Committee of Adjustment

10:03Good afternoon. As this is the committee's first hearing of the year, I'll serve as acting chair until the election of the chair and vice chair has been concluded.

10:12So I'd like to call to order the January 15th, 2026 hearing of the Guelph Committee of Adjustment. This hearing is being held in a hybrid format with attendees appearing in person or remotely and is being live streamed and recorded.

10:26Please be advised that public hearings for part of the public record and the words, names or images of those participating will be recorded and posted online.

10:35Before I outline the hearing format, if you're watching online and wish to speak to an application that's listed on the agenda and have not submitted a request in advance of the hearing.

10:45Please call the number displayed on the screen now, which is 519-822-1260 extension 2524 and you will receive instructions on how to participate.

10:56For those attending the hearing in person, you will also be given a chance to address the committee. A final call for delegations will be made when each application is called.

11:06The agenda for this hearing has been posted online at Guelph.ca forward slash cofa. I will remind all committee members and staff participating in the hearing to please mute your microphones when not in use.

11:18Applicants will be unmuted when their application is called. I'd also like to share the hearing format we will be using to navigate through each application.

11:27Each application will be called by the secretary, treasurer and the call in number for those wishing to speak to an application will be displayed on the screen.

11:34Afterwards, the applicant will be given an opportunity to add anything further to their application to a maximum of 10 minutes.

11:41You will hear a chime when there's 30 seconds left and another when the 10 minutes has elapsed. If you're an applicant and have nothing further to add, then you can simply say so.

11:51Following this for some files, staff may provide a brief presentation. The committee will then be able to ask questions to the applicant or staff.

12:00After that, we will hear from members of the public who wish to comment on the application. Please note that all comments should be addressed through the chair. Please avoid repeating concerns already stated by others and focus on adding new information.

12:14Comments are limited to 10 minutes or less. You will hear a chime when there is 30 seconds left and another when the 10 minutes has elapsed. For delegates that have advised staff in advance of the hearing that they wish to display a presentation,

12:26your presentation will be displayed on the screen and a remote is available at the podium for delegates in person to advance the slides.

12:34Any members of the public who have submitted a request to speak prior to the hearing will be the first invited to provide comments.

12:40For those watching the hearing online, if you wish to speak to an application and have not submitted a request in advance of the hearing, please call the number displayed on the screen now.

12:51For those attending the hearing in person, you will also be given a chance to come forward to the podium and address the committee.

12:58Once all the comments from the public have been heard, the applicant or staff will be given the opportunity to respond to comments.

13:06Finally, the chair will turn to the committee for a motion and deliberation as well as a vote on the application.

13:12When the committee is making a decision on the application, the chair will be asking the secretary of treasure to conduct the vote by roll call.

13:18The secretary of treasure will call each of the members' names and each member will respond if they are in favor or opposed to the motion, and the chair will announce the result of the vote.

13:27If you wish to receive a copy of the decision on an application, you must submit a written request.

13:34A written request can be made by contacting staff using the contact information shown on the screen.

13:40To receive a copy of the decision, please email COFA, a Guelph.ca with your name and the file number you are interested in.

13:47Please note that owners and applicants automatically receive a copy of the decision.

13:52So now I'd like to ask member Mbrenio to provide the Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement.

13:58As we gather, let us take time to reflect on our privilege to live and work in wealth, a city built over rich Indigenous histories.

14:13We are guests here, and we should reflect upon the responsibility to care for this land, the people who live here today, and the generations to come.

14:22If our actions today can move us towards reconciliation, we should take pause and make those decisions with intention and gratitude.

14:32This place we call wealth has served as traditional lands and a place of refuge for many peoples over time.

14:40But more specifically, the Tewanderung and the Haudenosaunee.

14:45This land is held as the treaty lands and territory with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

14:53Wealth lies directly adjacent to the Haldem and Tract, and is part of a long-established traditional hunting ground for the six nations of the Grand River.

