Notice of Public Hearing - A11-26 - 335 John Street South, Aylmer
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Aylmer Committee of Adjustment will hold a Hybrid (in-person at 25 Centre Street, Aylmer ON and virtual) Public Hearing on Wednesday, October 7th, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m. to consider Application for Minor Variance A11-26 with a public livestream available at www.youtube.com/TownofAylmer. You are invited to participate in the Hybrid Public Hearing to provide verbal or written comments regarding this matter.
OWNER/APPLICANT: 2796856 Ontario Inc. (c/o Jacob Hiebert)
AGENT: Dave Friesen
LOCATION: 335 John Street South, Aylmer
Purpose and Effect of Application A11-26
The subject lands are located within the Low Density Residential and Parks and Open Space land use designations of the Town of Aylmer Official Plan. The subject lands are also zoned Residential Multiple Second Density (RM2) in the Town of Aylmer Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 57-99. The subject lands contain 34 residential condominium units in the form of semi-detached dwellings (outlined in yellow on the back of this notice). The condominium owner is proposing to construct an attached unenclosed deck in the rear of 24 units. Each deck will be 9.3 m2 (100.0 ft.2) in area with no stairs. In the RM2 zone, the maximum lot coverage is 40%, the minimum rear yard depth is 6.0 m and the maximum deck projection into a required rear yard is 1.5 m. The owner is requesting relief from the following zoning requirements for 23 units (numbers in bold are proposed deficiencies):
| Existing Lot Coverage (%) | Proposed Lot Coverage including deck (%) | Existing Rear Yard Setback (m) | Proposed Deck Projection into Required Rear Yard (m) |
Unit 1 | 28.15 | 31.15 | 9.88 | Less than 1.5 m into required rear yard |
Unit 2 | 41.71 | 45.96 | 9.64 | |
Unit 3 | 41.88 | 46.13 | 9.59 | |
Unit 4 | 42.06 | 46.31 | 9.35 | |
Unit 5 | 42.23 | 46.48 | 9.30 | |
Unit 6 | 42.58 | 46.93 | 9.06 | |
Unit 7 | 50.46 | 54.81 | 9.02 | |
Unit 8 | 50.67 | 55.04 | 8.77 | |
Unit 9 | 50.00 | 54.39 | 8.73 | |
Unit 10 | 50.21 | 54.63 | 8.49 | |
Unit 11 | 49.57 | 56.99 | 8.44 | |
Unit 12 | 49.79 | 54.24 | 8.20 | |
Unit 13-19 | 52.62 | 57.55 | 4.71 | 3.048 |
Unit 20 | 41.94 | 45.82 | 4.71 | 3.048 |
| Unit 31 | 47.10 | 51.91 | 6.27 | 3.048 |
| Unit 32 | 45.02 | 49.61 | 6.28 | 3.048 |
| Unit 33 | 49.46 | 53.64 | 4.68 | 3.048 |
| Unit 34 | 43.49 | 47.64 | 4.67 | 3.048 |
Please note units 21 to 30 which back onto 341, 343 and 345 John Street South properties do not propose to construct a deck in the rear of the units.
Location and Description of Subject Land
The subject lands are legally described as Plan EVLCP46 Level 1 Units 2 to 20 and Units 31 to 34, Town of Aylmer, and is known municipally as 335 John Street South, Aylmer. The location and proposed development are shown on the Key Map and sketch attached to this notice.
Any person or public body may attend the Hybrid Public Hearing and/ or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to the Minor Variance. If you wish to attend the Public Hearing virtually, please contact the Manager of Planning and Development by email or by phone by no later than noon on October 7th, 2026, to receive an invitation to the hearing. Verbal representation for the Hybrid Public Hearing may be provided in-person or electronically. Written comments can be submitted by email to the Manager of Planning and Development or inperson to the Town Hall Office by no later than noon on October 7th, 2026. Please note that comments and opinions submitted on these matters, including the originator’s name and address,become part of the public record, and may be viewed by the public and may be published in a Planning Report, Council/Committee Agenda or Council/Committee Minutes.
If you rent your property to seven (7) or more tenants, please post a copy of this notice in a location on your property, which is visible to all the residents.
If a specified person or public body does not make oral submissions at the Hybrid Public Hearing or make written submissions to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Town of Aylmer Committee of Adjustment before the minor variance is granted, the specified person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Aylmer to the Ontario Land Tribunal. If a specified person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public hearing or make written submissions to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Town of Aylmer Committee of Adjustment before the minor variance is granted, the specified person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
Additional information related to the application is available for inspection between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays at Aylmer Town Hall. Those interested in additional information regarding this application, may contact: Heather James, Manager of Planning and Development, Phone: 519-773-3164 x4915 or Email: hjames@town.aylmer.on.ca.
DATED this 21st day of September 2026.
Owen Jaggard
Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment
Town of Aylmer
46 Talbot Street West
Aylmer ON N5H 1J7
Ph: 519-773-3164
Fax: 519-765-1446
www.aylmer.ca
Key Map – 335 John Street South

Minor Variance Application Sketch

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