The below minor variance and consent applications are updated once a month and may not include all active applications. Please contact the Planning Division for questions about a specific property or if you would like to file an appeal for any of the applications.
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Minor Variance and Consent Applications
Site Plan Applications
SP02-2025-2211 County Road 28 |
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Property2211 County Road 28 ApplicantDavid Barnard & Natalia Garavito of API Development Consultant for lands owned by PORT HOPE HOSPITALITY LTD (Danny Bawa). Purpose of ApplicationThe applicant proposes to develop a 280.1m2 one story addition to the existing Comfort Inn building. The proposed development will consist of a swimming pool, fitness room, equipment room, washroom, and guest laundry. Site Plan Approval is now delegated to Director, Planning and Development. Additional information relating to the Site Plan Approval (File No. SP02-2025) is available for review between 8:30am and 4:30pm at the Planning and Development Office located at 5 Mill Street South, Port Hope. StatusMunicipality of Port Hope has circulated the application materials to municipal departments and public agencies for review and comment. ContactAmer Salahuddin, Planner I
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SP05-2024– 459 Croft Street |
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Property459 Croft Street ApplicantBel-Con Engineering Ltd. on behalf of UBJCA Carpenters Local 397 Purpose of ApplicationThe applicant proposes to develop a 557m2 one story addition to the rear side of the existing carpenter’s union building, 28 new parking spots with 4 barrier-free parking spaces, and a new location for the pond and stormwater management detention area. The property is a 1.3-hectare corner lot that will maintain its vehicular entrance off Croft Street and lot frontage off Hamilton Road. Site Plan Approval is now delegated to Director, Planning and Development. Additional information relating to the Site Plan Approval (File No. SP05-2024) is available for review between 8:30am and 4:30pm at the Planning and Development Office located at 5 Mill Street South, Port Hope. StatusMunicipality of Port Hope has provided the comments back to the applicant from municipal departments and public agencies for their review. ContactAmer Salahuddin, Planner I
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SP02-2023 – 433-441 Croft Street |
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Property433-441 Croft Street ApplicantEcoVue Consulting Services Inc. on behalf of Jeremy Dupuis Purpose of ApplicationThe applicant proposes to develop a welding facility containing an office area and welding shop with a Total Floor Area of 818.7m2. Two entrances are proposed off Croft Street to the north. Surface parking, inclusive of one loading space is included in the south and west. Site Plan Approval is now delegated to Director, Planning and Development. Additional information relating to the Site Plan Approval (File No. SP02-2023) is available for review between 8:30am and 4:30pm at the Planning and Development Office located at 5 Mill Street South, Port Hope. StatusMunicipality of Port Hope has circulated the application materials to municipal departments and public agencies for review and comment. Contact: Planning Division
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SP03-2024- 220- 240 Peter Street |
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Property220- 240 Peter Street Applicant
1000225984 Ontario Ltd. Purpose of Application
The Applicant is proposing the development of a Contractor’s Yard on the western portion of the site. StatusThe Application has been circulated for technical review.
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SP01-2025 - 6710 Ganaraska Road |
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Property6710 Ganaraska Road ApplicantBob Robinson for Corey Robinson Purpose of ApplicationThe Applicant is proposing the development of a single detached residential dwelling on lands zoned Oak Ridges Moraine Linkage that requires a Site Plan Agreement as per Part 13 of the Municipality of Port Hope Zoning Bylaw 20/2010 as amended by Bylaw 31/2023. StatusThe Application has been circulated for technical review.
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A03-2025 - 175 Dorset Street West |
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Property175 Dorset Street West ApplicantBryanne Robinson, Weston Consulting Purpose of ApplicationThe subject lands are zoned Low Density Residential One Type One, Exception No. 104 ‘RES1-1(104)’ approved through By-law No. 20/2014 that added Treatment Centre as a permitted use with special provisions to permit a maximum number of 9 guest rooms (7 in the 2nd floor and 2 in the 3rd floor) and no more than 20 patrons (excluding staff). The interior of the existing Treatment Centre is being renovated, and 3 additional bedrooms (on third floor) can be accommodated, enabling room for 6 more patrons. A minor variance is required to permit these changes to the ‘RES1-1(104)’ zone. The purpose of the Minor Variance application is to seek relief from the following Special Provisions of the ‘RES1-1(104)’ zone: • i) a maximum of 12 guest rooms from 9 guest rooms (an increase of three); and • vii) a maximum of 26 occupants, exclusive of staff, from 20 (an increase of six). StatusThe application has been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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A04-2025 - 5270 Heaslip Lane |
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Property5270 Heaslip Lane ApplicantRod Cotter Purpose of ApplicationThe applicant is seeking a minor variance from Section 4.10 of the Zoning Bylaw to permit an addition to a building located on a non-complying lot that does not have frontage on a public street. StatusThe application has been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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A06-25 - 41 Mill Street North |
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Property41 Mill Street North ApplicantReno Piccini on behalf of Allan Shields Purpose of ApplicationThe applicant is seeking a minor variance to permit the construction of a garage with a floor area of 37.23 m². The garage is proposed as an addition to the existing legal non-conforming and legal non-complying street townhouse dwelling. To facilitate access to the garage, the applicant is also requesting permission to widen the driveway at the street line. StatusThe application has been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
