Back to SearchAn application for a Minor Variance has been received from Araxes Inc. for the property at 70 Eastchester Avenue 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
- 70 Eastchester Avenue
- Southside of Eastchester Avenue, North of Queenston Street
- CP 2 PT LOT 3308 RP 30R-967 PART 1
Minor Variance Application details (A-64/25)
Application A-64/25 seeks relief from the City of St Catharines Zoning By-law 2013-283, as amended, for the following variances to facilitate a proposed private road development comprised of one 8-unit apartment building (Block A) and two blocks of townhouses (Blocks B and C) with 5 and 6 units respectively. Each townhouse unit is proposed to contain an accessory dwelling unit (ADU).
- A reduction in the minimum interior side yard setback from the rear wall for townhouse dwellings (Blocks B and C) within a private road development for an M1 zone where not abutting an R1 or R2 zone from 6 metres to 5.2 metres.
- A reduction in the minimum landscape buffer for a parking area containing between 20 and100 spaces along a lot line not abutting a public road (westerly lot line) from 3 metres to 2 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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