STAFF REPORT
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Committee of Adjustment
Application
Date:
December 3, 2015
To:
Chair and Committee Members of the Committee of Adjustment
North York District
From:
Joe Nanos, Director, Community Planning, North York District
Ward:
Ward 25 (Don Valley West)
Reference: File No: A0622/ 14NY
Address: 29 DONWOODS DRIVE
Application to be heard: Thursday, December 10, 2015
RECOMMENDATION Should the Committee choose to approve this application, staff recommend that the
following variance first be modified to be more in keeping with the intent of the Zoning
By-law:
1. Variance No. 8 with respect to the proposed area of the front balcony.
Further, staff recommend that the following conditions be attached:
1. The reduced front yard setback of 9.92 metres apply to the sub basement and
basement levels of the dwelling only; and
2. The proposal be developed in accordance with the elevation drawings
submitted to the Committee of Adjustment, date stamped received by the City
of Toronto Planning Division, November 20, 2015.
APPLICATION
This application proposes to construct a new detached dwelling with an integral garage,
as well as a new cabana in the rear. The existing dwelling and detached garage would be
demolished. This application was previously deferred from the September 17, 2014
Committee of Adjustment hearing.
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REQUESTED VARIANCE(S) TO THE ZONING BY-LAW: 1. Section 10.20.40.20.(1), Zoning By-law No. 569-2013
The pennitted maximum building length for a detached house is 17.0m.
The proposed building length is 2 l .06m.
2. Section 10.20.40.70.(1), Zoning By-law No. 569-2013
The minimum required front yard setback is 12.0m.
The proposed front yard setback is 9.92m.
3. Section 10.5.40.60.(1), Zoning By-law No. 569-2013
(A)(i) A platform without main walls, attached to or less than 0.3m from a
building, with a floor no higher than the first floor of the building above
established grade may encroach into the required front yard setback 2.5m if it is
no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback.
The proposed platform encroaches 4.88m into the required front yard setback.
{NOTE: Should a variance not be granted for front yard setback the proposed
platform will encroach 6.96m into the required front yard setback.
NOTE: The platform which this deficiency is relating to is the first landing from
the front porch stairs).
4. Chapter 7.3.3, Zoning By-law No. 7625
The minimum required front yard setback is 12.0m.
The proposed front yard setback is 9.92m.
5. Chapter 12.SA, Zoning By-law No. 7625
The maximum permitted building length is 16.8m.
The proposed building length is 21.06m.
6. Chapter 12.7, Zoning By-law No. 7625
The maximum pennitted building height is 8.8m.
The proposed building height is l 4.25m.
7. Chapter 12.7, Zoning By-law No. 7625
The maximum pennitted number of storeys is 2.
The proposed number of storeys is 4.
8. Chapter 12.7A, Zoning By-law No. 7625
The maximum pennitted balcony area is 3.8m2•
The proposed front porch balcony area is 50.9m2 •
(NOTE: The proposed front porch and first landing is considered a balcony as the
proposed dwelling is considered a 4 storey and as such the main floor is
considered the 3rd storey).
9. Chapter 6(23)(a), Zoning By-law No. 7625
The maximum pennitted height of an accessory building is 3. 7m.
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The proposed height of the rear yard cabana is 4.0m.
10. Chapter 6(9)(k), Zoning By-law No. 7625
The maximum permitted projection of a balcony is l .6m from the wall.
The front balcony projects 4.88m.
(NOTE: Should a variance not be granted for front yard setback the proposed
balcony will project 6.96 metres into the required front yard setback.
NOTE: The platform which this deficiency is relating to is the first landing from
the front porch stairs).
11. Chapter 6(9)(b), By-law No. 7625
Exterior stairways and wheelchair ramps shall be permitted to project into the
minimum front yard setback not more than 2.lm.
The proposed front porch stairway projects 4.88m into the front yard setback.
COMMENTS
The subject property is located on the east side of Donwoods Drive, south of York Mills
Road. The property is zoned R3 under the former North York Zoning By-law No. 7625
and zoned RD ([18.0; a690) (x871) in the new City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569­
. 2013. The proposal is to permit the construction of a detached dwelling with an integral
garage, as well as a new cabana in the rear.
The application proposes a front balcony of an area of 50.9 square metres whereas
Zoning By-law No. 7625 limits balconies to a maximum area of 3.8 square metres.
Balcony area restrictions are devised, in part, to limit the number of people able to use a
balcony at one time, to mitigate the potential for noise, privacy and overlook issues for
adjacent properties. Staff are of the opinion that the proposed area of the front balcony
should be modified to be more in keeping with the intent of the Zoning By-law.
The application also proposes a front yard setback of 9.92 metres, whereas both Zoning
By-law No. 7625 and By-law No. 569-2013 require a minimum front yard setback of 12
metres. The reduced front yard setback is due, in part, to the basement and sub basement
levels. The ground floor and second floor levels maintain a front yard setback of 12
metres, as per the requirements of the zoning by-laws.
Further, the applicant requests variances under By-law No. 7625 to permit the proposed
dwelling to be 4 storeys, at a height of 14.25 metres. Under By-law No. 7625, building
height for a dwelling with a sloped roof is measured as the vertical distance between the
centre line of the street at the mid-point of the front lot line, and the mean height level
between the eaves and ridge of the roof. The property slopes significantly down toward
the street, as well as to the north. As a result, portions of the basement and sub basement
levels are exposed on the north and west (front) sides of the dwelling. From the south and
east (rear) sides of the dwelling, the basement and sub basement levels are located almost
entirely below grade. To ensure that the dwelling is not constructed larger than is shown,
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staff are of the opinion that the proposal should be developed in accordance with the
elevation drawings to the Committee ofAdjustment, date stamped received by the City of
Toronto Planning Division, November 20, 2015.
Should the Committee choose to approve this application, staff recommend that the
proposed area of the front balcony be reduced to be more in keeping with the intent of the
Zoning By-law. Further, staff recommend that the reduced front yard setback of 9.92
metres be applied to the sub basement and basement levels of the dwelling only and the
proposal be developed in accordance with the elevation drawings to the Committee of
Adjustment, date stamped received by the City of Toronto Planning Division, November
20, 2015.
CONTACT
Kaitlyn Graham, Assistant Planner
Tel: 416-395-7052
Fax: 416-395-7155
E-mail: [email protected]
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