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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-06-24, Page 9SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1971 —Seeorid Seetion, Pages 9-16 The (Off1014. Effect of the Plan • - The Official plan establishes an orderly and efficient pattern of development' _for „Pie SegferthR r;enceiir2e !PIC and direbting,growth'Whe*lPerePrtatep. • ' Upon approval of the 001441 PleMf-hr \ Minister, no public work Shall• be undertaken and no bYrlaN shall Passed for any purpose that does-not Cogerfil with Vle.RA0e. Zoning by-law boundaries shall follow the general heundallee between land use established the Official Plan ,i4t*Kig4 . minor modifications shall be permitted without aMendillent- to the Official. Plan provided that the intent of the plait is followed. "4 operations, parking lots, public buildings or structures, utilities; rail facilities, accessory build- ings and open space. Industrial includes agriculture prior to development. Location: The Land Use and Roads Plan shows the lands designated Indus- trial. Policies: Access points to parking lots and loading and unloading areas shall.,be limited in number and desipied in a manner which will minimize danger to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Buildings and structures shall have adequate setbacks from an adjoining area designated for Residential use. Adequate areas for landscaping shall be provided and landscaped to screen land designated Indus- trial from adjoining areas desig- nated for Residential use. Adequate fencing shall be pro- vided to screen open Industrial areas, including storage, from public view. Public Implementation: Use of land shall be controlled by Restricted Area (Zoning) by- laws in accordance with Section 30 of The Planning AO. • efe - -gityouildritg --- libraries, funeral--homes- CpEN PACE • deutial use. centre lings over commercial establish- • Definition: rural population. ; ments, accessory buildings and Commercial growth will be accommodated primarily in parking lots. and woundthe existing busin- Locations: section. The Land Use and Roads Plan Residential growth will con- shows, the land designated Corn- sist primarily of low-density mercial. single-family development. The use of land for agricul- Policies: "--'•'-ture -will be permitted prim- Policies: arily as an -interim . use prior Highway-oriented commercial to development, providing such uses such as Motels, service uses are compatible with ad- stations, car sales and service, joining uses. car washing . establishments, Existing and new development farm implement sales depots and will be provided with' adequate funeral parlours shall be per- sanitary sewerage, storm :pitted only within designated drainage and water supply commercial areas on Goderich facilities, in accordance with Street and on Main Street, north the requirements the Ontario of Goderich Street -Ind -South of . . , Water Resources Commission. the CNR rail line. Silver Creek' and Lawrence Access points to. parking lots' Drain will,be improved to in-. and loading and unloading areas. crease storm . drainage ca- shall be'limited in -number and pacity and to provide additional designed 'in a manner which 'will ft 'community open spaces. ,. Minimize danger to vehicelar and pedestrian traffic. Implementation ' Buildings and structures shall Land , will be &Veit:tiled haVe adequate aethacks from an marlly by private enterprisal adjoining area designated for Control over land.. uses' nro- Residential use. posed-by the OfficiatPlan will • • Public Implementation: 'be based on relevant legisla- tion as indicated iti the Public.;, Use of land shall be controlled Implementation section for by Restricted Area (Zoning) by- each land use category. laws in accordance with Section All public works will conform 30 of The Planning Act. with the proposals in the Plan. `t'INDUSTRIAL • LAND USE PLAN RESIDENTIAL Definition: • . Definition: . • The "predominant use of land .The predominant use of land deSignated Industrial shall be the designated Residential 'Shall be manufacturing, assembly, pro- ,direllings, including . various cessing, fabrication, repair, types of dwellings. . maintenance and storage of Residential includes home goods and materials, but exclude,s occupations. any noxious or offensive use. Residential includes uses Industrial q, inaddes whole- .% - which are compatible with dwel- saling, offices, dwelling for care- lings and necessary to serve taker. or person employed on:the residential areas; e. g. recrea- maintenance staff, service tional facilities, nursing homes, - schools, places of Worship, arenas, assembly halls, clinics, hospitals, utilities, public build- ings' . and accessory buildings. Residential includes board- • ing houses, limited professional • offices in all residential areas, general offices and funeral homes in the central area described be- low, and parking lots in appro- priate locations. ' Residential - includes ag- o** riculture, prior to development. • Location: The Land Use and Roads Plan shows the land designated Residential.' Policies: Dwellings other than single- • family detached dwellings; • boarding houses; funeral homes, clinics; parking lots; and offices other than 'limited professional offices situated within single- family residences, shall be per- mitted only in areas immediately adjacent to the Main Street/ • Goderich- Street commercial designation. Where such uses 'are proposed further than one. block (i.e. 2 half block widths) from the commercial desig- nation, an amendment to the Official Plan will be required. New residential areas shall he developed only as and when ade- quate sanitary sewerage, storm drainage and water supply tenni- tie,s are, available to serve them. Public Implementation: • Use of land shall be controlled by ,Restrie‘ed Area (Zoning) by- laws in accordance with Section • 30 of The planning Act. Residential development shall be permitted only.,on registered plans Of subdivision or lots crea- ted by consents for 'division of land pursuant to Seaton 26 of The Planning Act and in accor- • dancewith the following Criteria: 1. It is not necessary in the public interest that a plan of subdivision be registered. 