Agenda Package - City of Vernon

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ANALYSIS:
A. Gommittee/Board Recommendations:
At their January 11, 2011 meeting the Advisory Planning Board reviewed the subject
application and adopted the following resolution:
,,THAT the Advisory Planning Board recommends council approve the Development
Variance Permit Application submitted by
Ltd., for Lot 53, Plan K4P81666, Sec' 4,
vary the maximum height for an exis
Seótion 6.5.11, from the permitted 1
required distance between retaining walls from 1'2m to 1'0m on a single family
residential ProPedY."
B. Rationale:
1. ln order to raise the grade of the subject property for access from Painted Turtle
Drive, a retaining *a[ *a, constructed at the rear of the properly' The maximum
height of the rãtaining walls on the subject property is 3'15m' The minimum
horizontal separation between the existing walls is 1'0m.
2. The issue of the height of the walls and the requirement for a Development
Variance permit applicãtion was not identified until after the walls were completed
and the home construction on the s
other lots in the area have similar
during the subdivision process' As
retaining walls approved at subdivi
and 1 .2m horizontal separation req
meet the Zoning BYlaw Provisions'
3. The retaining walls are sited within a statutory right-of-way established at
subdivision tõr tfr" provision of street trees. The encroaching walls leave less than
1.0m of gro*tn aråa for the trees that were installed. As a result, the applicant
would be required to remove these trees and install new replacement trees within
the front Yard area'
4. The retaining walls on the subject property match .
other walls within the
neighbournoõ0. The size, pi"""r"nt and constrûction materials of the walls fit with
the form and character of the neighbourhood'
5. The retaining walls are not visible from outside of the neighbourhood' The single
family dwelling constructåd on Lot 51, along with other homes constructed on
Camêlback Way, obscure the walls from view'
Lot 52, has a similar existing retaining wall
ermit. However, the property owner chose not
tion at this time and has elected to make a
e retaining wall sometime in the near future'
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