The Citizen, 2019-10-24, Page 31THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019. PAGE 31.
“Your presence is the only present desired”Murray Dennis
John & Carol Boneschansker
October 27th, 2019
Four Winds Barn, Brussels
Come and Go
Meet and greet from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Red Plaid Productions
Presents
MUDMEN
In Concert
Memorial Hall
Blyth, Ontario
Friday, November 1
Tickets at
blythfestival.com
519-523-9300
$28.00 All Ages
Doors 7:30 pm Show 8 pm
www.mudmen.ca
NH approves adding structural grant to CIP
North Huron has officially
included a grant for structural
work in commercial structures
into its Community Improvement
Plan (CIP), while also expanding
the scope of the CIP to include
more commercial and highway
commercial properties to the plan.
During Monday night’s council
meeting, Huron County Planner
Laura Simpson presented the
updated document to North Huron
Council.
The structural grant will allow
local businesses to seek up to 50 per
cent funding for interior structure
work with a focus on issues like
accessibility, energy efficiency and
intensifying mixed-use structures to
address Huron County’s critical
housing shortage.
The structural grant joins an
existing grant available for façade
improvements already in the CIP.
A commercial property in
Wingham that was missed when first
laying out the CIP was also added,
however that change resulted in
council adding even more spaces to
the plan, including commercial
businesses on the North Huron side
of Belgrave, including Euro-Parts at
the former East Wawanosh Public
School site. Sites in Wingham were
also added, including highway
commercial sites on County Road
86.
Council also approved three new
CIP façade projects on Monday
night.
One submission for the property
housing Glassier Physiotherapy,
McKee Tattoo, Polished Spa and
H&R Block in Wingham was
approved for a project to replace
windows and doors at a project value
of $18,904.80. The applicant is
entitled to a maximum of $9,452.40
for the project.
Sherry’s Barber Shop in Wingham
was also approved for a $4,567.50
project to replace a door and install a
concrete ramp for accessibility. The
applicant is entitled to a maximum
of $2,283.75.
Finally, a numbered company
from Ontario applied on behalf of
413 Queen Street in Blyth for funds
to rehabilitate the retail space façade
below the Hotel Lux.
The project will retain and restore
original elements of the structure
while enhancing accessibility. The
project is estimated to cost
$45,2000, of which the applicant is
eligible for $10,000.
Council approved all three
projects.
If all projects, including those
approved at the Monday night
meeting, go ahead, there will be less
than $1,000 left in the fund for CIP
improvements.
As a result, staff suggested
skipping a fourth intake for the
program until North Huron approves
its 2020 budget to decide if the CIP
project should be funded through tax
dollars.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Training
The Huron Area Search and Rescue (HASAR) volunteer group held a training exercise
Saturday morning at the Auburn Riverside Retreat, continuing its real-world training exercises
that began in Londesborough at the Hullett Conservation Area last winter. (Sandy Bergsma photo)
NH updates zoning bylaw
North Huron Council updated its
zoning bylaw with some new
definitions and some fixes for
housekeeping issues on Monday
night.
The changes include additions to
Section 2 of the document, which
includes definitions for the
document.
Land usages such as dairies,
community centres and hospices
were added. Huron County Planner
Laura Simpson explained that, while
many of the terms added were used
throughout the document, they
weren’t officially defined within the
plan, so the change remedied that.
Other changes included replacing
outdated terms, like “Medical
Marihuana” facilities which are now
labelled as cannabis facilities or
cannabis production facilities to
match terms used by higher levels of
government.
The updated document also
clarifies rules around structures and
properties, like accessory structures.
Simpson explained that, under the
updated document, a 1.5-metre
setback had been included for
accessory buildings in relation to
residential buildings. Previously the
setback was only one metre.
Simpson also clarified residential
units in commercial buildings, with
new wording indicating that mixed-
use buildings with residential and
commercial uses should see
residential relegated to the second
floor or back of the building if on the
first floor.
Rural and farm breweries,
distilleries and wineries were also
discussed, as were microbreweries.
The former were added to the AG2
zone and replaced existing “farm
winery” and “rural winery”
definitions while the latter were
described as having commercial
spaces within them.
Council approved the updated
document.
GRADUATION
ANTHONY VADER
Lori and Mike announce with
pride the graduation of their
son, Anthony, from Windsor
University. He received a
degree in Mechanical
Engineering. During Anthony’s
studies he participated in a
year long International
Internship at Schaeffler in
Herzogenaurach, Germany.
Commencement ceremony
took palce on October 19th,
2019 at Windsor. Anthony is
currently employed at Global
Vehicle Systems Inc., in
Tilbury, Ontario.
Look who’s turning
80
Hope Lowe
Please join us for a
Come-and-go social
Sunday, October 27
2-4 pm
Brussels Legion,
downstairs
No gifts please
Donations to food bank appreciated
By Denny Scott
The Citizen