To Councillor Rino Bortolin (Chairperson) & councillors C. Holt, E. Sleiman, J. Morrison
Re: May 11, 2020 Development & Heritage Standing Committee Meeting
- 955 California Council report S67/2020
I am a proponent of controlled gentrification and quality safe homes with proper outdoor amenities for tenants. Respectfully, due to the pandemic there appears to be a lack of oversite by City Departments. No comments from: Chief Building Official, Site Plan Approval Officer etcetera (Council report, page 113/200), and Windsor Police.
Respectfully variance relief should be withheld for the following reasons.
50% Lot Coverage of a gross 7,539 square feet
The remaining lot area of 3,769 sq. ft. will be too small to offer appropriate private tenant amenity areas and lack enough area to plant deciduous trees to protect citizens from the urban heat island effects, especially considering the front and rear parking requested.
All calculations are in square feet
| Spaces | Width | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remain lot area | 3,770.00 | |||
| Rear Yard | ||||
| Parking | 6 | 9.25 | 23 | (1,276.50) |
| Curbing (side yards) | 2 | 0.66 | 23 | (30.36) |
| Front curb | 1 | 0.66 | 55.5 | (36.63) |
| Walkway (width of rear yard parking) | 1 | 3 | 56.8 | (170.40) |
| walkway (to rear door from parking) | 1 | 4 | 4.59 | (18.36) |
| Front Yard | ||||
| Walkway (sidewalk to front door) | 1 | 4 | 23 | (92.00) |
| Handicap parking spot | 1 | 15.1 | 21 | (317.10) |
| Other parking spot | 1 | 9.25 | 21 | (194.25) |
| Side yards | ||||
| Walkway from to bring garbage pails to curb on California. (approximate) | 1 | 4 | 90 | (360.00) |
| Garbage Storage (approximate) | 1 | 10 | 10 | (100.00) |
| Recycle Storage (approximate) | 1 | 10 | 10 | (100.00) |
| 1,074.40 |
Therefore private amenity area and area to plant deciduous trees is only 1,074 square feet.
194 Campbell Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 2H2 519-253-0860