031; and,

That consent application, File Number D10-002-2024, to sever an approximately 4.65 hectare parcel of land with approximately 54.86 metres of frontage along Battersea Road., be provisionally approved subject to the conditions included in Exhibit B (Recommended Conditions – Consent) to Report Number COA-25-031.

File Number: D13-057-2024 & D10-030-2024

District: 7 - Kingscourt-Rideau

Owner: The City of Kingston

Applicant: Habitat for Humanity – Kingston Limestone Region

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-036) is attached.

Recommendation:

That minor variance application, File Number D13-057-2024 for the property located at 225 Wilson Street to permit zoning deficiencies associated with the severance of the existing parcel and the development of the new semi-detached homes, be approved, as described below:

Retained Lot:

Variance Number 1: Minimum Lot Area

By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 11.8.1.1(b)

Requirement: 330 square metres for a semi-detached house

Proposed: 315 square metres

Variance Requested: 15 square metre

Variance Number 2: Minimum Lot Frontage

By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 11.8.1.2(b)

Requirement: 9 metres for a semi-detached house

Proposed: 7.75 metres

Variance Requested: 1.25 metres

Variance Number 3: Maximum Building Depth

By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 11.8.1.12(a)

Requirement: 18 metres

Proposed: 25 metres

Variance Requested: 6 metres

Variance Number 4: Maximum Driveway Width

By-Law Number 2022-62: Section 7.4.8.5

Requirement: 40% of the street line

Proposed: 50% of the street line

Variance Requested: 10%

Severed Lot:

Variance Number 5: Minimum Lot Area

By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 11.8.1.1(b)

Requirement: 330 square metres for a semi-detached house

Proposed: 315 square metres

Variance Requested: 15 square metre

Variance Number 6: Minimum Lot Frontage

By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 11.8.1.2(b)

Requirement: 9 metres for a semi-detached house

Proposed: 7.75 metres

Variance Requested: 1.25 metres

Variance Number 7: Maximum Building Depth

By-Law Number 2022-62: Table 11.8.1.12(a)

Requirement: 18 metres

Proposed: 25 metres

Variance Requested: 6 metres

Variance Number 8: Maximum Driveway Width

By-Law Number 2022-62: Section 7.4.8.5

Requirement: 40% of the street line

Proposed: 50% of the street line

Variance Requested: 10%; and

That approval of the minor variance application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions – Minor Variance) to Report Number COA-25-036; and,

That consent application, File Number D10-030-2024, to create new severed and retained lots on the subject property with approximately 320 square metres in area and 8 metres of frontage onto Wilson Street each, be provisionally approved subject to the conditions included in Exhibit B (Recommended Conditions – Consent) to Report Number COA-25-036.

File Number: D13-011-2025

District: 5 - Portsmouth

Owner: Siderius Developments Ltd

Applicant: Fotenn Consultants and Siderius Developments

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-032) is attached.

Recommendation:

That minor variance application, File Number D13-011-2025, for the property located at 40 Sir John A MacDonald Boulevard to reduce the minimum front yard setback and minimum exterior side yard setback associated with Block 2 of the draft plan of subdivision, be approved, as described below:

Variance Number 1: Minimum Front Setback

By-Law Number 2022-62:12.5.1(4)

Requirement: 7.5 metres

Proposed: 2.2 metres

Variance Requested: 5.3 metres; and,

Variance Number 2: Minimum Exterior Setback

By-Law Number 2022-62:12.5.1.(6)

Requirement: 7.5 metres

Proposed: 1.5 metres

Variance Requested: 6 metres

That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-25-032.

File Number: D13-003-2025

District: 9 - Williamsville

Owner: Bruce Conroy

Applicant: Bruce Conroy

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-028) is attached.

Recommendation:

That minor variance application, File Number D13-003-2025, for the property located at 523 Johnson Street to permit the addition of a second storey addition above an existing one-storey rear mudroom, be approved, as described below:

Variance Number 1: Minimum Interior Setback

By-Law Number 2022-62:Table 12.4.1.7

Requirement: 0.6 metres

Proposed: 0 metres

Variance Requested: 0.6 metres

Variance Number 2: Maximum Building Depth

By-Law Number 2022-62:Table 12.4.1.11

Requirement: 18 metres

Proposed: 22 metres

Variance Requested: 4 metres; and

That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-25-028.

File Number: D13-094-2024

District: 4 - Lakeside

Owner: Cynthia Grekul

Applicant: Rod Stokes Consulting Inc.

The Report of the Commissioner of Growth & Development Services (COA-25-033) is attached.

Recommendation:

That minor variance application, File Number D13-094-2024, for the property located at 24 Lakeshore Boulevard to construct a porch enclosure and to expand an existing deck at the rear of the single detached house, be approved, as described below:

Variance Number 1: Waterbody Separation Distance (Enclosed Porch)

By-Law Number 2022-62: Section 4.23.1

Requirement: 30 metre

Proposed: 29 metres

Variance Requested: 1 metre

Variance Number 2: Waterbody Separation Distance (Deck Expansion)

By-Law Number 2022-62: Section 4.23.1

Requirement: 30 metres

Proposed: 25 metres

Variance Requested: 5 metres

That approval of the application be subject to the conditions attached as Exhibit A (Recommended Conditions) to Report Number COA-025-003.

Recommendation:

That the Committee consider revised hearing dates from June, 2025 to December, 2025 as identified in this report.