Notice of Public Hearing: A05-2025 (Purdy)

April 28th, 2025

  COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPLICATION NO. A05-2025

The Township of South-West Oxford Committee of Adjustment has received an application for Minor Variance or for permission from:

OWNER: Bob and Dallis Purdy

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 374436 Foldens Line

APPLICANTS: Chase Purdy and Erica Clayton

And will consider the application at a Public Hearing to be held:

Date: Tuesday, May 20^th, 2025

Time: 6:35 p.m.         

Place: Municipal Office – Council Chamber (312915 Dereham Line, Mt Elgin, ON, N0J 1N0)

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Council and staff provide residents with the option to provide written comments via email to planning@oxfordcounty.ca. Comments may also be submitted in writing (mail or drop box to the Municipal Office) or over the phone by calling 519-485-0477 ext. 7023. All written and verbal comments received will be summarized out loud for the Committee of Adjustment’s consideration.  Comments received will become part of the public agenda.

If you would like to participate in the public meeting virtually, we ask that you please register your attendance ahead of time by calling the Municipal Office at 519-485-0477 ext. 7023 or contacting the Clerk’s office at clerk@swox.org by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 16^th, 2025. You will be provided with details to participate electronically in the Committee of Adjustment Hearing on May 20^th, 2025 at 6:35 p.m. when this application will be considered by the Committee.

Nature and Extent of Relief Applied for:

To facilitate the construction of a 127.2 m² (1,369 ft²) detached additional residential unit on the subject lands, the applicants have requested the following relief.

1. Relief from Section 6.1 to allow a detached additional residential unit (ARU) on the subject lands.
2. Relief from Section 6.4.2.3, Table 6.4.2.3 – Provisions for All Additional Residential Units, to increase the maximum cumulative gross floor area for all additional residential units to 127.2 m² (1,369 ft²) where 50% of the gross floor area of the principal dwelling, or 140 m² (1,507 ft²) of gross floor area, whichever is the lesser, is the maximum. 

3. Relief from Section 6.4.2.4, Table 6.4.2.4 – Provisions for Detached Additional Residential Units, to increase the maximum distance from the principal dwelling to 43m (140 ft) where 30 m (98.4 ft) is the maximum.

The subject property is legally described as PT LT 11-12 CON 1 WEST OXFORD AS IN 319563; S/T B15535; SOUTH-WEST OXFORD and is municipally known as 374436 Foldens Line.  A sketch plan showing the location of the property is attached.

If you wish to be notified of the Decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect of this application, you must submit a written request to the Committee of Adjustment.

Only specified persons, public bodies, registered owners of land to which the by-law may apply, the applicant to amend the by-law and the Minister may appeal the decision of the Township of South-West Oxford to the Ontario Land Tribunal.  No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.  Third party appeals are not permitted.  No appeals may be made in regard to additional residential unit policies, with exception of the Minister.