Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment Approves Renoviction Variances
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In a 5-2 vote, Council appointees approve parking exceptions that allow removal of existing family apartments at 100 Charlton Avenue West.
Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment Reverses Plans to End Online Delegations
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The Committee of Adjustment’s meetings will remain by video conference for the foreseeeable future until new procedures can be put in place to ensure public participation.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment Going Back to In-Person, Ending LiveStreams
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The public will have to attend City Hall for meetings as the City ends livestreaming and electronic delegating.
Joey’s Notepad: Nrinder Nann and Jamila Sheffield’s Excellent Meeting Management
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Nann and Sheffield both excelled at managing challenging situations during electronic meetings this week.
Joey’s Notepad: CoA Member Concerned about “Lobbying” by Environment Hamilton
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Environment Hamilton is an advocacy organization. Their submissions to the CoA are always regarding environmental and climate change matters.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for April 7, 2022 [Post-Meeting Summary]
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Secondary Dwellings, Severances, approving the new Urban Core Health Centre, the Corktown Plaza wants even less parking, and rezoning a DiCenzo property in Stoney Creek.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for February 24, 2022: Updated
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Variances and severances to enable residential intensification, one secondary dwelling unit, and a grandfathered house on prestige industrial lands are among the noteworthy files.
Journalistic Word Choice, Committee of Adjustment, and Tall Buildings as Minor Variances
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Developers and big corporate landlords in Ward 2 are increasingly using “minor variances” to bypass Planning Committee – challenging the concept of what is minor in planning.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for March 9, 2017
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Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment will conduct 23 hearings, here are the hearings that caught my attention.
33-Storey Tall Building Approved as Minor Variance, Mosque Allowed to Convert Parking to Commercial Parking Lot
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Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr won two significant victories at Committee of Adjustment today, gaining two major exceptions to Downtown Zoning Bylaws as “minor variances”. Tall Buildings in The Downtown, Now Minor Variances
Farr came to the Committee of Adjustment in support of the Downtown Mosque’s request to operate their parking lot as a commercial surface lot to raise funds to cover their new building debt, and the approval of a 33-storey tall building for Vrancor’s final phase of their King/George/Caroline five tower development. The “minor” variance was to increase the allowed development height from the present 22 metres to 106 metres. The Committee of Adjustment, at the request of Farr, approved the 500% variance as a “minor variance”. Traditionally, tall buildings are subject to public hearings, consultations, and public review of studies.