15:04Many nations in wheat and meti people who have come from across Turtle Island call wealth home today.

15:11Thank you very much.

15:13So the next item on the agenda is the annual election of the chair and vice chair for 2026.

15:25So at this time, I'd like to invite a motion from the floor to appoint a member as the 2026 chair.

15:31Is there a mover and seconder?

15:34I am moved that we nominate James Smith as the chair.

15:38All right. Thank you.

15:39Is there a seconder for that?

15:41I second.

15:42We got lots of seconders there.

15:46Member, member Aineal, thank you very much.

15:49Okay. Any other nominations for the position of chair?

15:54Okay. Seeing none, I'll ask if member Smith accepts the nomination.

15:59I do.

16:01Okay. Thank you very much.

16:02Any discussion on this before we proceed with voting?

16:05Not seeing any.

16:06So I'll call the vote.

16:07Those in favor, please raise your hands.

16:09And I don't see any opposed. Okay. Perfect. All right. That's carried.

16:15Member Smith, you've been elected chair for 2026. Thank you.

16:19Thank you very much. And thank you, colleagues.

16:22All right. So lastly, I'd like to invite a motion from the floor to appoint a member as the 2026 vice chair.

16:30I would like to nominate Janet Goodfellow.

16:34All right. Is there a seconder for that?

16:36We got a motion.

16:38Okay. Member Fitzpatrick then. Perfect. Thank you.

16:42Any other nominations for vice chair?

16:45Not seeing any hands.

16:50I will note that member Goodfellow is absent today,

16:53but she did provide confirmation and writing that she would entertain a nomination for vice chair.

16:59So that nomination will become pending or become final upon her acceptance at the next hearing.

17:06So any other discussion on this nomination?

17:09Not seeing any. Okay. All right. I'll call the vote. Those in favor, please raise your hands.

17:14All right. That's carried.

17:19So member Goodfellow has been appointed as vice chair and we'll get her to formally accept that at the next hearing in February.

17:27So now that the election is complete, I'll pass the position of chair over to chair Smith.

17:32Thank you, Madam Secretary. At this point, may we have the first application, please?

17:52Oh, yes. Thank you. Are there any disclosures of pecuniary interest in our hearing today?

17:59Seeing none. At this one.

18:02Minutes.

18:05Ah, thank you.

18:08I guess I had too much of a good holiday.

18:12At this point, I need to have the minutes approved. Do we have a motion to member Meir has proposed that?

18:23A seconder member Fitzpatrick. All those in favor?

18:27I believe that's carried, Madam chair. Secretary treasure. Excuse me. I promoted you.

18:34At this point, may we have the first application, please?

18:39So, Mr. Chair, I will note first is that we do have a deferral request.

18:45It's for consent files B dash 80 slash 25 B dash 81 slash 25 and a dash two slash 26.

18:53The applicant has requested deferral of the applications to allow additional time to address potential changes to the applications.

19:01So I'll turn that back to the chair for a potential deferral motion.

19:06Thank you. Is the applicant present?

19:09Oh, yes. Yeah, if you could come forward, please.

19:17It'd be much a Jeff Buseman from Ben Hurt serving and be much more practical to have this application deferred.

19:24Okay. Thank you. There is no discuss. First, we need a motion. Do I have a mover for deferral member Spear?

19:35I move that we defer this application and a seconder member Meir.

19:39There is no discussion on a deferral. So Madam secretary treasure, unless there's anything else, can you call the vote please?

19:50Thank you, chair committee members. Please indicate your vote by responding in favor or opposed to the motion, which is to defer the applications.

19:59Chair Smith in favor member Fitzpatrick in favor member membrane in favor member Meir in favor member Ross in favor and member Spears in favor.

20:17That's carried. Mr. Chair.

20:18Thank you. Your application has been deferred.

20:22Can we have the next applicant please, Madam secretary treasure.

20:32The next applications are files B dash one slash 26 B dash two slash 26 and B dash three slash 26 consent to create three new lots with one retained lot at 96 Cooper Drive.