2.' Consents will be granted only in' areas where-the undue ex- tension of any major service will not be required. b. (For some time Seaforth Plan- ning Consultants, Canadian Mit- chell Associates, have been at work on an official plan for Seaforth. The plan complements the zoning by-law which the town adopted several years ago. The draft plan now has beish submitted to the planning board ▪ and council. So that the public , may be familiar with details, the draft by-law and plan are repro- duced herewith pteliminary to a public meeting scheduled for Monday.) BASIS OF THE PLAN This ,plan is based upon the following estimated potential population and policies. Estimated Potential . Population The Town's population about 2,200 in 1971 and the potential population within the Town boun- daries _,is 4,380 (see appendix) 3. Consents will be granted only when the land fronts on an existing public road which is of a reasonable standard of construction. 4. The size of a lot created by a consent will be appropriate for the use proposed considering the public services available and the soil conditions. ' 5. A lot created by consent must conform with the provisions of the zoning by-law. 6. Direht access from major roads will be restricted. 7. Consents will be granted only where the access will not create traffic hazards; e. g. because of limited sight lines on curves or grades. 8. Consents should have the effect of infilling in exisiting urban- ized areas and not of extending the urban area unduly. COMMERCIAL Definition: Policies• The proposals of this Official Plan are based on the potential population of 4,380. The Town will promote indps- trial development, which will provide the basis for achieving the estimated potential popu- lation, The Town will remain the com- • m ercial and employment The predominant. use of land designated Commercial shall be buying, selling, leasing and ex- changing of commodities and sup- plying, selling and leasing per- sonal, business and recreational services. Commercial includes recrea- • tional facilities,..schools, places of worship, assembly halls, clintcsptilities, public buildings, The use of land designated Open Space shall be conservation.areas, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and sim ilar recreational uses and buildings accessory to such re- creational uses. Open space includes arenas, stadiums, public buildings and uses. Locations: - The Land Use and Roads Plan shows the land designated Open Space. Policies: Landscaping and pedestrian walks shall be provided along- side Silver Creek and Lawrence Drain and to provide access to Seaforth` Lions 'Park ( a well equipped 8 acre park immed- iately outside the Town boun- dary). Those areas include all land within the Town which are significantly susceptible to haz- ' ards from 'flooding or poor drainage. (The Town is coin- pletink the iiripldmentation of • proposals to eliminate flooding and drainage problems made in the Report on Storm Drainage, 1965, by, James F. MacLaren Area presently used for Open Space purposes, including areas on Main Street,at Victoria Park and George Street and north •of the CNR tracks, shall be Main- tained in that use. Public, ImPlementation: All areas designated Open Space, will preferably be owned - and operated by the Town qr. Conservation Authority ultim- r 2 ately. Until it is considered feasible , to acquire those areas, Open Space areas shall remain in private ownership. Where lands designated Open Space are.under private owner- OF PUBLIC MEETING TOWN OF SEAFORTH OFFICIAL PLAN SEAFORPH PLANNING BOARD A. Y. McLean, Chairman D. kunder, Secretary Mayor F. C. J. Sills , Reeve J. F. Flannery W. Pinder — J. 0. Turnbull — Lloyd Rowel; Copies of the draft Official Plan may' be reviewed at the Town Clerk's Office. TO enable the Seaforth Planning Board,. to outline and explain the proposed Official Plan to the citizens of Seaforth and to re- ceive the comments and suggestions of all interested persons, a public meeting will be held in the ToWn Hall, Seaforth at 8 p.m., Mondai . the 28th Day of • June, 1971 TOWN OF SEA-FORTH NOTICE • - ..... • ... EXISTING LAND USES Policies: As a general rule, non-con, forming uses throughout the Planning Area in the long run should cease to exist, so that the land affected may revert to a use in conformity with the intent of the Official plan and the pro- visions of the implementing re- stricted area (Zoning) by-law. In special instances, however, it may be desirable to permit the extension or enlargement of a nen-conforming use in order to i4iyold unnecessary hardship, roviding the application is in conformity with the policies of this Plan to ensure the general ;Welfare of the Town residents. ', Befgre .concurring with any on for the extension or enlargement of an existing non- „conforming use, 'the feasibility