2290 Lawn Ave. Committee of Adjustment Hearing – May 2010

After carefully considering the proposed development, and after consulting with the neighbours who will be most affected by this, the Woodpark Community Association's position is that building 4 units at 2290 Lawn Ave. would be overdevelopment of this property.

The Woodpark Community Association submitted an official submission to the Committee of Adjustment regarding this variance application in May 2010.

The Committee of Adjustment hearing took place on May 19th. The Committee of Adjustment officials, the property developer, an engineering consultant, the immediate neighbours, and interested neighbourhood residents were in attendance.

Neighbourhood residents took the opportunity to voice their concerns regarding the developer's application. Twenty-four concerned residents attended the meeting, and many more wrote to the Committee to voice their concerns.

The Committee of Adjustment officials listened to the property developer's wishes and to the concerns of the neighbourhood residents. In the end, the Committee voted unanimously to reject the developer's application for a variance.

Many thanks to those who took the time to speak at the meeting, attend the meeting, and write to the Committee of Adjustment with their concerns. Thanks also to those who prepared the community association's official submission.

It is more common for the Committee to grant such variance applications. It is likely that their decision to reject this application was due in no small part to the collective message that was sent by concerned residents. We are thankful that the Committee of Adjustment considered not only the interests of the property developer, but also those of the surrounding neighbours and greater neighbourhood as well.

Although the Committee of Adjustment decision was a victory for the neighbourhood, the decision may not stand. The property developer has appealed this decision to the Ontario Municipal Board.

Further Information

If you wish to be kept up to date regarding this proposed development and have not subscribed to Neighbourhood News, please email info@woodpark.ca.

If you have any questions, or would like further information, please contact:

John Blatherwick from the Woodpark Community Association at jblatherwick@rogers.com or 613-829-2629, or
Bob MacKenzie, a direct neighbour to the propsed development and the resident who is coordinating the legal challenge. He can be reached at robert.mackenzie@rogers.com or 613-726-3310.