Lot split proposed for single-detached home on Helmer Avenue in Timmins

Rubino Real Estate Holdings Inc. proposes splitting the property at 58 Helmer Avenue in Timmins to create a new lot for a single-detached home. The Timmins Committee of Adjustment will hear the severance application and two related zoning variance requests on November 25, 2026, at 4 p.m., according to a city notice.

The proposal seeks permission for two lots with less frontage and area than the zoning bylaw requires. The application for the proposed home also requests a smaller minimum side yard setback.

The hearing will take place in council chambers on the second floor of City Hall, at 220 Algonquin Boulevard East.

Severance application B-20-26 would divide the property into two lots, each with approximately 12.19 metres of frontage and a depth of 28.65 metres.

For the portion remaining at 58 Helmer Avenue, application A-49-26 seeks to reduce the minimum frontage requirement from 12.2 metres to 12.19 metres and the minimum lot area from 370 square metres to 349.31 square metres.

Application A-50-26 requests the same frontage and lot-area reductions for the other Helmer Avenue lot. It also seeks to reduce the minimum side yard setback—the required distance between the home and the side property line—from three metres to 1.98 metres to permit construction of a single-detached dwelling.

The notice contains conflicting lot-area figures: the severance section lists each part as approximately 0.3 hectares, while the related variance applications specify 349.31 square metres for each lot.