By Sebastian Kanally, Times Chronicle
In a rare show of neighbourly agreement, a home owner receives 100 per cent support to get the permit to build an addition.
The owners of a home at 710 Tilton Avenue in Oliver received a permit to build an addition to their home from town council at their Aug 6 meeting.
While the addition will be quite large in size, there is only a very small area that is subject to the variance request which sought to decrease the minimum setback of the side parcel line from three meters to 1.6 meters.
Before council voted on the application and approved the permit unanimously, councillor Aimee Grice commented that “it was quite remarkable that 100 per cent of the feedback from the neighbours was positive and in favour”.
The report by town staff explains that there is one condition on the application. The application was referred to various internal and external agencies, and it was identified that a shed which is encroaching onto Tilton Avenue will need to be removed before the building permit is issued.
Detailed view of the variances sought.
When these types of applications concerning variances come before council, the town explained in their report that they try to be as mindful as possible when it comes to possible negative impacts on neighbouring properties.
The addition is located on a street with considerable separation from neighbours and a boulevard separating the addition from the street.
Since there was not a single negative comment from neighbours or staff about the proposed variance, this was an easy decision for council to approve.
The single family home was constructed in 1946 and the new addition will expand the dwelling 3.85 m (12.5ft) to the east. The height and building materials of the addition will match the existing building.