20:45I'll note for those attending remotely, if you wish to speak to this application, you can do so by calling the number displayed on the screen.

20:53The number is 519-822-1260 extension 2524. And when you call in staff will give you instructions on how you can delegate remotely.

21:04Welcome back and you state your name for the record, please and your association with this application.

21:10Jeff Buseman of heart and surveying representing the property owner. Thank you. And was the sign posted as per the planning act. Yes.

21:18And have you read staff's comments and are you in agreement? Yes, I am.

21:22As you know, you have 10 minutes to address the committee and you can make as much use of that time as you'd like. Sure.

21:28I think we'll be quick if we could put the severance catch on the screen.

21:31This this parcels in the Hanlon Creek Business Park and this larger piece of parcel has always been envisioned to be divided into these smaller pieces.

21:48They're still quite large at one hectare 1.2 and two of them at 1.7 hectares.

21:53The intended purchaser has ideas and potential clients for each one of these.

21:59The application is quite straightforward and the conditions are very simplistic to basically more technical legalistic in nature to have these applications processed.

22:11I think they're pretty straightforward and staff are recommending approval.

22:15Thank you. If you want to wait right there, my colleagues may have some questions for you. Committee members. Do we have any questions of the applicant?

22:23I see shaking of heads. So at this point, I'll turn to Madam Secretary Treasurer and see if we have any delegations.

22:31Mr. Chair, I can confirm no registered delegates. Thank you. Is there anyone in the gallery who would like to speak to this application?

22:38Seeing none. Committee members. Do we have a motion? Member Meir.

22:46I move the motion in favour. In approval of the with the conditions of the staff.

22:54Thank you. Member Meir. And do we have a seconder? Member Spears. Any discussion on this application?

23:04Seeing none. Madam Secretary Treasurer, would you mind calling the vote please?

23:13Thank you, Chair. Committee members, please indicate your vote by responding in favour or opposed to the motion, which is to approve the applications with the recommended conditions.

23:23Chair Smith. In favour. Member Fitzpatrick. Oh, you're nodding your head in favour. Okay. Member Membrano. In favour.

23:36Member Meir. In favour. Member Ross. In favour. And Member Spears. In favour. That's carried, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Your application has been approved. Thank you. Thank you.

23:50Madam Secretary Treasurer, may we have the next applicant please?

23:54The next application is file A-1-26. Variants to permit temporary agricultural use, vegetation based at 328 Victoria Road South.

24:07I'll note for those attending remotely, if you wish to speak to this application, you can do so by calling the number displayed on the screen.

24:13That number is 519-822-1260-Extension 2524. And when you call in, staff will give you instructions on how you can delegate remotely.

24:24I'll also note that there was correspondence received after the comment deadline from the applicant. That letter and map has been circulated to the committee members as well as staff.

24:33Is the applicant present or online? Online?

24:43And it appears that you're muted if you can unmute your microphone. There we go.

24:50Can you state your name and your relationship to the application please?

24:55Alia Clark, an associate with MHBC Planning on behalf of Fusion Homes, the landowner.

25:00Thank you. And can you tell me if the sign was posted as per the Planning Act?

25:05It was.

25:07Thank you. And have you read staff's comments and are you in agreement?

25:12We have and we're in agreement with staff.

25:15Okay. And at this point, you have 10 minutes if you wish to address the committee. So you're welcome to make as much use of that time as you like.

25:24Thank you. Is it possible to share the farming limits plan that was circulated?

25:28Thanks.

25:30So as you'll see, the subject lands are located at the corner of Victoria Road South and Stone Road East on the edge of the city settlement area.

25:40These lands are known as the wealth innovation district in the city's official plan. And we've been working with Fusion Homes over the last three years towards law plan endorsement and future development approvals to allow for development of the site.

25:55In 2003, we had a minor variance approved to allow for intern vegetation based agriculture on the site to ensure that the site could be farmed in the intern until development approvals are secured.

