[1:54] I will uh call the West Perth uh

[1:56] Committee of Adjustment to order at 6:45

[1:59] to consider an application for a minor

[2:01] variance for property owned by

[2:03] Patrick Lee Liston Candace Lumens known

[2:06] as plan 339 lot 190 part lot 191

[2:12] part 3 44R759

[2:16] part lot 150

[2:18] as in R186292

[2:24] Mitchell Ward Municipality of West Perth

[2:26] or 49 Blenheim Street.

[2:28] Do any members of the committee have a

[2:30] pecuniary interest?

[2:36] The West Perth Committee of Adjustment,

[2:38] can I have a mover and second her to

[2:40] accept the agenda as it was presented?

[2:44] Alex and Dean, all those in favor?

[2:47] That is carried. Thank you.

[2:49] Could I please also have a mover and

[2:51] second her

[2:53] that the West Perth Committee of

[2:54] Adjustment adopt from the May 19th

[2:57] meeting as presented?

[2:59] Bill

[3:01] and Alex, all those in favor?

[3:03] That is carried. Thank you.

[3:07] Any decision that is reached by the

[3:09] committee tonight cannot be used to set

[3:12] a precedent at a future meeting.

[3:15] I will now call on our Secretary

[3:18] Treasurer Claire Cobson to advise the

[3:21] purpose of tonight's meeting, how notice

[3:22] was provided, and whether any comments

[3:24] were received.

[3:26] » Well, thank you. And through you, the

[3:28] purpose of this public meeting of the

[3:29] West Perth Committee of Adjustment is to

[3:31] allow the presentation of an application

[3:33] for minor variance

[3:35] and to allow interested members of the

[3:36] public the opportunity to ask questions

[3:38] or offer comments regarding the

[3:39] application.

[3:41] Any member of the public that would like

[3:42] to be notified in writing of the

[3:44] Committee of Adjustment's decision

[3:46] on the application are to provide their

[3:48] name and mailing address to

[3:49] clerk@westperth.com.

[3:51] This will also entitle you to be advised

[3:53] of a possible Ontario Land Tribunal

[3:55] hearing in the event the decision on

[3:57] this application is appealed. Public

[3:59] notice was provided to the neighboring

[4:00] property owners on June 19th, 2026 in

[4:03] accordance with the requirements of the

[4:05] Planning Act. I'll turn it back over to

[4:06] you now, Chair.

[4:07] » Thank you, uh James.

[4:09] Uh now we get into the uh public

[4:11] portion. Now, first we'll have uh Perth

[4:14] County Planner John Bice present his

[4:15] report and then give members of the

[4:18] public a chance to ask any uh questions

[4:21] or make any comments. Um the the

[4:23] applicant, if they wish to uh speak to

[4:25] it as well, too, and the committee

[4:27] members. And then we'd move down to the

[4:29] decision portion of the the meeting. So,

[4:32] I'll now call on Perth County Planner

[4:34] John Bice to present the minor variance

[4:37] application report.

[4:44] » Thank you very much, through you, Chair.

[4:46] Um

[4:47] so, this application is for a minor

[4:49] variance.

[4:50] Uh it's located at 49 William Street,

[4:52] which is just at the red star on the

[4:55] slides.

[4:56] Owners are Patrick Lelystad Candace

[4:58] Lumens.

[5:01] Uh so, the property is designated

[5:04] neighborhood in the Perth County's new

[5:07] official plan.

[5:08] Um and the property is zoned Mitchell

[5:11] Residential High Density uh Zone 4 R4 in

[5:15] the West Perth Zoning Bylaw.

[5:19] So, the re- relief being sought uh

[5:22] is to decrease the minimum distance

[5:24] between a driveway and an intersection

[5:27] uh from 9 m to 6 m.

[5:30] You can see that's outlined

[5:32] approximately where that would occur um

[5:35] in the red box.

[5:36] And then the secondary relief uh is to

[5:39] decrease the minimum landscape open

[5:41] space uh from 35% to 33% and that is for

[5:45] the unit two

[5:47] um to facilitate the construction of the

[5:50] deck out back. Uh just it so that it can

[5:53] be the same size

[5:54] as the other decks that are proposed for

[5:56] units one and three.

