The Pickering Record

Committee of Adjustment

November 12, 2025

What was decided (8 motions)

8 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the agenda for the Wednesday, November 12, 2025 hearing be adopted.
Moved by Sakshi Sood Joshi, seconded by Rick Van Andel
Carried Unanimously
That the minutes of the 10th hearing of the Committee of Adjustment held Wednesday, October 8, 2025 be adopted.
Moved by Omar Ha-Redeye, seconded by Sakshi Sood Joshi
Carried Unanimously
That variances to: • recognize an existing setback of 3.4 metres between the easterly building and the lot line abutting Kingston Road; • recognize an existing building height of 8.0 metres for the westerly building, and permit building heights for the easterly building and its proposed addition as follows: a maximum of 30.0 metres to the top of the tower, and for the portion of the building not located within the cross hatched area, a maximum of 15.0 metres to the top of the roof; and • permit parking areas to be set back a minimum of 1.0 metre from the lot line abutting Kingston Road and 0.5 of a metre from the lot line abutting Merritton Road of MV 51/25 by St. Mary & St. John The Beloved Coptic Orthodox Church, be Approved on the grounds that the requested variances are minor in nature, desirable for the appropriate development of the land, and in keeping with the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and the Zoning By law, subject to the following condition: 1. That these variances apply only to the existing easterly building and its proposed addition and the existing westerly building, as generally sited and outlined on the applicant’s submitted plans (refer to Revised Exhibits 1, 2, 5 & 9). And That variances to: • permit a place of religious assembly to occur in the existing easterly building and its proposed addition, with a maximum gross floor area of 3,693 square metres; • permit a day nursery to occur in the existing westerly building, with a maximum of
Moved by Denise Rundle, seconded by Omar Ha-Redeye
Carried
That application MV 56/25 by R. Schmalgemeyer, be Approved on the grounds that the requested variances are minor in nature, desirable for the appropriate development of the land, and in keeping with the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By law, subject to the following condition: 1. That these variances apply only to the existing front yard porch, as generally sited and outlined on the applicant’s submitted plans (refer to Attachments 2 & 3).
Moved by Omar Ha-Redeye, seconded by Rick Van Andel
Carried Unanimously
That application MV 57/25 by Kubota Canada Ltd., be Approved on the grounds that the requested variance is minor in nature, desirable for the appropriate development of the land, and in keeping with the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By law, subject to the following condition: 1. That this variance applies only to the security trailer, as generally sited and outlined in the applicant’s submitted plans (refer to Attachments 2, 3 and 4).
Moved by Omar Ha-Redeye, seconded by Rick Van Andel
Carried Unanimously
That application MV 58/25 by C. & R. Powell, be Approved on the grounds that the requested variance is minor in nature, desirable for the appropriate development of the land, and in keeping with the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By law, subject to the following condition: 1. That this variance applies only to the rear deck, as generally sited and outlined on the applicant’s submitted plans (refer to Attachments 2, 3 & 4).
Moved by Omar Ha-Redeye, seconded by Sakshi Sood Joshi
Carried Unanimously
That application LD 11/25 by A. Asokkanth, P. Santhiralingam & M. Subramaniam, be Approved, with respect to Section 51(24) of the Planning Act criteria and recommend, subject to the conditions outlined within Attachments 3, 4 & 5.
Moved by Sakshi Sood Joshi, seconded by Rick Van Andel
Carried Unanimously
That the 11th hearing of the 2025 Committee of Adjustment be adjourned at 8:10 pm.
Moved by Denise Rundle, seconded by Omar Ha-Redeye
Carried Unanimously

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