26:09And in September, we did receive conditional law plan endorsement from council, but we are still working towards those development approvals.

26:18And we have reached the end of our three-year period for farming. So this minor variance is just another minor variance for vegetation based agriculture.

26:27We're just hoping that we can continue to farm the lands for the next three years until we do secure those final development approvals and are able to break ground on the site.

26:36And I do understand that staff do still have some concerns with the limits of the agricultural activities being proposed based off of updated natural heritage mapping.

26:46So that's one of the conditions that was recommended and we're okay with continuing to work with staff to make sure that they're comfortable with the limits of farming on the site prior to final approval.

26:58Okay, thank you. That was relatively concise. If you want to wait right there, my colleagues may have some questions for you. Committee members, do we have any questions for the applicant?

27:14I don't see any hands up, but I'm going to go ahead and ask two questions if I may.

27:23When I look at the image that was circulated today, I see that the pink hatch shading has land not intended to be firming as the call out. However, I also see that one of the sort of a central horizontal stripe says egg soy.

27:50So, can you help me with that?

27:54I didn't prepare this map. It was prepared by natural resource solutions, Inc. who's our natural heritage consultant. So I expect that that was likely the existing use.

28:06And when they prepared this map, that was the underlying, if you can see there's that aerial imagery there, I expect that's why they labeled it that way and that based off of the known natural heritage constraints as well as the soil quality constraints on the site, they were proposing that it would be restricted back to that blue and green area.

28:28But we'll confirm those limits through the condition of approval with NRSI as well as MTE if necessary in terms of the soil quality.

28:37So, just so I'm clear, the areas called out in blue and green are the only ones that will continue to be agriculture?

28:50Yes, this plan was prepared in 2003 when the first minor variance was approved. So we, the limits could potentially be extended based off of updated land conditions on the site because there has been further natural heritage assessment as well as engineering assessments done on the site in the last three years.

29:10And so the exact limits would get finalized through staff review as that condition. I believe it's condition number three of the approval that's being recommended by staff.

29:24So, my final question, sorry, extended it to three, not two.

29:30My final question is, if a motion comes forward that says that it's

29:40in general agreement with what has been issued today, is that something you'd be willing to accept?

29:49Um, sorry, can you repeat the question?

29:54Sure. The, I guess what I'm saying is would you consider this, this block one and two farming variance

30:07map that was produced by natural resources solutions? Would you consider that as part of the conditions?

30:15Yes, but we did circulate it to staff and request that they clear the condition by taking this map instead of the one that was previously submitted and they indicated that wasn't possible and that further staff discussion was needed.

30:31So we would be willing to do that, but it might need to be a question for staff as well.

30:37Okay, thank you. That's pretty clear. Thank you. Committee members, any other questions for the applicant?

30:45Seeing none. Are there any members of the public here who would like to speak to this application?

30:53I don't see anyone rushing the microphone. Madam Secretary Treasurer, is there anyone online?

30:58Mr. Chair, I can confirm no registered delegates. Okay. Committee members, what is your wish?

31:07I move that we accept this application using the conditions set up by city staff.

31:14And the seconder, member Meir, is there any discussion seeing none? Madam Secretary Treasurer, could you call the roll please?

31:26Thank you, Chair. Committee members, please indicate your vote by responding in favour or opposed to the motion which is to approve the application with the recommended conditions.

31:37Chair Smith? In favour. Member Fitzpatrick? In favour. Member Membranio? In favour. Member Meir? In favour. Member Ross? In favour. And Member Spears? In favour.

31:52That's carried, Mr. Chair. Your application has been approved and you're free to leave the meeting. Thank you. You're welcome.

32:01Madam Secretary Treasurer, may we have the next application please? The next file is file A-5-26, variances to permit reduced side yard setback and permit reduced distance to primary dwelling for proposed additional dwelling unit within a separate building at 8 Marksum Road.

