Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Applications for Minor Variance and Consent

1. File No. PLZBLA202500064

A complete application for Zoning By-law Amendment has been made by Upper Canada Consultants on behalf of 1000044827 ONTARIO INC. for the lands legally described as PLAN M79 LOT 44 PT TWP LOT 239, City of Welland, Regional Municipality of Niagara and municipally known as 694 Niagara Street and 698 Niagara Street. The purpose of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone the subject lands from Single-Detached Dwelling – First Density – R1 in Zoning By-law 2667 to Residential High Density- RH in Zoning By-law 2017-117. The intention of the application is to permit the development of a seven (7) storey apartment building containing 217 residential dwelling units and an at-grade parking garage.

1. FILE NO. PLCON202500086

Owner: Ferland Estate
Location: 372 Carl Rd
PURPOSE: Application is made for consent to convey approximately 1,041 square metres of vacant land, shown as Part 1 on the sketch attached to the application, which is to merge with the abutting lands to the north and west (Part 3) for continued rural/residential use associated with the residential dwelling at 360 Carl Road.
Part 2, being approximately 10,350 square metres of land, is to be retained for continued residential use of the dwelling known municipally as 372 Carl Road.
The effect of this lot addition consent application is to adjust a lot boundary between 2 properties by severing Part 1 from 372 Carl Road and adding it to 360 Carl Road (Part 3). No new lot is being created.

2. FILE NO. PLCON202500106

Owner: Builtup Properties Inc.
Location: west side Harriett St
PURPOSE: Application is made for consent to convey approximately 180.35 square metres of vacant land, shown as Part 2 on the sketch attached to the application, for future residential use of a semi-detached dwelling unit.
Part 1, being approximately 180.35 square metres of land, will be retained for future residential use of a semi-detached dwelling unit.
The effect of this consent application is to create 1 new lot for a future semi-detached dwelling unit.
The subject land is also subject to concurrent Minor Variance File Nos. PLMV202600011 and PLMV202600006.

3. FILE NO. PLMV202600011

Owner: Builtup Properties Inc.
Location: west side Harriett St
PURPOSE: Variances requested from City of Welland Zoning By-law 2017, as amended, as follows:
Section 6.1.6. b) i) - To permit the parking spaces to be a minimum of 2.6 metres in width instead of the required 2.75 metres.
Section 6.9.1 b) - To permit the driveway width to be a maximum of 85.3% of the lot frontage instead of the maximum 75%, and to permit a minimum driveway setback from the proposed north lot line of 0.3 metres instead of the required 0.6 metres.
Table 7.3.1 - RL1 Zone - Semi-Detached Dwelling - Column 2 - To permit a minimum lot area of 360.7 square metres for the dwelling and 180.35 square metres for a semi-detached dwelling unit instead of the minimum 600 square metres and 300 square metres respectively (Part 2 on sketch).
Table 7.3.1 - RL1 Zone - Semi-Detached Dwelling - Column 3 - To permit a minimum lot frontage of 12.2 metres for the dwelling and 6.1 metres for a semi-detached dwelling unit instead of the minimum 15 metres and 7.5 metres respectively (Part 2 on sketch).
Table 7.3.1 - RL1 Zone - Semi-Detached Dwelling - Column 7 - To permit a minimum rear yard of 6 metres instead of the required 7.5 metres.
The subject land is also subject to concurrent Consent File No. PLCON202500106.
EXPLANATORY NOTE: Relief is requested to permit the creation of an undersized lot with reduced area and frontage for a new semi-detached dwelling unit with a reduced rear yard, reduced parking space widths and an increase in the maximum driveway width (Part 2 on sketch).

4. FILE NO. PLMV202600006

Owner: Builtup Properties Inc.
Location: west side Harriett St
PURPOSE: Variances requested from City of Welland Zoning By-law 2017, as amended, as follows:
Section 6.1.6. b) i) - To permit the parking spaces to be a minimum of 2.6 metres in width instead of the required 2.75 metres.
Section 6.9.1 b) - To permit the driveway width to be a maximum of 85.3% of the lot frontage instead of the maximum 75%, and to permit a minimum driveway setback from the proposed south lot line of 0.3 metres instead of the required 0.6 metres.
Table 7.3.1 - RL1 Zone - Semi-Detached Dwelling - Column 2 - To permit a minimum lot area of 360.7 square metres for the dwelling and 180.35 square metres for a semi-detached dwelling unit instead of the minimum 600 square metres and 300 square metres respectively (Part 1 on sketch).
Table 7.3.1 - RL1 Zone - Semi-Detached Dwelling - Column 3 - To permit a minimum lot frontage of 12.2 metres for the dwelling and 6.1 metres for a semi-detached dwelling unit instead of the minimum 15 metres and 7.5 metres respectively (Part 1 on sketch).
Table 7.3.1 - RL1 Zone - Semi-Detached Dwelling - Column 7 - To permit a minimum rear yard of 6 metres instead of the required 7.5 metres.
The subject land is also subject to concurrent Consent File No. PLCON202500106.
EXPLANATORY NOTE: Relief is requested to permit the creation of an undersized retained lot with reduced area and frontage for a new semi-detached dwelling unit with a reduced rear yard, reduced parking space widths and an increase in the maximum driveway width (Part 1 on sketch).

Key Maps identifying the location of the subject lands are shown.

A Public Hearing will be held by the Committee to consider these Applications at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at the Civic Square, Council Chambers, 60 East Main Street, Welland.

You are entitled to attend this Hearing in person to express your views orally in favour of, or in opposition to, the Applications.

You may make written comments in favour of, or in opposition to, the Applications, to be considered by the Committee at the Hearing. Please submit written comments to the Secretary-Treasurer at the address or email shown below by Thursday, January 29, 2026. All comments received will form part of the public record.

If you do not participate in this 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.

The Applicant or their Agent must participate in the Hearing.

If a specified person or public body that files an appeal of a Decision of the City of Welland Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed Consents does not make written submissions to the City of Welland Committee of Adjustment before it gives or refuses to give a provisional Consent, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss the appeal.

If you wish to be notified of the Decision of the City of Welland Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed Consents and Variances, you must make a written request to the Secretary-Treasurer at the address or email shown below. This will also entitle you to be advised of a possible Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing should the Decision be appealed by the Applicant, the Minister or a specified person or public body that has an interest in the matter.

This Hearing will be livestreamed at: www.welland.ca/Council/LiveStream.asp

Additional information regarding the Applications will be available to the public for inspection in Planning and Development Services - Planning Division weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

For more information about this matter, please contact:
Christine Rossetto, Secretary-Treasurer, City of Welland Committee of Adjustment
60 East Main Street
Welland, Ontario L3B 3X4
905-735-1700, Extension 2258
cofa@welland.ca