[0:10] And welcome everyone to our new

[0:14] meeting [laughter] room temporarily. Um

[0:18] there's no uh microphones here, so I'll have to speak

[0:21] a little louder than normal.

[0:25] So, welcome to the City of Quinte West Committee of Adjustment meeting.

[0:30] The committee is made up of five members. I'm a public member. My name is

[0:35] Harm Zijlstra, and I'll be the chair this evening. And on my immediate left

[0:40] is public member Doug Phillips. And on his left is public member David

[0:45] Jessup. And on our far left is Councillor Jim Alyea.

[0:50] And on my immediate right is Anne-Marie Cunningham. She's the Committee of

[0:54] Adjustment Coordinator. And on her right is Kelly West, Manager of Planning

[0:59] Services. >> [clears throat]

[1:02] » Because this is a hearing under the Planning Act, when the committee gets to

[1:06] the applications for consideration, each application will be brought up in the

[1:12] order listed on the agenda with an opportunity for public input given prior

[1:17] to discussion and consideration by the committee.

[1:21] If you wish to make a comment, please raise your hand to be recognized by the

[1:25] chair. Consent decisions made tonight will have

[1:29] a last day of appeal of July 29th, 2026. And if anyone wishes to receive a copy

[1:37] of one of the notices of decision, please use the pad of paper provided by

[1:41] the sign-in sheet to indicate your name, mailing address, or email address,

[1:48] and which decision you would like a copy of, and it will be sent to you.

[1:53] If anyone has not signed in on the sign-in sheet, please do so

[1:57] as this is used for the minutes of the meeting.

[2:06] Can I have any disclosures of pecuniary interest?

[2:09] » No. >> Hearing none.

[2:11] Approval of the agenda for this evening, July the 9th.

[2:14] » I'll move. >> Moved by Dave, seconded seconded by

[2:18] uh Doug, sorry.

[2:22] All in favor? Carried.

[2:25] And approval of the minutes of June the 11th,

[2:28] 2026. >> I'll move.

[2:30] » Moved by June, seconded by Doug. All in favor?

[2:34] Carried. Thank you.

[2:39] First application is consent application B16-26M.

[2:46] The owner is Katie Jane McCauley.

[2:51] The legal description is part lot four, concession two. The address is 251

[2:57] Stockdale Road in Murray Ward.

[3:02] » [clears throat] >> And the purpose of the application is to

[3:04] sever a parcel land for lot addition purposes,

[3:08] which would add land to the adjoining property at 241 Stockdale Road.

[3:14] The severed would have a frontage of 15.24

[3:17] m, a depth of 114.70 m, and a total area of 0.4 ha.

[3:25] And the retained would have a frontage of 77.9

[3:29] m, with an irregular depth, and a total area of 15.8 ha.

[3:37] Any comments or concerns from the public regarding this application?

[3:44] » Yeah. >> What's your recommendation, Mr.

[3:47] Chairman? >> I'll second that.

[3:51] » Moved by uh Jim, seconded by David. >> Yep.

[3:57] » That application B16-26M by Katie Jane McCauley to sever a parcel

[4:03] of land for lot addition purposes at 251 Stockdale Road, part lot 4, concession 2

[4:10] in the former Township of Murray is hereby approved subject to the

[4:14] following conditions. One, that a registered

[4:18] survey for the severed parcel be submitted to the city.

[4:21] Two, that a draft transfer for the severed parcel be submitted to the city.

[4:26] Three, that the tax account for the subject property be paid up to date.

[4:31] Four, that a zoning bylaw amendment be in effect for the severed lands pursuant

[4:35] to the Planning Act. And five, [clears throat] that the

[4:39] severed parcel be deeded as a lot addition

[4:43] uh to the recipient property and the applicant's lawyer submit an

[4:48] undertaking to register consolidation on title giving effect to the lot addition.

[4:54] And six, that the applicant's lawyer submit a legal opinion verifying that

[4:58] the lot addition lands will merge on title

[5:02] with the recipient parcel under the Planning Act.

[5:05] All in favor? Carried. Thank you.

[5:11] » [clears throat]

[5:18] » Next application is consent application B17-26M.