32:21I'll note for those attending remotely, if you wish to speak to this application, you can do so by calling the number displayed on the screen. That number is 519-822-1260 extension 2524.

32:34Thank you. Is the applicant, President, OIC is online? Yes, that's me. Good afternoon. Can you state your name for the record please in your relationship to this application?

32:48My name is Christopher Hoover. I am the contractor owner of Hammer Time renovations and the homeowner has hired me to proceed with the construction of the conversion of existing garage to an AD unit on their property.

33:06Thank you. And can you tell me if the sign was posted as for the planning address?

33:12Yes, it was. Thank you. And have you read staff's comments and are you in agreement with them? Yes, I've read the comments and we are in agreement with them.

33:24Okay. At this point you have 10 minutes to address the committee. So please go ahead.

33:32Okay. The only issue that they asked us to abide is that there is no doorway to the unit to be on the north side of the detached garage.

33:42And if you could pull up the floor plan and elevation sketches, sheet 1.4 shows that there is no doorway on that side of the building.

33:55That is just a window there for daylight into the bedroom. And I believe that was the only real major comment and concern that they had.

34:10Okay. Thank you. That's pretty straightforward. Is there, if you want to wait right there, we may have some questions for you. Committee members, do you have any questions of the applicant?

34:25I don't see any hands coming up. I do have a question and that is if we can pull up the floor plan again, please, staff, thank you.

34:37I noticed that there are two windows, there's an existing window and in the called for plan, it looks, does that say infill opening or is that fenestration?

34:50That's an infill opening on the east side of facing the existing residents.

34:57So there is no overlook between the two residents?

35:03No.

35:05Okay. Thank you. That's all my questions. Committee members, any other questions for the applicant?

35:12Member Mir.

35:13I moved the motion for approval.

35:16I need that's okay. You jumped the gun. I need to ask if there's any public comments. So, um,

35:25No, no, I'll go to you first right after I go to the public. Are there any members of the public in the gallery who would like to speak to this application?

35:38I see none. So I'm going to turn to our secretary treasure to tell us if there's anyone online who'd like to speak to this.

35:45Mr. Chair, it can confirm no registered delegates. Okay. Thank you.

35:51Committee members, I think member Mir is chomping at the bit. So I'm going to ask if he has a delegation, if he would like to move.

36:00I move the motion for approval with the condition.

36:03Thank you. And do we have a seconder?

36:06Member, member, you know,

36:08Is there any discussion on the motion before us?

36:12Seeing none. Madam secretary treasure, would you call the vote please?

36:17Thank you, chair committee members, please indicate your vote by responding in favor or opposed to the motion, which is to approve the application with the recommended condition. Chair Smith.

36:26In favor.

36:27Member Fitzpatrick.

36:29In favor.

36:30Member, member, in your in favor. Member, Mir.

36:34In favor.

36:35Member Ross.

36:36In favor.

36:37And member Spears.

36:38In favor.

36:39That's carried. Mr. Chair.

36:40Thank you. Your application has been approved and you're free to leave the meeting.

36:45Thank you.

36:47You're welcome.

36:49Madam secretary treasure is the next applicant available.

36:55The next application is file a dash three slash 26 variances for maximum number of dwelling units in density and minimum private amenity area and lot area per dwelling unit for proposed stack townhouse development at 520 Speedvale Avenue East.

37:12I'll note for those attending the hearing remotely, if you would like to speak to this application, you can do so by calling in the number is 519-822-1260 extension 2524.

37:25When you call in staff will give you instructions on how you can delegate remotely.

37:29Thank you. Welcome. Can you state your name for the record please?

37:34Good afternoon. My name is Charlotte Lewington. I'm a planner with GSP group and I'm the applicant here on behalf of the landowner today.

37:42Thank you. And can you tell me if the sign was posted as per the planning?

37:46Yes, it was.

37:47Thank you. And have you read staff's comments and are you in agreement?

