Vaughan consent and minor variances denied

NRU
Dec. 17, 2014

In a November 21 decision, board members Jason Chee-Hing and Karen Kraft Sloan dismissed an appeal by Amanda Zingaro, Daryl Coelho, Jennifer Zingaro and Justin Johnston regarding the committee of adjustment’s failure to approve consent and variances for their lot at 16 Gordon Drive in Vaughan. The owners sought to demolish the current house and construct a detached two-storey dwelling on each of the two lots.

Planner William Dolan (Wm. J. Dolan Planning Consultants Ltd.) presented planning evidence on behalf of Zingaro, Coelho, Zingaro, and Johnston in support of the appeal. City planner Gillian McGinnis provided evidence on behalf of the city. She persuasively argued that the proposed severance would result in two lots with significantly smaller frontages than others in the neighbourhood and thus fails to meet the criteria for severances set out in the Planning Act.

The board agreed with McGinnis’s testimony and dismissed the appeal for both consent and minor variances as these variances were contingent on the board granting the consent.

Solicitors involved in this decision were Tony Zingaro (Pomer & Boccia) representing Zingaro, Coelho, Zingaro and Johnston, and Dawne Jubb (Dawne Jubb Barrister) representing the City of Vaughan.