[5:24] The owners are Thomas and Alida St. Dennis.

[5:29] Legal description is part lot 20, concession 4. The address is 1595 County

[5:35] Road 28 in Murray Ward.

[5:42] And the purpose of the application is to sever a parcel of land which would

[5:46] create one new vacant lot. This application relates to consent

[5:51] application B 18-26M which is being processed concurrently.

[5:59] I believe they're the same size, too.

[6:04] A little bit different? Okay.

[6:14] The severed parcel would have a frontage of 48 m, a depth of 89 m, a total area

[6:19] of 0.44 ha. And the retained would have a frontage

[6:24] of 228 m, a depth of 886 m,

[6:30] and total area of 39.6 ha.

[6:39] Lot description for uh B 18-26M,

[6:46] the severed would have a frontage of 47 m,

[6:50] a depth of 89 m, total area of 0.4 ha, and the retained would have frontage of

[6:57] 228 m, depth of 886 m, and total area of 39.6

[7:04] ha. Any comments or concerns from the public

[7:08] regarding this application?

[7:14] This two easy. >> [laughter]

[7:17] » I'll move that both. >> I'll move by Doug.

[7:21] » I'll second. >> Second by Jim.

[7:23] » Vote. Vote. Vote. Abstain. >> Yes, both.

[7:25] » We're doing both? Yeah. >> [clears throat]

[7:27] » Yeah, both of them. >> Yeah, both. Okay.

[7:29] » Confirm. The second one has the extra condition.

[7:32] » Are they aware of that? Okay. >> Uh yes.

[7:39] » [clears throat]

[7:41] » It's been moved and seconded that application B17

[7:46] that 26M by Thomas and Alida St. Dennis to several parts of land at 1595 County

[7:53] Road 28, part lot 20, concession 4 in the former Township of Murray is hereby

[7:59] approved subject to the following conditions.

[8:02] One, that a registered survey for the parcel be submitted to the city. Two,

[8:07] that a draft transfer for the severed parts be submitted to the city.

[8:11] Three, that the tax account for the subject property be paid up to date.

[8:17] Four, that a zoning bylaw amendment be in effect for the severed parcel

[8:21] and retained lands pursuant to the Planning Act.

[8:25] And five, that lot grading grading and drainage plan for the severed lot

[8:31] showing a building envelope based on the required setbacks of the zoning bylaw

[8:37] prepared by a professional engineer be submitted to the satisfaction of the

[8:41] city and the applicant

[8:44] enter into an agreement with the city written it and registered on title by

[8:49] the city's solicitor at the applicant's cost

[8:53] addressing the owner's obligation to notify any purchaser of the requirement

[8:59] to comply with the approved lot grading and drainage plan.

[9:04] And six, that parcels of land measuring 13 m from the center line of the road

[9:09] along the along the

[9:14] I don't think kind of road 28, right? >> Yeah.

[9:16] » For road widening purposes to the corporation of what? City of Quinte West

[9:21] at no cost to the satisfaction of public works.

[9:29] All favor this one. The other one

[9:34] same conditions.

[9:39] And say things only

[9:42] added to B18-26N as is that all wetland offsetting works

[9:49] associated with the Lower Trent Conservation Permit B25-221

[9:54] are completed and a subsequent permit is obtained from the Lower Trent

[9:59] Conservation for the removal of the wetland on the severed lot

[10:04] to the satisfaction of the Lower Trent Conservation.

[10:09] Are you aware of that one?

[10:12] » Yep. >> Okay.

[10:15] All in favor? >> Carried.

[10:17] » Thank you.

[10:28] » [clears throat] >> Next application is consent application

[10:31] B19-26S. The owner

[10:35] Craig and Tammy Dero. The legal

[10:39] description is part lots 22 and 23, concession 4. The address is 338

[10:45] Harrington Road in Sidney Ward.

[10:50] » [clears throat]

[10:53] » Uh for background on this application, consent application B

[10:58] 19-26S applies to lands owned by Craig and

[11:02] Tammy Dero located at 338 Harrington Road in Sidney

[11:07] Ward. The applicant is proposing to sever a

[11:11] 9.5 ha parcel of land from the 58.1 ha

[11:17] property. The owners have applied have also

[11:21] applied concurrently for a zoning bylaw amendment file number DO9-S12-26

[11:31] to rezone both the proposed severed and retained parcels.