37:52Yes, I have Fred staff's comments and we are in agreement.

37:56Thank you. As with the proceeding delegates, you have 10 minutes to address our committee.

38:03Thank you.

38:04Not much to add. I think the staff comments were thorough. I think we just want to reiterate that really the variances are quite technical in nature and a result of converting for two bedroom units into one bedroom units instead.

38:22There's no net increase in floor space area, no increase in total number of bedrooms in this development.

38:31And so it's really just increasing the range of units that are permitted on the site, which we see as a positive. So, happy to answer any questions if there are any.

38:45Thank you. Committee members, do we have any questions for the applicant? Member Membrano.

38:51Through the chair to the applicant. So I understand the application needs to convert the only four of the two stories into one, one story. So four will become eight one story, one bedroom, sorry, one bedroom units.

39:11So the final number will be 56. So does it mean that the rest of the units will stay remain the same?

39:18Through the chair. Yes, that's correct. Everything else is the same.

39:24Just follow up through the share just as a separate question. One of the letters received from the public mentions a rejected previous application for 56 units. Is that so? Is that what happened?

39:48Through you, the chair. I'm not aware of that. Maybe I'll defer to staff if they have any history on that.

39:59Through the chair to member Membrano. So I believe this application originally went for approval several years ago and it was appealed and brought to the Ontario Municipal Board.

40:11And I believe there was a slight reduction in the unit count that resulted from that. But staff would note that the official plan does permit a maximum density of 100 units per hectare.

40:23And the proposed increase here would leave the subject lands well under that maximum.

40:34Thank you. That's all.

40:38Thank you. Any other questions of this delegation?

40:44I guess the only question that I have is.

40:49I don't know if you're aware of some of the letters from the public concerning the application. And I wonder if you'd like to address any of those concerns. Mostly it had to do with traffic and parking from what I understand.

41:03Yeah, to you, the chair. I can address those. I did read those comments and as it relates to parking on the site, this is an increased number of units.

41:17And as a result, we did increase the number of parking spaces on the site to accommodate that. So there are eight more parking spaces than what were provided in the previous application.

41:30So we are providing much more than the minimum parking required through the zoning bylaw.

41:38Currently, the zoning bylaw requires one parking space per unit plus 20% for visitor parking. And that would require 68 parking spaces. We're providing 82 on the site. So I think we are more than providing the parking that is required.

41:57There were comments also on total common amenity area and similarly with the increased number of units, we did increase the total common amenity area provided on the site and our meeting and in fact exceed exceeding what's required in the zoning bylaw for common amenity area.

42:15And it's interesting because we are increasing the total number of units. So we've increased the parking spaces and common amenity area to meet the requirements in the zoning bylaw, but we are not increasing the total number of bedrooms for the development.

42:31So there may actually be the same amount of people living in this development, but we're providing more parking and more common amenity area.

42:40Okay, thank you. That clears up, I think, a number of the concerns that were raised about amenity areas, for example. Thank you. Any other questions for this applicant? Seeing none.

42:56Oh, sorry. Member Fitzpatrick.

43:01Yes, through you, Chair, to the applicant.

43:05These are units being built for sale. Is that correct?

43:14So, we're not able to identify whether this application were not able to identify whether they'll be for sale or for rent. That's still up for discussion at this point.

43:26Okay, thank you.

43:30Any other questions for the applicant? Seeing none. Are there any members of the public in the gallery who would like to speak to this application?

43:42Secretary Treasurer, is there anyone online or on the telephone who'd like to speak to this?

43:48Mr. Chair, I can confirm no other delegate requests.

43:52Okay, at this point, we'll go into committee and I'll ask my colleagues what their wish is. Committee members, what would we like to do?

44:05Member Spears.

44:06I move that we approve this application with the conditions set up by city staff.

44:10Thank you. And do we have a seconder? Member Fitzpatrick.

44:15And at this point, is there any discussion as we have a motion before us? Seeing none. Madam Secretary Treasurer, would you call the vote please?

