The Leaside Property Owners Association (LPOA) has sent a news release Monday morning on a well-watched local case. Here is what they say.
Thanks to hard work on the part of Leaside residents Larry Bacon and Vanessa Rose, and LPOA co-president Geoff Kettel, the appeal to the OMB re: 151 Airdrie has been refused. This appeal was to allow an after-the-fact height variance in addition to the one already granted by the Committee of Adjustment, for a house that was already built. The OMB turned it down saying: “A compelling case was not made by the planner (for the appellant) why the subject property should have the status of the tallest home in the neighbourhood. The Board was not persuaded that the building height is not discernible to a passerby, or why the Applicant merits another increment in height above that earlier granted by the COA.” Board decision PDF
BULLDOG: The home in question is seen here. It is a bulky roofline for sure but there might be other places on the street that rival it in height. Each home has its own zoning history. An issue for the OMB was that Committee of Adjustment had already permitted an exemption which the builder apparently flouted. Note the three-story eight-plex apartment next door on the corner of Millwood Rd. which more or less dwarfs even this large house.