[5:59] Uh this image just showcases

[6:01] approximately where the lot line

[6:04] um

[6:05] exists currently and it's uh intended to

[6:07] show um how large uh the right of way is

[6:11] uh on the corner of Blenheim Street and

[6:15] uh and uh Napier there. Um so Perth

[6:18] County uh

[6:19] consulted uh West Perth uh the director

[6:22] of public works who has indicated that

[6:25] uh he has no concerns with uh the

[6:27] driveway reduction due to the large uh

[6:30] area for the sidewalk in the right of

[6:32] way along Blenheim there.

[6:34] Um

[6:35] So the

[6:36] So going back a bit, the intent um of

[6:39] the minimum distance a driveway can be

[6:40] constructed uh from an intersection is

[6:43] to prevent sightline issues with

[6:46] motorists utilizing the intersection

[6:49] um as well as vehicles coming and going

[6:52] from driveways that are in close

[6:54] proximity uh to said in intersections.

[6:57] Um and then the intent of the landscape

[7:00] open space

[7:01] uh is to ensure that a property remains

[7:03] consistent in um

[7:06] the lot uh

[7:07] the landscaping of the neighborhood

[7:10] um and enhance outdoor livability of the

[7:12] residents who will live there.

[7:14] Uh so Perth County planning staff

[7:16] believe that uh the two requests are

[7:19] minor in nature

[7:20] um and that we uh support the

[7:22] application as applied for and I can

[7:25] take any questions.

[7:27] » Thank you uh John.

[7:29] I'll maybe uh I'll go to the the

[7:31] applicant and agent and if you just hold

[7:33] on if you if we do have some questions,

[7:35] that'd be appreciated. Uh would the

[7:37] applicant or agent like to make any

[7:39] comments or questions?

[7:45] Would any members of the public um might

[7:47] like to make any comments or questions?

[7:53] Any questions or comments from members

[7:56] of council?

[7:58] Dean, go ahead.

[8:02] » Um thank you, Mr. Chair, through you.

[8:04] Just to want to confirm with the

[8:07] uh our planner um

[8:10] on the diagram

[8:12] provided in the agenda

[8:14] the just there's a distance of 15.5.

[8:18] Guessing that's 15.5 m

[8:21] from Napier Street to the

[8:25] west edge of the

[8:27] proposed driveway.

[8:30] So, that is from the curb line of Napier

[8:33] to the edge of the the driveway. So,

[8:35] that that would be um located in front

[8:37] of the porch, correct?

[8:39] » Uh through the chair, um

[8:41] it's either that or the center line.

[8:44] This uh drawing that was proposed was uh

[8:46] done through sketch

[8:48] um and it's not

[8:50] to exact scale. It's more of

[8:52] approximation um at this time.

[8:58] » Is there a way that we can confirm

[8:59] whether it's center line or curb?

[9:02] » Uh we could take it back and and look

[9:05] into it a bit more.

[9:06] Um

[9:07] the 9 m is uh the lot line just for

[9:11] reference.

[9:12] Um and that's what's is being varied.

[9:15] Uh so, it's 9 m down to 6 m.

[9:18] Uh it's essentially to allow the uh

[9:21] future residents to park along Blenheim

[9:23] Street uh

[9:27] if not approved, the individuals would

[9:30] park uh they would access through Napier

[9:32] Street through a second access um

[9:36] that would meet all the provisions of

[9:38] the zoning bylaw. So, it's essentially

[9:40] to have all the parking in one location.

[9:42] On that end unit.

[9:45] » Okay, and I guess the supplemental

[9:47] supplementary question if I could, Mr.

[9:49] Chair. So, if the access was to be

[9:53] off of Napier Street, how far

[9:56] » [gasps and sighs]

[9:56] » Like how far along Napier from the

[10:00] Blenheim Street, where would that be?

[10:02] So, would it be beyond that 9-m triangle

[10:05] or what would it be looking at?

[10:07] » Yes, so through the chair, it would be

[10:08] past the 9-m mark.

[10:12] » Final question if I could, Mr. Chair.

[10:14] » Yes, of course.

[10:14] » So, this proposal as it sits

[10:18] right now, West Perth

[10:21] um

[10:23] roads department, they're satisfied that

[10:25] this causes no potential impact on

[10:29] sightlines or safety traffic safety at

[10:32] this intersection.

