Committee of Adjustment for Minor Variance | November 17, 2025

By Town of Bracebridge - Nov 06, 2025

NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING

 

CONCERNING AN APPLICATION FOR MINOR VARIANCE FROM ZONING BY-LAW #2016-088  UNDER SECTION 45 OF THE PLANNING ACT, 1990

 

TAKE NOTICE THAT THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT FOR MINOR VARIANCE WILL HOLD A HYBRID PUBLIC MEETING ON

 

November 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

This meeting will be held in a Hybrid format in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, and the Town’s Procedure By-law, which provide for Electronic Participation.

Members of the public wishing to comment are strongly encouraged to make a written submission any time prior to the hearing by emailing planning@bracebridge.ca.  Members of the public wishing to make oral submissions to the Committee may do so by attending the Council Chambers at 1000 Taylor Court or Electronically through Zoom.  A link to the Zoom meeting and instructions on how to participate will be made available to the public on November 13, 2025 at: https://bracebridge.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/29705 or by going to http://calendar.bracebridge.ca/council.

The following applications will be considered:

MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. D13-29/25

COREY VARGA, SHELLY VARGA, CHRISTOPHER PRITULA AND STEPHANIE MURPHY

1039 SPRINGDALE SHORES - ROLL NUMBER 4418 040 017 024 00 

 EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED MINOR VARIANCE

The minor variance application was submitted in order to recognize an addition to a dwelling, a dock, and a shed.


Specifically, the applicants are requesting relief from Section 3.3.3.1 of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a dwelling in the Shoreline Residential Type 1 (SR1) zone with a 4.51 metre (14.80 foot) setback from the front lot line, whereas the Zoning By-law requires a setback of 7.50 metres (24.61 feet) where the front lot line abuts a road.


The applicants are also requesting relief from Section 3.3.3.1 of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a dwelling in the Shoreline Residential Type 1 (SR1) zone with a 12.00 metre (39.37 foot) setback from the centreline of the road, whereas the Zoning By-law requires a setback of 17.50 metres (57.41 feet).


The applicants are also requesting relief from Section 4.4.3 of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a total occupied portion of the shoreline of 55.7 % of the lot frontage or 9.75 metres (32.00 feet), whereas the Zoning By-law permits a maximum total occupied portion of the shoreline of 25% of the lot frontage or 4.38 metres (14.37 feet).


The applicants are also requesting relief from Section 4.3.3 i) of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a shed with a side yard setback of 0.76 metres (2.49 feet), whereas the Zoning By-law permits a setback of 1.2 metres (3.94 feet).

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ELEVATION DRAWINGS OF DWELLING

MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. D13-30/25

DONALD AND SHARON HILL

LAKESHORE DRIVE NORTH PRIVATE - ROLL NUMBER 4418 060 013 034 00

 EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED MINOR VARIANCE

The minor variance application was submitted in order to permit a dwelling with an attached deck.


Specifically, the applicants are requesting relief from Section 3.3.3.1 of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a dwelling with attached deck in the Shoreline Residential Type 2 (SR2) zone with a 22.3 metre (73.2 foot) setback from the high water mark, whereas the Zoning By-law requires a setback of 30.0 metres (98.4 feet).

The original notice indicated a setback of 22.0 metres (72.2 feet), which has been amended to a setback of 22.3 metres (73.2 feet).

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MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. D13-31/25

ERIC VANDEWALL AND ELIZABETH EVERSON

134 WILSON ISLAND - ROLL NUMBER 4418 030 011 015 00 

 EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED MINOR VARIANCE

The minor variance application was submitted in order to permit a dock and recognize the setback of the deck attached to the dwelling.


Specifically, the applicants are requesting relief from Section 4.4.1 v) of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a dock with a 21.64 metre (71.00 foot) projection from the high water mark, whereas the Zoning By-law permits a maximum projection of 20.00 metres (65.62 feet).


The applicants are also requesting relief from Section 4.4.3 of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a total occupied portion of the shoreline of 28.5% of the lot frontage or 12.19 metres (40.00 feet), whereas the Zoning By-law permits a maximum total occupied portion of the shoreline of 25% of the lot frontage or 10.67 metres (35.00 feet).


The applicants are also requesting relief from Section 3.3.3.1 of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a deck with a 6.7 metre (22.0 foot) setback from the high water mark, whereas the Zoning By-law requires a minimum 20.0 metre (65.6 foot) setback from the high water mark.

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MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. D13-32/25

SANDRA WILLIAMS

1047 SPRING LAKE ROAD - ROLL NUMBERS 4418 050 005 010 00 

 EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED MINOR VARIANCE

The minor variance application was submitted in order to reconstruct a legal non-complying dwelling and recognize a shed.


Specifically, the applicant is requesting relief from Section 4.8 iii) c) of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit the reconstruction of a legal non-complying dwelling with a height of 3.84 metres (12.6 feet), whereas the Zoning By-law requires the height of a reconstructed dwelling to not exceed the height of the existing legal non-complying dwelling, being 3.24 metres (10.6 feet).


The applicant is also requesting relief from Section 4.2.1 iii) of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a shed in the Shoreline Residential Type 2 (SR2) zone with a setback of 29.6 metres (97.1 feet) from the high water mark, whereas the Zoning By-law requires a setback of 30.0 metres (98.4 feet) and an interior side yard setback of 1.61 metres (5.3 feet), whereas the Zoning By-law requires an interior side yard setback of 4.5 metres (14.8 feet).

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MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. D13-33/25

KIM AND KATHRYN PARLETT

1023 PINE LAKE ROAD 3 - ROLL NUMBER 4418 060 015 024 00

 EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED MINOR VARIANCE

The minor variance application was submitted in order to construct a deck.


Specifically, the applicants are requesting relief from Section 4.2.1 iii) of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 in order to permit a deck attached to an accessory structure in the Shoreline Residential Type 2 (SR2) zone with a setback of 18.62 metres (61.1 feet) from the high water mark, whereas the Zoning By-law requires a setback of 30 metres (98.4 feet) from the high water mark.

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A Notice of this application has been circulated to all property owners within 60 metres (200 feet) of the subject property and to the appropriate persons and public bodies according to Ontario Regulation 200/96 under the Planning Act.

A copy of the decision of the Committee will be sent to the applicant and to each person who appeared in person or by counsel at the hearing or who filed with the Secretary-Treasurer a written request for notice of the decision.

Please note:  The Committee of Adjustment is a judicial body which makes decisions solely on information gathered as a Committee.  Committee members are not to be contacted prior to the Hearing Date to avoid conflicts of interest.

If you wish to be notified of the decision in respect of this application, you must submit a written request to the Town of Bracebridge (planning@bracebridge.ca). This will also entitle you to be advised of a possible Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing. Members of the public are no longer able to appeal minor variance decisions to the Ontario Land Tribunal, as a result of changes made to the Planning Act by Bill 23 on November 28, 2022.


Take notice that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to this minor variance application may be made by the applicant, the Minister or a specified person or public body as defined by the Planning Act that has an interest in the matter by filing a notice of appeal with the Secretary-Treasurer either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service by selecting Bracebridge (Town of) as the Approval Authority or by mail to the Planning and Development Department, Town of Bracebridge, 1000 Taylor Court, Bracebridge, ON, P1L 1R6 no later than 4:00 p.m. on 20 days from the date the Committee makes a decision. The filing of an appeal after 4:00 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca. If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to planning@bracebridge.ca.

For more information on electronic participation or for a copy of the Notice of Public Meeting, please contact the Planning Services Branch.

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