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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-02-12, Page 11AND DISTRICT NEWS TiC:01.14.1414417' L•ZI .242., RI 2222212/121. rrre R2 22222221,2, are 2 R3 Frtsourr4.1. ,we 3 RMH calf w.w2 mcssr.r.14,1 C GENERAL GlIadElICIA CT 20.62 ;13.22,,.. CS 4.2.0,22 29.22.222 OS area 5.2222 EP 2.11.442,114 1.92222., DPer.oputio rat SCHEDULE A: • ZONE MAP VILLAGE OF GRAND BEND RMH RMH T)AS P SCHEIS.LE .A. TO NM LAN le PASSED CAI THE ZAT OE 1.222222 22 '42 VL1.222 ...V BENI February 12, 1976 THE EXETER-TIMES ADVOCATE Page 11 "ITTI 7r.rt"r LAK E EP EP o N ..... .,••131 RI RMH Zoning bylaw gives "teeth" to official plan policy THE SIMPLE BEAUTY — of a late afternoon sun breaking through heavy clouds silhouettes a barn located on Hwy. 83, East of Dashwood. photo by Bagley Stores to open Sundays County tax bylaw passed REDI-MIX CONCRETE All Types of Concrete Work McCann Const. Ltd. DASHWOOD Phone 237-3381 (free estimates) Best Interest 1/4% We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. * Subject to change 4 s111 1111 Gaiser-Kneaie Insurance Agency Inc. Exeter Grand Bend Office Office 235-2420 2388484 4 IP 4 • GRAND BEND Councill st ors react again expansion If the official plan, now com- plete but not available until Spring, is the definitive policy statement concerning future development of Grand Bend, then the new zoning bylaw is the plan's "Enforcer" or "teeth". That's Reeve Bob Sharen's concept of the bylaw. "It's a restrictive bylaw on the residents of Grand Bend," Sharen says. He points out the bylaw is necessary to control future contractors who come into the village prepared to railroad a development through without concern for the official plan. "There have.been communities with official plans but no zoning bylaw, who have had problems like that," the Reeve says. The bylaw, now undergoing revisions which include word changes and re-designation of certain properties from residential to development zones, is to he tabled in "firm" form April 23, at a public meeting to hear criticisms and suggestions from Grand Bend residents. Briefly stated, the bylaw divides the village into a number of zones which in turn define the type and specifications of dwellings erected in that zone. Much more incisive than the previous zoning bylaw (1958), the present 84-page document which will be passed shortly following the public meeting in April, breaks down commercial and residential zones carefully. A "C" or commercial zone in the bylaw may refer to "General, tourist,automotive, or industrial" establishments. For instance, "general com- mercial", to apply to Main St. and other areas, refers to clothing and food stores that are not strictly "tourist" oriented. • "Tourist commercial" on the Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Carman Lovie on the arrival of their first grandchild, when a baby girl was born to their son and wife Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lovie. Mrs. Lovie was the former Donna Sturdevant. Mrs. Jack Graham of Green Acres has been hospitalized in Sarnia the past few weeks. Bryden Taylor, accompanied by Mr. & Mrs. John Allister and other hand, refers to establish- ments such as beverage rooms, hotels, recreational establish- ments etc., that cater to transient visitors. Each of the other commercial zones are similarly defined, complete with lot size specifications and - building standards. Residential is divided into four categories, R1, R2, R3, mobile residential homes and specifies the "mix" of dwellings. In an R3 zone apartment, house, townhouse, or public park may be constructed provided the dwelling is served by a public water and sanitary sewer system. In an R1 zone, only detached, single-family dwellings, a church, a home occupation, or a public park are permissable. As with the various com- mercial zones, provisions relating to lot size and required facilities are plainly set down for residential areas. Certain areas are also defined as "open space, environmental protection, and institutional zones," in the bylaw. There is also the "Development zone", which basically provides council with authority to develop certain lands any way it sees fit. A "D" zone can be residential commercial or public depending on public demand, Sharen believes a "D" zone is the best way to label areas that could be put to a variety of uses because citizens have more input in development proposals. A working example of this is a parcel of land bounded by Lake Road, River Road and the Ausable River (old bed), owned by Southcott Pines Park Land Ltd. On the unrevised zoning bylaw Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Curts, returned Monday from a two week holiday in Florida, in the Orlando, St, Peterburg and Clearwater area, The Curts visited her sister and brother-in- law, Mr. & Mrs. Dean Smith who are spending the winter in Clearwater. Rev. and Mrs. Harold Dobson of Dungannon visited Thursday with Mr. & Mrs. Wellwood Gill. map (available at the clerk's office, Grand Bend), the South- cott land is labelled R1 residential. Sharen says it will be revised to read as a "D" zone. In part this decision pertains to Southcott Ltd., who say they are considering building a marina on that land. As a "D" zone, the land can be designated "commercial", thereby permitting Southcott's to construct the marina. Then again, the Southcott plan could be scuttled if the land becomes RI or "Public use." A "D" zone provides for any resident within village boun- daries to lodge a complaint — requiring an OMB hearing to settle the matter. should council decide to define "D" zone in • a manner considered detrimental to the village as a whole. Sharen also points out that the bylaw is designed to fit around "non-conforming land uses" (areas that don't conform to the bylaw's zoning because they existed before the bylaw was drawn up) rather than being aimed at them. "The bylaw will really take effect after the sewers are in- stalled," the Reeve says. "It gives teeth to the official plan which lays down future policy." Sharen says he wants the of- ficial plan passed and in effect by Fall 1976 before the new council takes office. Together, the official plan and the zoning bylaw will give developers guidelines to make the best use of Grand Bend's facilities, according to Sharen. "It will help them to plan logically," he says. The official plan, will also open the way for a "redevelopment" of Grand Bend's Main St. Sharen believes a group effort along Main St. to re-design the buildings into a coherent motif would vastly benefit the village where the tourist industry is concerned. The Reeve points out that the present "image" along Main St. suggests no particular design. Grand Bend council has for- mally reacted against a renewed attempt by county planning ')oard to centralize power in Lambton county. At a council meeting last Thursday Reeve Sharen and Rollie Grenierresolved to forward a letter to Lambton County planning committee, a branch of Lambton council, requesting the planning board, provincial based, not he expanded. The planning hoard is com- posed at present of Director Melvin Winch, a technician and a secretary. The planning committee is composed of members of county council ( Sharen among them) who hold the office for one year. The relationship between the board and committee is not clearly defined but the con- nection should be an advisory one, Sharen believes. After a thwarted attempt to add staff to the planning board last year, Winch is again calling for hiring additional staff on the grounds the planning board is overworked. Golden age club meets The Golden Age club of Grand Bend met Tuesday afternoon at the Village Inn with 31 attending. President Bill Love chaired the meeting for business. The meeting date has been changed to the first Wednesday of each month. The group are planning a one day seminar in the spring, to be held at the Village Inn and in- viting other Senior Citizen groups. This will be partially financed by their New Horizon grant, and convener will be Mrs. Ross Love. The fun afternoon in January proved so successful that they are planning another for February 25. Committee for this are Mike and Edith Iredale, Harry Sheppard and Wellwood Gill. During the social time they played robber bingo. Winners were Kathleen Geil, Edith Iredale, Violet Dunne, Jessie Finkbeiner, Ada Wilson, Mabel Gill, Kathy Tomlinson, Susie Devine and James Prance, Brinsley euchre party enjoyed Winch cites work on the Sarnia Lambton Planning .study as a reason for expansion. He says work with the study and municipalities (drawing up of- ficial plans and zoning bylaws) over-taxes his department. Shaven and Grenier point out the Sarnia-Lambton study is terminal, not an on-going work- load for the planning board. They also believe the board is over- stepping its ground where municipalities are concerned. Sharen says Winch is taking on too much actual planning work, and that the planning board would best serve the municipalities as an advisor, lie and Grenier state in their letter to county council planning committee that increased costs to hire additional county planners would not benefit the municipalites, especially when the function of the board has never been documented nor given a mandate. Sharen says a municipality serves self-interest best by hiring private planning consultants who know how to use government • subsidy programs, Relying on provincial-based, all-county oriented planning boards who place the interest of single municipalities second to overall design is not a viable alternative the Reeve claims. Sharen points out however, that seen from the provincial stand- point, a central planning com- mittee is in the government's interest because it eliminates grants to municipalities in favour of hiring additional and cheaper, planning board staff. Sharen says a majority of councillors in the area must reject the proposed expansion of planning board staff to stop the hiring of one or two senior planners (the personnel increase Winch is requesting). Of the 48 existing votes in Lambton county, only Sharen, Grenier and four others have opposed Winch's proposal. GB Personals Services, Sunday, at the Church of God and St. John's by the Lake Anglican church, were cancelled, due to weather con- ditions, Mrs. Pat Soldan, capably handled the organ at the United Church, Sunday morning, when the regular organist, Idella Gabel, was unable to attend, on account of weather and road conditions. Several young people from Church of God, attended a Youth Fellowship Rally, Friday and Saturday, held at Crystal Springs, near Brantford. The Men's club meeting which was scheduled at the Church of God Monday evening was postponed due to the storm. The Huron-Perth Presbytery annual meeting which was to be held, Tuesday. at Brucefield United church, was cancelled due to weather conditions. