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CITY OF
BURNABY
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 Board of Variance
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NOTICE
OF OPEN MEETING
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M I N U
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A
Hearing of the Board of Variance was held in the Council Chamber, Main Floor,
City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday, 2015 August 06 at 1:00
PM
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1.
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CALL
TO ORDER
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PRESENT:
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Ms.
C. Richter, Chair
Mr.
B. Bharaj, Citizen Representative
Mr.
G. Clark, Citizen Representative
Mr.
S. Nemeth, Citizen Representative
Mr.
B. Pound, Citizen Representative
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STAFF:
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Ms.
E. Prior, Administrative Officer
Ms.
M. Malysz, Development Plan Approvals Supervisor
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The
Chair for the Board of Variance called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
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MOVED BY Mr. S. NemEth:
SECONDED BY Mr. B. BHaraj:
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THAT
the Hearing of the Burnaby Board of Variance held on 2015 July 09 be adopted
as circulated.
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The following persons filed
application forms requesting that they be permitted to appear before the
Board of Variance for the purpose of appealing for the relaxation of specific
requirements as defined in the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Bylaw No. 4742.
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(a)
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APPEAL
NUMBER:
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B.V. 6187
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APPELLANT:
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Christian
Matifat
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REGISTERED OWNER OF PROPERTY:
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Brian
Yang and Angelique Schnerch
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CIVIC ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:
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6415
Chaucer Place
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:
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Lot
282; District Lot 91; Plan 46431
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APPEAL:
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An appeal for the relaxation of
Sections 101.8 and 101.9(1) of the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw which, if permitted,
would allow for the interior alterations and finishing to the upper floor and
upper floor addition at 6415 Chaucer Place. The following relaxations are
being requested:
a) a principal building depth,
measured from the front face of the existing front attached garage to the
rear face of the rear addition, would be 65.5 feet where a maximum depth of
60.0 feet is permitted; and
b) a rear yard setback of the
principal building, measured from the rear (southwest) property line to the
rear face of the rear addition, would be 26.0 feet where a minimum rear yard
setback of 29.5 feet is required. (Zone R-1)
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APPELLANT’S
SUBMISSION:
Christian Matifat submitted
an application for the relaxation of the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw to allow for interior
alterations, addition and finishing to the upper floor at 6415 Chaucer Place.
Christian Matifat and
Angelique Schnerch appeared before members of the Board of Variance at the
Hearing.
BURNABY
PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT COMMENTS:
The subject
site, zoned R1 Residential District, is located in a stable single-family
neighbourhood in the Morley-Buckingham area. This trapezoid shaped interior
lot, approximately 74 ft. wide along the front property line and 120 ft. long
along the northwest side property line, fronts onto Chaucer Place to the
northeast. Single family dwellings abut the subject site to the northwest,
southeast and across the rear lane to the southwest. The site observes a
downward slope of approximately 6 ft. from front to rear. Vehicular access to the
subject site is provided from Chaucer Place.
The site is improved with a
single family dwelling with attached carport, originally built in 1976, for
which various alterations and a rear addition are proposed. The proposed rear
addition is the subject of two appeals, which are
co-related.
The first a) appeal is for a rear addition to
the existing single family dwelling, which would result in a principal building
depth of 65.5 ft. as measured to the rear
addition, where a maximum building depth of 60.0 ft.
is permitted.
The Bylaw’s intent in
limiting building depth is to prevent the visual intrusion and sense of
confinement that a long building wall can impose on neighbouring properties.
The second b)
appeal is for a rear yard setback of 26.0 ft., measured to the proposed
rear addition, with a further projection for roof eaves of up to 2.0 ft., where a minimum
rear yard setback of 29.5 ft. is required.
The intent of
the Bylaw is to mitigate the massing impacts of buildings and structures on
neighbouring properties and to ensure sufficient outdoor living area in the
rear yard.
The appeal
proposes a minor renovation of the upper floor, resulting in a 4.5 ft. deep by
16 ft. wide upper floor overhang in the middle of the rear elevation. This
upper floor overhang affects both building depth and the rear yard setback
calculations.
The existing dwelling
observes a building depth of 61 ft., which is legal non-conforming with respect
to the maximum 60 ft. building depth requirement. The existing 30 ft. rear yard
setback meets the minimum 29.5 ft. rear yard setback requirement.
With respect to
the first a) appeal, although the allowable building depth is exceeded
by 5.5 ft. (of which 4.5 ft. is contributed by the proposed addition), given the small
scale of the proposed upper floor overhang and its placement in the center of
the existing building, approximately 34 ft. and 45 ft. from the northwest and
southeast (side) property lines respectively, the proposed addition would not
result in a
long wall effect as viewed from the neighbouring properties to the northwest and southeast.
With respect to
the second b) appeal, although the required rear yard is reduced by 4.5
ft., the proposed upper floor overhang would not reduce the utility of the rear
yard for outdoor living. Further, no impacts are expected with respect to the
neighbouring residences across the lane to the southwest, considering the
distant siting of these residences approximately 130 ft. from the rear property
line.
In summary, given the
modest scale of this proposal and its limited impacts on neighbouring
properties, this Department does not object to the granting of the first a) and
second b) variances.
ADJACENT
OWNER’S COMMENTS:
No
correspondence was received regarding this appeal.
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MOVED BY MR. B. POUND:
SECONDED BY MR. S. NEMETH:
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THAT
based on the plans submitted part (a) of this appeal be ALLOWED.
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CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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MOVED BY MR. B. POUND:
SECONDED BY MR. S. NEMETH:
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THAT
based on the plans submitted part (b) of this appeal be ALLOWED.
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CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
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No
items of new business were brought forward at this time.
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MOVED BY MR. B. POUND:
SECONDED BY MR. S. NEMETH:
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THAT
this Hearing do now adjourn.
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CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
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The
Hearing adjourned at _1:06 p.m.
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________________________
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Ms.
C. Richter
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Mr.
B. Bharaj
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Mr.
G. Clark
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Mr.
S. Nemeth
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________________________
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Ms.
E. Prior
ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER
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Mr.
B. Pound
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