Notice of Complete Application and Public Hearing for 14 Agate Bay

The Corporation of the City of Kenora Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Complete Application and Public Hearing

Section 45 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990

Take notice that the City of Kenora Committee of Adjustment (COA) will hold a regular meeting on September 17, 2025, at 6 p.m. As part of the meeting, the Committee will consider a proposed Minor Variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act (RSO 1990), as described below and shown on the map below.

File: D13-25-13

Location: 14 Agate Bay

Purpose and effect

The purpose of this minor variance application is to seek relief from the City of Kenora Zoning By-law 101-2015 to permit the construction of single-detached dwelling. 

The application is seeking relief from Section 4.1.3 (d) which requires a 2.5 m interior side yard for a 2-storey dwelling. This application proposes reducing the interior side yard by 1.0 m to permit a 1.5 m interior side yard. As well as seeking relief from Section 4.1.3 (f) which requires an 8 m rear yard. This application proposes reducing the rear yard by 3.4 m to permit a 4.6 m rear yard.

The subject property is designated Established Area in the City of Kenora Official Plan and zoned ‘R1’ Residential – First Density Zone in the City’s Zoning By-law.

COA meeting

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. (CDT)

Meeting location: Training Room, Operation Centre, 60 Fourteenth Street North, 2nd floor, Kenora, ON

Members of the public interested in attending the meeting may attend via Zoom meeting on our Planning Advisory Committee page. For the link to join the meeting please access the agenda under the agenda and minutes section.

Public meeting

We want to hear from you! If you have comments, email them to us at planning@kenora.ca or by send by regular mail to the address below, and quote File Number: D13-25-13. You may also attend the COA meeting and speak or simply observe. Written comments must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Failure to attend

If you do not attend the hearing, it may proceed in your absence and, except as otherwise provided in the Planning Act, you will not be entitled to any further notice in the proceedings.

Notice of decision

Figure 1 key location map (Kenora GIS 2024)

Subject property outlined in red.

Dated at the City of Kenora this 21st day of August, 2025.

Tara Vader, Associate Planner, 60 Fourteenth St N, 2nd Floor, Kenora, ON P9N 4M9
Phone: 807-467-2152, Email: tvader@kenora.ca.