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A07-25 - 459 Croft Street |
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Property459 Croft Street ApplicantJosh Neville, Carpenters' Local 397 Building Society Purpose of ApplicationThe subject property currently contains the Carpenters’ Union building of 982.4 m2 and a total of 65 parking spaces, inclusive of 2 barrier-free parking spaces. In July 2025, the applicant received approval for Site Plan Amendment to facilitate the construction of 557 m² one-storey addition to the rear of the existing building. Section 5.1.b) of the Zoning By-law requires additional parking spaces provided for the additional floor area. The applicant intends to maintain only existing 65 parking spaces resulting in deficiency of the parking spaces for the whole site. Accordingly, the applicant is seeking a Minor Variance requesting relief from the following provisions of the Zoning By-law: Part 5 – Section 5.4 Barrier-free parking spaces: In accordance with Ontario Regulation 191/11, Section 80.36(1), the minimum required barrier-free parking spaces for the whole site after the addition is four. The applicant is requesting a reduction in this requirement and seeks to maintain the existing two barrier-free parking spaces. StatusThe application has been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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A09-25 - 7044 Sleepy Hollow Lane |
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Property7044 Sleepy Hollow Lane ApplicantAnthony Brown Purpose of ApplicationThe single detached dwelling and the attached garage are entirely within the exterior yard setback standard of 15.0m with a portion of the dwelling and attached garage encroaching on the municipal right-of-way as shown on Figure 1. The applicant is proposing to demolish the rear portion of the dwelling and the garage, extend the dwelling and reconstruct a new attached garage, resulting in an increase of the gross floor area within the required exterior side yard by 65.14m². The proposed building will be deficient in meeting the minimum exterior side setback to Sleepy Hollow Lane. The subject lands are zoned Rural Residential ‘RESR’, Agricultural ‘A’ and Environment Protection – Flood Plain ‘EP-F’ Overlay. The affected portion of the subject lands where the dwelling is located is zoned ‘RESR’. The applicant is requesting relief from the following provisions of the Zoning By-law: Part 4 – 4.18.1 b) Non-Complying Buildings and Structures: This provision permits an increase in floor area or volume within a required yard of no more than 10% of the portion of the building or structure located in that yard. The proposed extension to the dwelling represents a 23% increase in the required exterior side yard, exceeding the permitted threshold. Part 6 - Table 6.7 Standards in Ward 2 Residential Zones: minimum required exterior side yard setback for primary dwelling is 15.0 meters whereas a setback of 3.6 meters is being requested to permit the new addition to the building. StatusThe application has been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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B01-25 - 107 Toronto Road |
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Property107 Toronto Road ApplicantRFA Planning Consultant Inc., on behalf of the owner Maurice B. Simpson LTD. Purpose of ApplicationThe purpose of the consent application is to sever a 481m2 parcel of land (part 2 of consent sketch below), that contains an existing detached garage, from 107 Toronto Road (part 3 of consent sketch below), and add it to the adjacent benefitting parcel,111 Toronto Road (part 1 of consent sketch below), that currently accommodates Simpson Memorials and Iron Grove Electric. No new development or new lot is proposed. StatusThe application has been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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B02-25 - 47 Bloomsgrove Avenue |
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Property47 Bloomsgrove Avenue ApplicantSharon and Reinhard Bahr Purpose of ApplicationThe purpose of the consent is to sever 68 Young Street, a 517.46m2 lot with 22.86m of frontage on Young street from the retained parcel 47 Bloomsgrove, a 902.99m2 lot with 15.23m of frontage on Bloomsgrove Avenue. This is requested to re-establish two lots of record that inadvertently merged on title. Both lots contain single detached residential units with detached accessory structures. No new development is proposed. StatusThe application has been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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B08-25, B09-25, B10-25, B11-25 - 2 Fox Road |
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Property2 Fox Road ApplicantDave Meredith, Meredith Consulting Services Purpose of ApplicationThe applications for consent are for the creation of four (4) severed lots and one (1) retained lot from the subject lands municipally known as 2 Fox Road, Port Hope. A single detached dwelling and additional dwelling unit is proposed to be developed on Severed Lot #1 (B08-25), Severed Lot #2 (B09-25), Severed Lot #3 (B10-25), and Severed Lot #4 (B11-25). The existing single detached dwelling is proposed to remain on the retained lot of application B09-25.
StatusThe applications have been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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B12-25 - 51/53 Peacock Boulevard |
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Property51/53 Peacock Boulevard ApplicantKeren Bradford Purpose of ApplicationTo sever 51 Peacock Boulevard from 53 Peacock Boulevard to revert to original lot fabric as the lots were merged due to a clerical error in 1989. The proposed retained lot (53 Peacock Boulevard) will have an area of 198.30m² and lot frontage of approximately 6.4m. The proposed severed lot (51 Peacock Boulevard) will have an area of 194.24m² and lot frontage of approximately 3.6m. StatusThe application has been circulated and will be heard at the Committee of Adjustment meeting on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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