[11:36] On January 21st, 2026,

[11:40] City of Quinte West Council approved an official plan amendment, file number

[11:47] DO9-S28-25,

[11:52] which placed the subject property into a site specific policy area 43

[11:59] in order to permit the creation of a new agricultural lot,

[12:03] bylaw number 26-004,

[12:08] enacts site specific policy area 43 and states the following.

[12:15] Notwithstanding any provisions of this plan to the contrary as it pertains to

[12:20] the minis- property municipally known as 338 Harrington Road, legally described

[12:27] as part of lots 22 and 23, concession 4 in the former Township of Sidney, now in

[12:34] the City of Quinte West, the creation of a new agricultural lot

[12:39] with the reduced lot area and frontage shall be permitted,

[12:43] resulting in in a severed parcel of approximately

[12:47] 14.6 hectares with 195

[12:52] m of frontage and a retained parcel of approximately 43.6

[12:57] hectares and 57 m of frontage.

[13:02] Although it should be noted that the proposed lot sizes presented in this

[13:06] application differ from what was approved under the official plan

[13:09] amendment, the owners have indicated that the lot areas and frontages applied

[13:15] for under this consent are more reflective of their long-term plans and

[13:20] ongoing agricultural operations.

[13:26] Okay, the purpose of the this application is to sever a parcel of land

[13:30] which would create one new developed lot.

[13:34] The severed lot would have a frontage of 158.3

[13:37] m, a depth of 563.9 m, and total area of 9.5 ha.

[13:45] And the retained would have a frontage of 71.8

[13:49] m, a depth of 935.5 m, and area of 48.6 ha.

[13:59] Any comments or concerns from the public regarding this application?

[14:06] You are good now. Any comments or concerns from the committee?

[14:09] » What was the recommendation, Mr. Chair? >> For working lot.

[14:14] Moved by uh Jim, and seconded by David.

[14:18] That application B-19-26-S by Craig and Tammy Gerow to sever a

[14:24] parcel of land at 338 Harrington Road, part lots 22 and 23, concession four, in

[14:31] the former Township of Sydney, is hereby approved

[14:35] subject to the following conditions. One, that a registered survey for the

[14:39] severed parcel be submitted to the city. Two, that a draft transfer for the

[14:43] severed parcel be submitted to the city. Three, that the tax account for the

[14:48] subject property be paid up to date. Four, that a zoning bylaw amendment be

[14:53] in this effect for the severed and retained lands pursuant to the Planning

[14:57] Act. >> [clears throat]

[14:59] » And five, that the applicant apply for and subsequently obtain an approved

[15:03] access entrance permit for the retained lands and install the

[15:09] new entrance to the satisfaction of Public Works.

[15:12] And a permit to be obtained from the Lower Trent Conservation

[15:17] in the location proposed through technical memos prepared by Oak Ridge

[15:22] Environmental Limited to the satisfaction of Lower

[15:26] Trent Conservation. >> [clears throat]

[15:29] » At 6:00 that a parcel of land measuring 10 m

[15:33] from the center line of the road along the frontage and severed

[15:38] and retained lands along Harrington Road be conveyed to road widening purposes to

[15:43] the corporation of the city of Quinte West at no cost to

[15:47] the satisfaction of public works. All in favor?

[15:51] Carried. Thank you.

[15:56] My job was easy tonight. >> [laughter]

[15:59] » Hope you weren't Frank got by this room.

[16:04] That's very good. Any other business to come before this

[16:07] committee?

[16:10] Hearing none, can I have a motion to adjourn?

[16:12] » Move to adjourn. >> Moved by David, seconded by David.

[16:16] » Where's the signing sheet, sir? >> Signing sheet?

[16:19] » By the door. >> I have one here. Sorry.

[16:21] I just move it in here so you don't you got to walk through there.

[16:25] » That's good. >> I'm good. Thank you.

[16:27] » See you. >> See you later. See you.

City of Quinte West - Committee of Adjustment Meeting, July, 9th 2026

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