[10:34] » Sure, through the chair, Director of

[10:35] Public Works Adam Ryan

[10:37] sent staff out and they had took a look

[10:41] at the intersection and advised that

[10:42] they had no concerns.

[10:44] » Thank you.

[10:46] » Thank you, Dean. Are there any other

[10:48] questions, members of the committee?

[10:55] For sure, go ahead, Phil.

[10:56] » Uh through the chair, so the proposed

[10:58] driveway is off of Napier. Are they only

[11:00] there in the event that we don't approve

[11:02] that one off of Blenheim?

[11:05] Or are they going to be installed also?

[11:09] » So, through the chair,

[11:10] they have the ability to put that there.

[11:14] It meets all the parameters of the

[11:15] zoning bylaw if they wish.

[11:17] Their choice, their preference is to

[11:19] keep all the parking in one location. Um

[11:23] but if there is a need down the line for

[11:25] future, if they find that there isn't

[11:27] enough parking for say visitors, they

[11:29] have every ability to go and uh

[11:33] obtain a driveway permit off of Napier

[11:36] Street through the building department.

[11:41] » Thank you. Thanks. Thanks, John. That

[11:44] brings the the discussion to a close.

[11:46] Thank you, everyone for your questions

[11:48] and input and brings us down to the

[11:51] decision portion of the meeting.

[11:53] I have a recommendation from

[11:56] Perth County Planning and staff and I'll

[11:58] read that recommendation and then look

[12:00] for a mover and second.

[12:03] That the Committee of Adjustment for the

[12:05] Municipality of West Perth approve

[12:07] application file MV4 2026 submitted by

[12:11] Patrick Lee Listen Candace Lumens for

[12:14] lands described as plan 339 lot 190 part

[12:18] lot 191 part 3 44R 759

[12:24] part lot 150 as in R186292

[12:29] Mitchell in the Municipality of West

[12:30] Perth as it relates to relief from

[12:33] section 5.19.2.1

[12:37] to decrease the minimum distance between

[12:39] a driveway and an intersection of street

[12:41] lines from 9 m to 6 m to facilitate the

[12:44] construction of a driveway for the

[12:46] westerly most unit of a three-unit

[12:49] townhouse subject to the following

[12:51] conditions.

[12:53] That the proposed driveway be generally

[12:55] of the size and in the location

[12:57] identified on the applicant's sketch

[12:59] attached to the report to the

[13:01] satisfaction of the West Perth Building

[13:03] Department and that the proposed

[13:05] driveway be located along Blenheim

[13:07] Street and not located along Napier

[13:10] Street.

[13:11] That the owners obtain any necessary

[13:14] building permits within 2 years of the

[13:16] approval of the minor variance.

[13:18] Relief from sec in part two, relief from

[13:21] section 12.6.10

[13:23] to decrease the minimum landscape open

[13:26] space from 35% to 33% to facilitate the

[13:29] construction of a deck for the middle

[13:31] unit of the three unit townhouse subject

[13:35] to the following conditions. That the

[13:36] proposed deck be generally of size and

[13:39] in location as identified on the

[13:41] applicant's sketch attached to this

[13:43] report to the satisfaction of the West

[13:45] Perth building department and that the

[13:47] owners obtain the necessary building

[13:48] permits within two years of the approval

[13:51] of the minor variance.

[13:52] Could I please have a mover and a

[13:54] seconder for this recommendation?

[13:57] Bill

[13:58] and Alex

[13:59] Are there any other comments or

[14:00] questions from the committee?

[14:05] All those in favor?

[14:08] That is a carried.

[14:09] This minor variance is hereby granted

[14:11] for the following reasons. The relief

[14:13] requested is minor nature. It is

[14:15] required for appropriate development of

[14:17] the property. It maintains the general

[14:19] intent and purpose of the official plan

[14:21] and it maintains the general intent and

[14:23] purpose of the zoning bylaw. Could I

[14:25] please have a couple members of the

[14:27] committee to close tonight's meeting at

[14:30] 6:57.

[14:32] Alex and Dean

[14:33] All those in favor? Meeting's adjourned.

Committee of Adjustment - 13 Jul 2026

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