The West Grey Record

Committee of adjustment

October 7, 2025

Who was there

Present (6): Kevin Eccles, Scott Foerster, Tom Hutchinson, Doug Hutchinson, Joyce Nuhn, Geoffrey Shea

Absent (1): Doug Townsend

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (6 motions)

6 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

"THAT the minutes of the September 2, 2025, Committee of Adjustment hearing be approved."
Moved by Member Eccles, seconded by Member Hutchinson
Carried
"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘A05.2025 Amended – New Life Mills (Domm)’, the Committee of Adjustment approves minor variance application A05.2025, to zoning bylaw 372006, as amended, to permit a reduction in the MDS for Dwelling #1 from 495m to 418m and for 3 Dwelling #2 from 495m to 488m to permit the construction of a new livestock barn subject to the following conditions: 1. That the owner provides a property tax certificate or, correspondence from the municipal finance department, indicating that all property taxes have been paid up-to-date with respect to the property that is subject to this decision; 2. That this decision applies only to ‘Barn 4’ as shown on Schedule ‘A’ attached to and forming part of this decision. Any other variances that may appear on the schedule that are not listed in the written decision are not authorized; and 3. That this decision expires three years from the date of decision if a building permit has not been issued."
Moved by Member Nuhn, seconded by Member Eccles
Carried
"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘A08.2025 – Dorant’, the Committee of Adjustment approves minor variance application 4 A08.2025, to zoning bylaw 37-2006, as amended, to permit an accessory building/structure with a maximum floor area of 14.9 m2 (160 ft2)’ to be located in the Front Yard subject to the following conditions: 1. That the owner provides a property tax certificate or, correspondence from the Municipal finance department, indicating that all property taxes have been paid up-to-date with respect to the property that is subject to this decision; 2. That this decision applies only to the ‘Accessory Building’ as shown on Schedule ‘A’ attached to and forming part of this decision; 3. That the ‘Accessory Building’ shall not exceed a maximum floor area of 14.9 m2 (160 ft2)’ and shall be no closer than 10.5 m to the ‘Lot Line Front’ and no closer than 3.7 m to the ‘Lot Line, Interior’ as shown on Schedule ‘A’ attached to and forming part of this decision. Any other variances that may appear on the schedule that are not listed in the written decision are not authorized; and 4. That this decision expires three years from the date of decision if a building permit has not been issued."
Moved by Member Hutchinson, seconded by Member Foerster
Carried
"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘A10.2025 – Brusso’, the Committee of Adjustment approves minor variance application A102025, to zoning bylaw 372006, as amended, to permit a reduction in the MDS setback for Dwelling #1 from 243m to 224m to permit the construction of a new liquid manure storage (L2, liquid outside with a permanent floating cover [tarps, foam panels, plastic hexagon discs etc.]) subject to the following conditions: 1. THAT the owner provides a property tax certificate or, correspondence from the municipal finance department, indicating that all property taxes have been paid up-to-date with respect to the property that is subject to this decision; 2. THAT this decision applies only to the ‘Proposed Manure Storage’ as shown on Schedule ‘A’ attached to and forming part of this decision. Any other variances that may appear on the schedule that are not listed in the written decision are not authorized; 3. THAT this decision applies only to a manure storage with a ‘Design Capacity after Alteration’ of 186.8 nutrient units [186.8 NU] as calculated in Schedule ‘B’ attached to and forming part of this decision; 4. THAT the liquid manure storage design and building permit issued under the Ontario Building Code require a ‘geotextile floating permeable cover’ or ‘floating clay balls, floating plastic balls or floating hexagon-shaped discs’, or a combination of both, as described in OMAF Factsheet Permanent Liquid Nutrient Storage Cover #20-055, AGDEX 743, August 202
Moved by Member Foerster, seconded by Member Nuhn
Carried
"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘A11.2025 – Risk’, the Committee of Adjustment approves minor variance application A11.2025 to zoning bylaw 37-2006, as amended, for 444603 Concession 8 to facilitate construction of an addition to an existing building/structure in the Front Yard subject to the following conditions: 1. That the owner provides a property tax certificate or, correspondence from the Municipal finance department, indicating that all property taxes have been paid up-to-date with respect to the property that is subject to this decision; 2. That the Front Yard, Minimum for the ‘Proposed Addition 12’x26’ shall be no less than 13m; 3. That this decision applies only to the “Proposed Addition 12’x26’” as indicated on Schedule ‘A’ attached to and forming part of this Decision. Any other variances that may appear on the Schedule that are not listed in the written Decision are not authorized; and 7 4. That the decision expires three years from the date of decision if a building permit has not been issued."
Moved by Member Shea, seconded by Member Hutchinson
Carried
"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘A13.2025 – Becker’, the Committee of Adjustment approves minor variance application A13.2025, to zoning bylaw 372006, as amended, to permit relief from Section 23.3(c) ‘Accessory Residential Uses’ to permit a decrease in the ‘Floor Area, Minimum’ for an Accessory Residential Use from 102.2m2 (1,100 ft2.) to 86.2m2 (928 ft2.) for a mobile home subject to the following conditions: 1. That the owner provides a property tax certificate or, correspondence from the municipal finance department, indicating that all property taxes have been paid up-to-date with respect to the property that is subject to this decision; 8 2. That the mobile home shall meet all other regulations of the zone in which the mobile home is to be located; and 3. That this decision expires three years from the date of decision if a building permit has not been issued."
Moved by Member Eccles, seconded by Member Shea
Carried

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