Back to SearchApplications for Minor Variance and Consent have been received from Deborah Franko and Rodney Franko for the property at 41 Emmett Road and will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment for the City of St. Catharines on December 10, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Application Location
- 41 Emmett Road
- East side of Emmett Road, south of Howland Drive
- Part Lot 8, Concession 8 as in RO695937
Consent Application details (B-23/25SC)
Revised Application B-23/25SC is made for consent to a partial discharge of mortgage and for consent to sever 848.7 square metres (Part 1 on the submitted sketch) to be known as 41A Emmett Street for a proposed detached dwelling. A 1,697.9 square metre remnant parcel (Part 2) is to be retained with the existing detached dwelling to be retained for continued residential use. Part 3 is to be dedicated to the City for a road widening. There are concurrent minor variance applications A- 60/25 & A-61/25.
Minor Variance Application details (A-60/25)
Revised Application A-60/25 seeks relief from the City of St. Catharines Zoning By-law 2013-283, as amended, for the following variances (Part 1):
- An increase of the maximum lot area for a detached dwelling from 370 square metres to 848.7 square metres.
- An increase in the permitted width of the driveway from 50% of the lot width to 55.7% of the lot width (being 5.94 metres wide).
- Permission for the attached garage to protrude 1.0 metre beyond the corresponding wall of the dwelling unit.
Minor Variance Application details (A-61/25)
Application A-61/25 seeks relief from the City of St Catharines Zoning By-law 2013-283, as amended, for the following variance for the existing detached dwelling (Part 2):
- An increase of the maximum lot area for a detached dwelling from 370 square metres to 1,697.9 square metres.
Hearing Participation
- Please submit any comments in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer by 4 p.m. on December 3, 2025, or you can appear in person and make a verbal presentation to the Committee. Please note that all Committee of Adjustment Hearings will be held in-person at City Hall on the 3rd floor in Council Chambers. City Hall is located at 50 Church Street, St. Catharines, Ontario (Please use the James Street entrance).
- All Hearings will be live-streamed and can be viewed online on the City of St. Catharines' YouTube account https://www.youtube.com/c/CityStCatharines
- An appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) may be dismissed if no written or verbal submissions were made at the hearing before the Committee gives or refuses to give approval to an application. Pursuant to the More Homes Built Faster Act, Appeals may be submitted by the Applicant, the Minister or a specified person or public body that has an interest in the matter.
If you have questions, wish to submit comments, or request a copy of the Notice of Decision, please contact:
Elaine Munro, Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment
City Hall, P.O. Box 3012, 50 Church Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2
905-688-5601 x1715
For more information on how to participate or make a submission via mail, phone or email, please visit our Committee of Adjustment Page.
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