Notice of Complete Application and Public Hearing for 645 Sixteenth Avenue North

The Corporation of the City of Kenora Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Complete Application and Public Hearing

Section 53 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990

Take notice that the City of Kenora Committee of Adjustment (COA) will hold a regular meeting on June 18, 2025, at 6 p.m. As part of the meeting, the committee will consider a proposed consent under Section 53 of the Planning Act (RSO 1990), as described below and shown on the map below.

File: D13-25-10

Location: 645 Sixteenth Avenue North

Purpose and effect

The purpose of this minor variance application is to seek relief from the City of Kenora Zoning Bylaw 101-2015 to permit a detached secondary dwelling unit with a reduced exterior side yard and increased accessory structure lot coverage. The application is seeking relief from Section 4.2.3 (e) which requires a minimum exterior side yard of 4 m and from Section 3.34.1 b) vi which requires accessory structures to not exceed 10% coverage of the total lot area. This application proposes to reduce the required 4 m minimum exterior side yard by 2.8 m to permit a 1.2 m exterior side yard. The application also proposes to increase the 10% maximum lot coverage for accessory structures by 4.5% to permit a 14.5% lot coverage for accessory structures. 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, June 18, 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: D13-25-10. You may also attend the COA meeting and speak or simply observe. Written comments must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, 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 16th day of May, 2025.

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