The Committee of Adjustment (or Court of Revision, Property Standards Committee, Fence Viewers) statutory committee, local board and quasi-judicial decision-making body that considers applications for Consent (to sever land), applications for minor variances from the Zoning By-law, and any other variances specified under the Planning Act R.S.O 1990.
Governance
Council must appoint a minimum of 3 members.
As of June 11, 2025 its members are:
- Michael Harris (2023-204)
- Scott Giroux
- Robert Labarge
- Jack Alexander
- Brian Miller
- Joe Lentini
Term: Term of Council (4 years)
To become a committee member, you can apply online through the Boards & Committees Application Form.
Meetings
Meetings are held at 3:30 p.m. every 3rd Thursday of the month in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of City Hall located at 169 Front Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 2Y8.
The meetings can be streamed live on the City’s Youtube channel.
Work
Considers applications for:
- New lot creation
- Lot addition or lot line change
- Consent to mortgage
- Consent to lease
- Consent to create a shared right-of-way.
- Minor variances from the Zoning By-law
- Appeals of a property standard order including the authority to confirm, modify or quash an order and/or extend the time for complying with the order.
- Disagreements between adjoining owners where they cannot agree over the maintenance or reconstruction of a line fence which marks the boundary between an owner’s land and the adjoining lands. (Thurlow Ward only)
Current consent applications and minor variance applications can be viewed on our Current Planning and Development Applications.
