Notice of Public Hearing for the Committee of Adjustment Minor Variance Application A042025WL Apr 30

Get involved with your input. The Township of West Lincoln Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 45 of the Planning Act at an accessible facility where the matter below will be considered. The meeting will take place:

Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Council Chambers, 318 Canborough Street, Smithville (in person)

About the application for Minor Variance

A04/2025WL - William and Carol Gumbert (Agent, Jeremy Brown –Niagara Planning Consultants)
Property Address: 8501 Young Street (find location sketch below)

A Minor Variance application has been applied for and is seeking relief from Table 1-1 (found in Part 3) of the Township’s Zoning By-Law 2017-70, as amended, for existing zoning deficiencies on the property. The first variance requested is to permit a reduced interior side yard and rear yard setback of 1.05 metres for the existing detached garage on the property whereas, 2 metres is the minimum interior side yard and rear yard setback required for Type 2 accessory buildings in the Agricultural ‘A’ zone. In addition, the property has three existing Type 2 (10.1-120 m2) accessory buildings whereas, the Zoning By-Law only permits a maximum of two Type 2 accessory buildings on Agricultural lots. Table 1-1 also identifies 50 metres as the maximum distance accessory buildings or structures are permitted from a main building in an Agricultural zone. The existing detached garage is located 79.8 metres from the dwelling and the existing barn is located 70 metres from the dwelling. Therefore, the requested relief is 29.8 metres for the detached garage and 20 metres for the barn.

How to provide comments

Any person may attend the meeting and/or provide written or verbal comments on the above noted minor variance. We ask that any written comments be provided by Monday, April 21, 2025, to have them included in the Staff's report for the application. Please submit your comments electronically to Stephanie Pouliot, spouliot@westlincoln.ca, with the file number for the application or via the Township’s dropbox in the back parking lot.

If you submit comments after this date, they may not be included in the Staff’s report. The comments will instead be read into the public record during the meeting. Please ensure all comments have been submitted prior to Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 4 p.m. While residents are encouraged to make written submissions to the Committee, members of the public will also be able to provide verbal comments at Committee of Adjustment meeting.

Any written comments received with regard to this application will constitute part of the public record for this particular file, in accordance with the Planning Act.

Important information about making a submission

If the applicant, the Minister or a specified person or public body that has an interest in the matter that files an appeal of a decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed minor variance does not make written submissions to the Committee of Adjustment before it gives or refuses the minor variance application, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss the appeal. 

Planning documents and background material for any application is available during regular office hours by contacting the planning department at 905-957-3346 or planning@westlincoln.ca and making an appointment.

Copies of the Staff Report will be available on Friday, April 25, 2025, after 4 p.m. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed minor variance, you must make a written request to:

Stephanie Pouliot
Secretary Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment
Township of West Lincoln
318 Canborough Street
Smithville, ON L0R 2A0
spouliot@westlincoln.ca