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HAYWARD S Discount -- Variety Patent Medicines - Cosmetics Tobacco Groceries Stationery Weekdays 9-9, Holidays at Sundays 12-6 Brussels Phone 887-6224 6 — THE BRUSSELS POST, JUNE 7, 1978 County red tape Building permits raised at council BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Huron County may find, out very, soon whether or not the municipalities have been able to issue building permits under the National Building Code. Planning director Gary Davidson warned Friday at county council's May session that some legal advisers say the municipaliteis cannot issue building permits unless they have passed the necessary bylaws enforcing the Ontario Building Code Act: of 1974. "We may have a challenge in Colborne Township very soon," said Davidson. "Then we'll know." In Londesboro recently, county planner Roman Dzus told the Huron County Municipal Officers' Association annual meeting that unless a municipa- lity has passed a bylaw enforcing the Ontario Building Code, it has no legal basis to charge for, or issue a building permit'. Dzus said at that time the Ontario Building Code Act of 1974 is the only legislation that can be used to control construction in a munici- pality. At Friday's meeting of county. Drill for oil in McKillop Teledyne Explorations Ltd., the company which explored for oil and gas deposits in the area last year, has started testing farms in McKillop Township. Bob McDowell, party chief kir% the company, which has an office in Vanastra, said the company was carrying out explorations across farms north of Winthrop beginning last week. Mrs. Lorne Glanville, R. R. #4, Walton, said the Teledyne crew had drilled a number of test holes ill) their, farm and on the neighbouring Ryan -farm. She said the crew were very good and didn't drive all over the fields. She said they made one path, and "they do respect the crops." She said farmers were compen- sated for any possible crop damage and that the oil drilling was "no bother." Mrs. Glanville said last year the crew dug a number of test holes along roads in the area arcr that one of .the crew told her husband the decision to test for oil on the farms "was a pretty good sign that there is oil someplace." council, the planning department reported that the model bylaws to appoint -a chief official and inspectors and to regulate the issuance of permits and enforce- ' ment of the Ontario Building Code Act of 1974 are available and should be cdistributed to each municipality in, Huron for consideration. "These model bylaws give the legal right to issue permits and puts the municipalities in a position to carry out the responsi- bility the Ministry gave them in ' 1974," Davidson told council. Davidson did agree with Turnberry Reeve Don Eadie that it will cost the local municipalities more to comply with the Ontario " Building Code Act Davidson. "said there is no doubt the Ministry has passed the costs and the responsiblities of building inspection along to the munici- palities. "If the Ontario government's requirements are not met, the municipality can be held liable," said Davidson. The planning director went on to explain the Ontario Building Code ,Act deals primarily with structural matters. Things like faulty roofs and leaky basemcnts and poor quality flooring just don't come under 'thic• Act. Two amendments to the county's official plan, one in Hullett Township and one in Blyth, stirred some comment among councillors. Hullett Reeve Johu Jewitt said he is concerned about the costs which must be paid by individuals to obtain a simple zoning change. He said each of the' two citizens inthese specific cases paid about $1,300 to hire "outside help". "I'm concerned about the red tape and the paper work we are putting in their w'ay," argued Jewitt. Cost Passed Along Planning director Gary Davidson said at one time, the planning department did all that work for citizens in Huron County, but that the costs are now. passed along to the individuals requesting amendments to the. official plan. He said tins work must be done properly in the first instance, or it gets bogged down when it reaches the Ministry office, Jewitt retorted he was not opposed to costs being passed along to individuals. He did say, however, he was concerned about the "red tape and paper work in what should have been a very simple operation". Reeve Bill Elston, Morris Township, agreed. Elston said, "Slowly but surely we're grinding private enterprise to a halt." "Surely there's a different approach," said Elston. He complained that the rights of individuals are being hampered by government controls. Warden Gerry Ginn said' that too often, people consider that planning is right for others...but too restrictive for them as individuals. Ginn asked council to consider the situation where a resident wanted a change in the zoning, from residential to commercial. Ginn suggested that the same individual who resisted the inter- vention of planning processes for a simple rezoning problem, might insist that planners do something about the farmer that wanted to build a hog barn beside his place of business. * * ** ** This is an election year for the municipalities and when nomina- tion time rolls around. , Goderich will be responsible for the nominations for the election of the separate school trustee for the northern half of the county. County council learned Friday this change is a result of the town of Goderich now having a higher separate school assessment than the Township of McKillop, the responsible municipality in 1976. * * * * ** The changeover to the metric system is causing the Huron County Planning Department some concern. The Ontario Ministry of Housing has reminded the planning depart- ment that as of July 1, 1978, all planning documents submitted to Single, double, portable HARBEQUE TOOLS & PATIO LIGHTS 9 Guaranteed InVestmeht Certificates Annual Interest VG VICTORIA TRUST REY and 18" & 24" Round Barbeques HIBACHIS 0.14.1Lefebvrei Manager Llatowel, Ontario BRUSSELS'