44:28Thank you, Chair. Committee members, please indicate your vote by responding in favor or opposed to the motion, which is to approve the application with the recommended condition. Chair Smith.

44:37In favor.

44:38Member Fitzpatrick.

44:40In favor.

44:41Member Mbrenio.

44:43In favor.

44:44Member Meir.

44:45In favor.

44:46Member Ross.

44:47In favor.

44:48And Member Spears.

44:49In favor.

44:50That's carried, Mr. Chair.

44:52Thank you. Your application has been approved and you're free to leave the meeting. Thank you. Madam Secretary Treasurer, do we have another application?

45:04The last application this evening is file A-46-26, variance to permit reduced number of parking spaces for proposed new building at 121 Hanlon Creek Boulevard.

45:16I'll note for those attending remotely, if you wish to speak to this application, you can call 519-822-1260 extension 2524 and staff will give you instructions on how you can delegate remotely.

45:29Thank you. Welcome back. Can you state your name for the record?

45:33Jeff Fuseman, Van Hart and Sir Vang.

45:35Thank you. And can you tell me if the sign was posted as per the Planning Act?

45:39Yes, it was.

45:40And have you read staff's comments on our unagreement?

45:42Yes, I've read them and I'm in agreement.

45:45Thank you. And as you know, you have 10 minutes to address the committee.

45:48Sure.

45:49This subject property, as it was at one time, connected to the property to the south. When that property to the south was developed, they came up with a certain parking requirement and it was quite intense.

46:02And if that parking requirement lingered or stayed with this portion of this property and having that parking requirement and ratio was going to need about over 300 parking spots, which is far more than what's anticipated for the development of this property.

46:21So we're just asking that the parking requirements be set to the standard for this area and the use is typical in this area as many of the properties are.

46:34The based on the usage that we have for the majority, like about 60% of the building, we know what the parking, we know what the use is going to be so we can predict the number of stalls that we need.

46:49The second part of the building, we don't know the future tenant, but using that ratio, we found we only need 65 spaces.

46:57Right now we're developing the site plan has got 142. So we plan to do a lot more than the minimum. But the biggest thing is we need to remove the existing parking requirement, which would require over 300 spots.

47:11300 spots is way too many for this usage and staff have, I think, presented it well in the background well in their report. So I think it's a pretty straightforward. Thanks.

47:23Thank you. Do we have any questions for the applicant? I don't see any questions being raised. And I don't see anyone else in the chamber. Is there anyone online who would like to speak to this Madam Secretary Charger?

47:41Mr. Chair, I can confirm no other delegation requests. Okay, at this point, I entertain a motion committee members.

47:50Member Fitzpatrick. Through you, Mr. Chairman, I would motion that we approve this application as with any conditions as the staff have indicated.

48:07Thank you. Do we have a secondary? I second. Member Meir is seconding that. Do we have any discussion on the motion before us? Seeing none. Madam Secretary Treasurer, would you call the vote please?

48:19Thank you, Chair. Committee members, please indicate your vote by responding in favor opposed to the motion, which is to approve the application. Chair Smith.

48:30In favor. Member Fitzpatrick. In favor. Member Mambrenio. In favor.

48:37Member Meir. In favor. Member Ross. In favor. And Member Spears. In favor. That's carried, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Your application has been approved. Thank you.

48:53I believe that brings us to the end of our agenda, Madam Secretary Treasurer. Do you have any staff announcements? Mr. Chair, I don't have any staff announcements.

49:02Okay. My only announcement is to thank and appreciate my colleagues for nominating me for the last year of my tenure here on Committee of Adjustment to act as your chair. So I'll endeavor to live up to your commitment to me. So thank you.

49:24With this, I will now ask for a motion to adjourn.

49:28So moved.

49:32Member Spears has moved that. Seconder. Member Mambrenio. All those in favor. We stand adjourned. Committee members, we'll see you in February. Thank you.