An application for a Minor Variance has been received from Chantal Lemire and Christopher Elphick for the property at 61 Bunting Road and will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment for the City of St. Catharines on Wednesday, July 16,  2025, at 5 p.m. 

Application Location:

• 61 Bunting Road

• West side of Bunting Road, south of Queenston Street

• CON 7 PT LOT 11 PCL 67

Minor Variance Application details (A-29/25)

Application A-29/25 seeks relief from the City of St. Catharines Zoning By-law No. 2013-283, as amended, for the following variances to facilitate the conversion of a detached garage into an accessory dwelling unit:

1. To permit a detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot where the principal use is a triplex, and not a detached, semi-detached or townhouse dwelling unit.
2. An increase in the maximum permitted parking area width within the front yard from 7.5 m to 10.04 m.

View Site Plan

Hearing Participation

• Please submit any comments in writing to the Secretary Treasurer by 4 p.m. on July 9 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 in 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 also 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 submission were made at time of 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, 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

cofa@stcatharines.ca

For more information on how to participate or make a submission via mail, phone or email please visit our Committee of Adjustment Page.