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Smith of Wiarton spent the weekend here with her father, Ezra Webb, of Green Acres. family were Friday evening visitors with her mother Mrs. Annie Knapton of St. Marys. A county bylaw setting down dates for tax levies paid by municipalities to the county was approved by Grand Bend council at a special meeting last Thur- sday night. Council met Thursday after being forced to cancel Monday's regular meeting due to the weather. The bylaw requires approval by two-thirds of the municipalities in Lambton before it can be adopted by the county. Terms of the bylaw state Grand Bend pays 25 percent of the previous year's tax levy before March 31. On June 30, 50 percent of the current year's levy less the amount already paid, falls due; another 25 percent will be paid Three local contractors have been hired to aid Grand Bend remove snow from village streets. Stan Lovie, Lee Jennison and his brother Robert, (the brothers each operate their own con- tracting business), will aid Town foreman Gary Desjardine in clearing village streets as the need arises. Lovie will do snowblowing for the village at $20 an hour. Robert Jennison will clear the main street of the village at $34 hr, and Lee Jennison will clear back streets at $22 hr on a part-time basis, The town foreman says part of the contract letting cost will be absorbed by government grants allotted to Grand Bend for street maintenance, (garbage removal, street sweeping, snow removal, and associated tasks). Desjardine also points out the grant money will not stretch as far this year because of the heavy snowfall this winter. "We're only removing snow when it's absolutely necessary," he says. In addition to the three con- tractors, Grand Bend also possesses snow removal September 30 and the remaining 25 percent payment falls due December 15, 1976. The 25 percent payment of the 1975 levy is collected in the current year to provide the county with operating funds until the mill rate for 1976 is deter- mined. + + First and second readings were given to a new bylaw increasing the building permit fee to $25 at Grand Bend's council meeting last Thursday. Terms of the bylaw also state building permits won't he required for renovations up to $1,000 that do not involve major structural changes. Council expects to pass the bylaw next regular meeting. equipment of its own and em- ploys a snowplough owned by Thompson-Warner to plough and sand village streets. Biddulph council gets road grant Biddulph Council learned the Ministry of Transportation and Communications allocated $56,000 to Biddulph in 1976 for road maintenance. In other business, council provisionally adopted an engineer's report on the Glavin municipal drain and instructed the clerk to advertise for tenders. Council approved a building permit for Roscoe Hodgins to build a house on lot 36, concession 3. Grand Bend council voted to increase water rates 13 cents per 1,000 gallons in 1976, an 18-21. percent increase according to Reeve Sharen. + + + The Tenderspot, Grand Bend, will he required to replace guardrails along the Ausable River, destroyed by a contractor hired by the food store, to remove snow from the Tenderspot's parking lot. 4- 4- Council has leased river frontage to Manore Marine Ltd., at $1 a foot. The lease is retroactive to November, 1974. and terminates October 31, 1978. $ Council has applied to Ministry of Transportation and Com- munication for the final 1975 road budget subsidy. + A bylaw permitting retail stores to remain open on Sundays and statutory holidays was passed by council. • GB personals The Village of GRAND BEND has received tenders for drain work along River Road in the village. Submitted tenders were: J.P. Ducharme Construction —$11,438.00 C. A. McDowell — $27,202.50 Lenford Construction — $23,666.50 Ron Sutherland — $19,800.00 Huron Pines $17,775.00 Low fender was accepted. By GORDON MORLEY BRINSLEY Mr. & Mrs. Earl Lewis, Mrs. Marjorie Steeper and George Dixon were in charge of the euchre party Friday night at Brinsley Community Centre with 10 tables in play. Ladies high. Mrs. Harold Guilfoyle; low, Mrs. Ewan Hodgins; lone, Mrs. Jack Hodgson; men's high, Fred Northmore; low, Fred Lewis; lone, Tom Coursey, Next party to be held on February 20 with Mr. & Mrs. Harold Guilfoyle and Mrs, Guthrie Stokes conveners. Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Morley were dinner guests Tuesday evening with Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Gilbert of London. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Corbett / have returned home from a trip to Australia and New Zealand. Mr. & Mrs. Joe Amos spent the weekend with Mr, & Mrs. John Amos and family of Wanstead. Sheila Denno and Denise Glavin were visitors with Cindy Prest over the weekend. Neil Trevithick of Toronto visited with his parents Mr. & Mrs. Jack Trevithick over the weekend. Bev Prest and Tom Daley were visitors one evening this week with Mr. & Mrs. George Prest and family. Mr. & Mrs. Joe Durand and Adam of London were Sunday afternoon visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Jim Morley, Mr, & Mrs. Bill Fenton and 509 Main St. S. 4 She'll know you really care after she receives a beautiful arrangement of flowers from our shop. Flowers are always appreciated and they'll rank high on her list of treasured memories. PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY 235-0111 Exeter Flowers Local contractors hired to clear village streets The Beehive is the store with fine gift selections The Gift Selections for Mom & Dad Beehive DepartmentStore FREE Gift Wrappin for Mothers and Dads 9 Main St., Grand Bend Store Hours: baily 9.6, Fri 9-9 238.2154