Notice of Public Hearing Application for Consent and Minor Variance

1 FILE NO. PLCON202600146

Owner: KEIRS and KEIRS
Location: 754 Cope Road
PURPOSE AND AFFECT OF APPLICATION: Application is made for consent to partial discharge of mortgage or charge and to convey approximately 1,916 square metres of land containing a wood framed building, shown as Part 1 on the sketch attached to the application, which is to merge with the abutting lands to the south (Part 3) for continued residential use associated with the dwelling and wood clad garage at 760 Cope Road. Part 2, being approximately 26.6 hectares of land, is to be retained for continued agricultural use of the existing dwelling and metal clad building known municipally as 754 Cope Road.
The effect of this lot addition consent application is to adjust a lot boundary between two properties by severing Part 1 from 754 Cope Road and adding it to 760 Cope Road (Part 3). No new lot is being created.
The subject land is also subject to concurrent Minor Variance Files Nos. PLMV202600150 and PLMV202600147.

2 FILE NO. PLMV202600150

Owner: KEIRS and KEIRS
Location: 754 Cope Road
PURPOSE: Variances requested from City of Welland Zoning By-law 2017-117, as amended, as follows:
Table 13.3.1 - A1 Zone - Agriculture/Agriculture Related Uses - Column 2 - To permit a minimum lot area of 26.6 hectares instead of the required 40 hectares for a proposed retained lot (Part 2 on sketch).
Table 13.3.1 - A1 Zone - Agriculture/Agriculture Related Uses - Column 5 - To permit a minimum interior south side yard setback of 10.5 metres instead of the required 15 metres for the existing Metal Clad Building on a proposed retained lot (Part 2 on sketch).
The subject land is also subject to concurrent Consent File No. PLCON202600146.
EXPLANATORY NOTE: Relief is requested to permit an undersized retained lot with reduced lot area, and to permit a reduced side yard setback for the existing Metal Clad Building on the proposed retained lot (Part 2 on sketch).

3 FILE NO. PLMV202600147

Owner: KIERS
Location: 760 Cope Road
PURPOSE: Variance requested from City of Welland Zoning By-law 2017-117, as amended, as follows:
Section 6.9.1 b) - To permit a maximum driveway width of 10.2 metres instead of the maximum 6 metres for a proposed enlarged lot (Parts 1 and 3 on sketch).
The subject land is also subject to concurrent Consent File No. PLCON202600146.
EXPLANATORY NOTE: Relief is requested to permit an increase in the maximum driveway width for the existing single detached dwelling on a proposed lot yet to be enlarged via a concurrent lot addition consent application (Parts 1 and 3 on sketch).

A Public Hearing will be held by the Committee to consider the Applications at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 22, 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 on the requests for a change of conditions.

You may make written comments in favour of, or in opposition to, the Application 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, July 16, 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 you wish to be notified of the Decision of the City of Welland Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed Variance Applications, 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 Requests for Change of Conditions 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