Committee of Adjustment Notice of Public Hearing for 296 Carleton Avenue (33, 35, and 37 Gould Street)

The Wellington Village Community Association has received notification that the public hearing for the consent and minor variance applications to the Committee of Adjustment for 296 Carleton Avenue, a property owned by Jim Cocks and Jan Leahy, has been postponed to the Wednesday June 18 meeting.

The applicant subdivided the property into two separate parcels of land fronting on Carleton in 2012. The owners have now revised their plans and are proposing to create three separate parcels of land, to demolish the existing dwelling and frame shed, and to construct three, two-storey detached dwellings fronting on Gould Street.

To proceed, the owner requires the Consent of the Committee for Conveyances.

The variances for which approval is being sought are:

1. For 37 Gould, to permit a reduced lot width of 9.75m, whereas the bylaw requires a minimum width of 15m; to permit a reduced lot area of 199 square metres, whereas the bylaw requires 450 square metres; and to permit a reduced rear yard setback of 5.13m, whereas the bylaw requires a setback of 6m.


2. For 35 Gould, to permit a reduced lot width of 9.75m, whereas the bylaw requires a minimum width of 15m; to permit a reduced lot area of 199 square metres, whereas the bylaw requires 450 square metres; and to permit a reduced rear yard setback of 5.13m, whereas the bylaw requires a setback of 6m.


3. For 33 Gould, to permit a reduced lot width of 10.98m, whereas the bylaw requires a minimum width of 15m; to permit a reduced lot area of 224 square metres, whereas the bylaw requires 450 square metres; and to permit a reduced rear yard setback of 5.11m, whereas the bylaw requires a setback of 6m.

This item will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment on June 18, 2014 starting at 1:00 pm at 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ben Franklin Place, The Chamber.

If you have any questions or comments for the Committee of Adjustment, please contact the Committee at Paul Conner at 613 580-2424 ext. 13459 or Fyrle Pucci at 613-580-2424, ext. 27584. Comments can be sent to cofa@ottawa.ca. If you submit comments in writing to the Committee, it would be helpful if you could copy WVCA and the Councillor in order to inform all parties of your views on this development.