The Citizen, 2008-10-23, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008.Morris Turnberry councillors weresympathetic to a request by aTurnberry ward family for a secondtemporary residence on their farm,but cautious about the long-termramifications of giving them whatthey wanted.
David and Lynne Magee want to
locate a second residence on their
horse farm because, Mrs. Magee
said, they need their daughter and
son-in-law on the farm 24 hours a
day to help with their growing horse-
training business. Currently the
younger couple live in Wingham but
find it hard to carry out their work
because of the inconvenience the
distance causes.
Turnberry’s official plan allows for
a temporary residence if it is a
mobile home. Mrs. Magee said they
want a more “comfortable” home for
the couple and their children.
Sandra Weber, the municipality’s
designated planner from the county
planning department, said the Morris
plan allows for a double-wide
mobile home but these are not as
energy efficient as a modular home
which is built in a factory and
trucked to the site for assembly.
Weber said the planning
department would agree to a zoning
amendment for the property which
would allow a modular home to be
erected as long as there was a
development agreement in which the
Magees agreed to remove the home
if it was no longer needed to house
farm workers.
The Magees then asked to be
allowed to build a house, similar to a
modular home, on site which they
said could save them thousands of
dollars. They suggested the house
could be built in such a way that it
could be moved as easily as a
factory-built home at a later date.
A second issue is location of the
house, she said. The Magees want
the home built directly in front of thecurrent residence so they can use thesame lane and well. However, underprovincial minimum distanceseparation (MDS) regulations, thiswould restrict their neighboursacross the road from enlarging their
barn in future.
A solution would be to build the
new house beside the old one but
Mrs. Magee argued this would mean
a loss of farmland and that the house
would not have any trees around it to
protect it from the weather.
Comments from councillors
seemed to follow the argument first
put forward by councillor Mark
Beaven. He said he’d have no
problem with changing themunicipality’s bylaw to allow for amodular home as a temporaryresidence, but he could not supportlocating the house in such a way thatthe future operation of theneighbour’s farm would be
restricted.
Councillor Bill Thompson said he
couldn’t see why the couple
shouldn’t be allowed to build a
“modular” home on site but he
wouldn’t budge on the MDS.
Deputy-mayor Jim Nelemans said
the house would need to be built in
such a way that it could be easily
dismantled and moved.
Beaven said he was “very, very
cautious” about what would beinvolved in an on-site construction.“There are reasons why we have‘temporary’ and ‘mobile’ in thebylaw,” he said, noting that othersmight use the Magees’ case asprecedence and that down the line
someone might argue they’d been
allowed by council to build a more
permanent home that wasn’t easily
moved so should now be allowed to
sever the house from the property
and sell it.
Council agreed to have Weber
draft the development agreement
stating the terms of what would be
allowed as the temporary residence
and they would consider it at the
Oct. 20 meeting.
On the court
It was tournament time at F.E. Madill Secondary School as
girls basketball teams took to the court. Madill’s seniors took
on Goderich Friday night and won 43-38. (Vicky Bremner photo)The community is pleased and
thankful to report that thanks to the
generosity and support of the
members of Knox United Church
and the United Church Women the
Belgrave Community Foodgrains
Project has received the highest
local donations in its seven years.
Including the proceeds of the
produce and bake sale, local
donations total over $4,300. This
should allow organizers to pay all
input costs to date and devote the
crop proceeds to world relief.
Donations will make a huge
difference in the lives of people who
could not survive without this help.
The Food grains Committee
acknowledge the support.
On Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.
there is an accommodation review
meeting at the East Wawanosh
Public School. The reason is that
East Wawanosh Public School could
be closed. All the community is
asked to come out and support East
Wawanosh Public School.
On Sunday, Oct. 26 there is a
communion service at Knox United
Church with Rev. John Roberts.
Everyone is welcome.
Due to low numbers in Wingham,
Wingham United Church will not be
having confirmation classes this
year. As a result, Belgrave will delay
confirmation until next year or until
there is a new minister.
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
IN THE TOWNSHIP OF
NORTH HURON
BLYTH, EAST WAWANOSH &
WINGHAM WARDS
2009 Dog Tags and licences are now available:
(Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
at the Township of North Huron Municipal Office,
274 Josephine Street, P.O. Box 90
Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0
** Tags can be picked up in
person or ordered by telephone**
• All dogs must be licenced in compliance with
By-law No. 41-2008.
• A copy of the complete By-law is available for review
at the Municipal Office.
• All dogs must be identified by means of a tag and licence,
issued for a (1) one year period by:
Monday, February 2, 2009
The fee schedule shall be follows:
1/ For each dog male or female $30.00 per dog
For each additional dog male or female $40.00 per dog
2/For each dog neutered male or spayed female
$15.00 per dog
For each additional dog neutered male or spayed female
$20.00 per dog
3/For each Pit Bull or Pit Bull Cross dog, male, female,
neutered male or spayed female $125.00 per dog
4/Kennel Licence Fee $150.00
5/Late Payment Charge $15.00
(Shall be assessed in addition to the licence fee, if the
licence and/or tag is not purchased by February 2, 2009)
Excrement:
• The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove
excrement left by a dog, from property other than the
premises of the owner of the dog.
• Any person contravening this provision is subject to a
$100.00 fine.
For further information contact:
The Township of North Huron
Telephone 519-357-3550 Fax 519-357-1110
To everyone in Huron-Bruce who
supported democracy by voting in
Canada’s 40th general election. A spe-
cial thank you to the many volunteers
who worked on my campaign; installing signs, canvassing
door to door, staffi ng our offi ces and helping on election
day. Thank you all for giving me the opportunity to work
on your behalf in Ottawa. It is an honour and a privelege
that I am truly humbled to accept. My commitment to you
is to work hard and to deliver results for our community.
Again, I thank you, the voters of Huron-Bruce, for your
trust and support.
Sincerely,
Ben Lobb MP, Huron-Bruce
A stronger, safer, better Canada.
Thank You
Township of North Huron
Council & Committee Meeting Schedule
October 20 Regular Council Meeting
7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
October 21 North Huron Police Services Board
7:00 p.m. - Police Board Room
November 3 Regular Council Meeting
7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
November 10 Committee of the Whole
7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
November 11 Belgrave Community Centre Board
7:00 p.m. - Belgrave Arena
November 12 Blyth Arena Advisory Committee
7:00 p.m. - Blyth Arena
November 12 Fire Meeting - All Municipalities
7:00 p.m. - North Huron Council Chambers
November 17 Regular Council Meeting
7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
November 18 North Huron Police Services Board
7:00 p.m. - Police Board Room
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M-T hears temporary residence case