Committee of Adjustment Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Location: Essex Municipal Building, 33 Talbot Street South

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that this land is the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations (comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi Peoples), and of the Huron-Wendat Peoples. We value the significant historical and contemporary contributions of local and regional First Nations and all of the Original Peoples of Turtle Island who have been living and working on the land from time immemorial.

3.

Declarations of Conflict of Interest

4.

Adoption of Published Agenda

4.1

Committee of Adjustment Meeting Agenda for June 20 2023

• That the published agenda for the June 20 2023 Committee of Adjustment Meeting be adopted as presented / amended.

5.

Adoption of Minutes

5.1

Committee of Adjustment Minutes for May 16 2023

• That the minutes of the Committee of Adjustment meeting held May 16 2023 be adopted as circulated.

6.

Reports from Administration/Applications

6.1

B-06-23 Vacant Land on County Road 13

A consent application has been received by the Town of Essex Committee of Adjustment for the vacant lands on the East side of County Road 13, in the former Township of Colchester South (Ward 3).  The applicant is proposing to establish a maintenance easement over an existing sanitary sewer line which will benefit the lands located at 108 County Road 50 East. The easement will be 7.43 metres x 296.9 metres (24.4 ft x 974.1 ft) in size for a total area of 0.21 ha (0.54 acres). 

• That application B-06-23 be approved / denied

6.2

A-12-23 730 Clitherow Street

An application for minor variance has been received by the Town of Essex Committee of Adjustment for the lands located at 730 Clitherow Street, in the former township of Colchester South. The applicant is requesting relief from the Zoning Bylaw 1037, Section 14.1 (vii) which states that a minimum side yard is required to be 1.2 metres (4 feet).  The existing dwelling is setback 1.0 metres (3 ft, 2 inches) from the south (side) property line. The applicant wishes to construct an (12 ft x 19 ft, 8 inches) attached garage to the dwelling.  The attached garage is proposed to match the existing side yard setback of the dwelling.  Therefore, the relief being requested is 0.2 metres ( 10 inches).

• That application A-12-23 be approved / denied

6.2.1

Delegate: Ron Varley & Lynn Culley, 710 Clitherow Street

6.3

B-14-23 Vacant Land on 5th Concession Road

A consent application has been received by the Town of Essex Committee of Adjustment for the lands identified as  vacant land on 5^th Concession Road, in the former Township of Colchester South (Ward 3).  The applicant is proposing to sever a + 1 acre (0.40 ha) parcel from the existing + 90.06 acre (36.44 ha) agricultural lot. The retained agricultural lot is proposed to have an area of +89.06 acres (36.04 ha).  The applicant is proposing this consent as a lot addition to 6287 6^th Concession Road.

• That application B-14-23 be approved / denied

6.4

A-13-23 Vacant Land on 5th Concession Road

An application for minor variance has been received by the Town of Essex Committee of Adjustment for the vacant lands located on the 5^th Concession Road, in the former township of Colchester South.  As a result of severance to accommodate a lot addition (File No. B-14-23),  the lot area for the severed and retained parcels will be reduced from +90.06 acres (36.44 ha) to + 1 acres (0.40 ha) and + 89.06 acres (36.04 ha), respectively. Therefore, relief is required from Section 13.1 ii) of the Town of Essex Zoning Bylaw, Bylaw 1037, which states: the minimum lot area for lots within Agricultural District 1.1 (A1.1) is 40 hectares (100 acres) or as existing.

• That application A-13-23 be approved / denied

6.5

B-15-23 130 Pigeon Beach Road

A consent application has been received by the Town of Essex Committee of Adjustment for the lands located at 130 Pigeon Beach Road, in the former Township of Colchester South (Ward 3).  The applicant is requesting a maintenance easement over Parts 2, 4, 5, and a portion of Part 6 on Reference Plan 12R-2357 to install and connect to a sanitary sewer line. The maintenance easement will be approximately 270 square metres in total area.

• That application B-15-23 be approved / denied

7.

Unfinished Business

7.1

Method for Prohibiting Dwellings on Remnant Farm Parcels as a result of Surplus Dwelling Applications

8.

Adjournment

• That the meeting be adjourned at __________.

9.

Future Meetings

Tuesday, July 18th 2023 at Town Hall Council Chambers, 33 Talbot Street South, Essex