The Rural Voice, 1991-06, Page 29Premier of Ontario picks those who
will form the Niagara Escarpment
Commission."
"Those who are appointed serve
for various lengths of terms, at the
discretion of the Premier," he
continues. "Most municipal repre-
sentatives are appointed for a three-
year term. There have been a signifi-
cant number of new members ap-
pointed in the past few years."
"It's important to note that one-
third of the total designated land of the
Niagara Escarpment is located in Grey
County," says Betts, and occupies a
significant amount of land in the
county. "That's why there are so
many problems. The majority of
situations between property owners
involves lot severances".
The regions and municipalities that
make up the Niagara Escarpment are
the regional municipalities of Niagara,
Halton, Peel, Hamilton -Wentworth,
and the counties of Bruce, Grey,
Dufferin, and the township of
Nottawasaga in Simcoe county.
In Grey County, the townships that
have the Niagara Escarpment land
include the townships of Artemesia,
Collingwood, Euphresia, Osprey, St.
Vincent, Sydenham, Derby, Holland,
Sarawak, and Keppel.
There are three basic types of
designated areas in the Escarpment:
the Escarpment itself has a "natural
area" designation, where little or no
development is allowed; the adjacent
area is designated a "protection area"
where landowners are allowed one lot
plus one farm retirement lot; and the
surrounding land has a "rural area"
designation, where landowners are
allowed two lots and one farm retire-
ment lot from an original 100 -acre
township lot.
"The boundaries of the Niagara
Escarpment designated areas create
problems," says Murray. "It's hard to
tell one property owner that there is a
strict control on his land, but not on
his neighbour's land right beside him.
And the newest recommendations of
the NEC are for stricter control of all
areas."
The definition of a farmer for sev-
erance of farm retirement lots has cer-
tain strict criteria. Not only must the
farmer be a full-time farmer and
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