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The Citizen, 2018-07-19, Page 18PHARMASAVE PAGE 18.THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018. Council undecided on barn event space expansion By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron East Council is considering an amendment to a zoning bylaw that would permit an assembly hall at a McNaught Line residence that would host an average of eight events per month. Miriam Terpstra made the application for the creation of Maple Lane Haven, which would be a bank barn that could host weddings and gatherings for up to 105 people. The barn is on the Terpstras' farm property, which includes cash crop and pasture land, and would be close to a number of neighbouring farms. It began as a work shed that was then used for some family events and now the family hopes to expand it to host outside groups that can rent the facility. However, the Terpstras' hired planner said that hosting events in the bank barn would be an "on-farm diversified use" that would be "secondary to the principal agricultural use of the property and are limited in area. On-farm diversified uses include, but are not limited to, home occupations, home industries, agri-tourism uses and uses that promote value-added agricultural products" Huron County Planner Denise Van Amersfoort said she felt that turning the barn, which had originally been approved as a timber frame storage shed on the farm in 2014, into an event centre that could host more than eight events per month (if an average is employed and significantly fewer events are hosted there in the winter months) did not meet the criteria of a on-farm diversified use. She said that a small store on a maple farm that sells that farm's maple products would be an example of an on-farm diversified use that promoted agri-tourism. The creation of an event centre in the middle of an agricultural community, she said, didn't fit that criteria. Terpstra told council that she planned on using local products grown on the farm for the hall and its commercial kitchen, which is planned for the property. The reason that fulfilling the on- farm diversified use criteria is so important, she said, is that it then is not subject to minimum distance separation like most other developments in rural communities. As it stands now, she said, there would be a farm that is 71 per cent deficient to the assembly hall, with others within the catchment area. The comparison she made would be a small business where someone cuts hair out of their home versus a full-blown hair salon. There should be different rules for each, she said. The proposal, however, did meet some of the criteria for an on-farm diversified use, in that it would occupy less than two per cent of the total land use (1.8 per cent). Van Amersfoort also raised concerns about drinking water on the site, which currently is provided from just one well. That means, she said, that the well would service two single -detached homes (both of which are on the property due to an oversight in the planning process years ago), accommodation for seasonal agricultural workers, the agricultural and livestock buildings and the assembly hall. She said that the total number of people using the well on one particular day could easily exceed 120 people when events are held. She also cited the Provincial Policy Statement and the Huron County and Huron East Official Plans and their clear intent to protect agricultural lands from development that wouldn't be compatible. Several councillors, however, were concerned with Van Amersfoort's approach to the situation. Councillor Nathan Marshall said it felt as though Van Amersfoort was attempting to apply rules to the property - like minimum distance separation - that don't apply under the current rule structure. He said that it seemed as though the Huron County Planning and Development Department was trying to find ways to stop the development as opposed to trying to find ways to make it work. Councillor Kevin Wilbee agreed, saying that even with the creation of the assembly hall, the primary use of the property would be agricultural. He said he felt the department was "narrowing" the terms of the application to ensure that it wouldn't be approved and that it would set a precedent for the county. 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