of acquiring the', property concerned at the time of the application or possibly at some future date and of holding, selling leasing or develhping it in accordance with the provisions of The Planning Act will be considered by Council and Planning Board. In^ this con- text, special attention will be given to the chances for the re- establishment of the use under consideration An a different. lo- cation, where it would be able to perform and produce under im- proved conditions in accordance lcritirthe-planning-policies..of..the_ Townlio.wever, if acquisition at this time does not appear to be fea- slble if the special merits-- of the individual case make a permission desirable to grant the extension or enlargement of a non-conforming use, Council may consider the- passing of a zoning by-law pursuapt to Sec- tion 30 (18) of The Planning Act; such a by-law may then be passed without the necessity to amend the Official Plan, U it complies with these policies. Before making any decision in such a matter, the application will be referred to Planning Board for a report on the various aspects of the matter concerned for the information of Council. Council, before passing a by- law, shall be satisfied that those of the following requirements which are relevant to each specific application for the ex- tension or enlargement of a non- conforming use are,, or will be, fulfilled in order to safeguard the wider interests of the general public: - That the proposed extension or enlargement of the established non-conforming use shall not un- duly aggravate the situation crea- ted by the existence of the use, especially in regard to the policies of the official Plan and the requirements of the Zon- ing By-law, applying to'lhe area. - That the proposed extension or enlargement shall be in an appropriate proportion to the size of the non-conforming use estab- ..lished prior to the passing of the original zoning - That an application, which would affect the boundary between areas of different land use designations on the Official Plan, will , only be processed under these policies, if it can be considered as a "minor ad- justment” permitted' under the flexibility clause of the inter- pretatiOn section of the Purpose of the Plan without the need for an amendment. Major variances will require an amendment to the Official Plan. - That the characteristics of the existing epn-conforming use and_the_prip• esed extension or enlargement shilrbe—eXamineti--- with regard to noise, vibrations, fumes smoke, dusi, odours, lighting and traffic generating Actions by Council and Planning Board The Town Council and , Planning Board will review private and public ..development proposals, and the effect of such proposals upon the Town and take appropriate action, within the framework established by the Official Plan. The Town Planning Board and Council will constantly review and 'amend this Official Plan to recognize changing circumstances and policies. Interpretation of the Plan The boundaries between land uses designated on the Land Use and Roads Plan map in the official Plan are ap- proximate except' where they coincide with major roads, railway lines, rivers or other clearly defined physical features. Where the general intent of the Plan is maintained, minor adjustments to boundaries will not require amendment to this Plan. All figures id the Plan are to be interpreted as flexible and minor variations in the figures will not require amend-, ment to this Plan. capacity and no amendment to the by-law shall be made if one or more of such nuisance fac- tors will be created or increased so as to add essentially, to the incompatibility of the use with the surrounding area. - That the neighbouring con- forming uses will be protected, where necessary, by the pro- vision of areas for landscaping, buffering or screening, approp- riate setbacks for buildings and measures to reduce nuis4nces , and, , where necessary, by (Continued to page l0) • • •"•". ' Mc HI LLOP LOT 27 LOT LOT 25 LOT 24 MOM II ROAD WIDENING SCHEMATIC NEW ROAD ALIGNMENTS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL ® ,OPEN SPACE AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AND ROADS PLAN awl DY EIEFarikr MOM 1.1=11!11.111111111111 ell • 11111110M18. • . .. . ................... . • • . • . . . . . • • • • ......... ............ ........... GODEHICH STREET ,• .................. • ••• 4 C • 4. Consider Draft of Seaforth's Offidal .• Plan ship, this Plan does not indicate that this land will remain desig- nated Open Space indefinitely, nor does it imply thatOpenSpace areas are free and open to the general public or will be purr chased by the Town or Conser- vation Authority. If proposals are made to de- velop, privately owned land desig- nated Open Space and the Town or Conservation Authority do not wish to purchase such land, an application for the redesignat- ion of such land for other pur- poses will be considered by the Town. • AGRICULTURAL Definition: • The predominant use of land designated Agricultural shall agricultural, including including accessory buildings. Agricultural includes parks, playgrounds, and similar uses. Locations: The Land Use and Roads Plan shows the land designated Agri- cultural. Policies: Future agricultural buildings to accommodate livestock, poultry, feed lot or wastestorage shall have adequate setbacks from areas designated for Rest- Public Implementation: • Use of land shall be controlled by Restricted Area (Zoning) by- laws in accordance with -Section. 30 of The Planning Act.