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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-11-07, Page 172 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Plannlng meeting becomes fodder for past water line Issues Lynda HIIIman-Rapley Lakeshore Advance A public meeting that was supposed to deal with an Official Plan amend- ment- quickly turned to a waterline issue at the November 21st Lambton Shores council meeting. Mafia and Theodore Vanos, with their solicitor Philip Walden came to council with a zoning amendment for their farm, resulting in a change to what exists. Mayor Bill Weber explained that under the procedural by-law, the media and spectators were asked to shut down tape and video recorders (2007- Filming, the recording of sounds or images and the taking of photographs is not permitted during a public meeting without the written permission of the municipality.) lity.) 'that being done, the meeting continued with Senior Planner Patti Richardson explaining what the applicants wanted and Walden explaining they consented to the conditions. The by-law (BY-LAW 81 OF 2009 being a By-law to Provide for the Establish- ment and Collection of Fees, and Set Future Connection Policies for the Rural Water Expansion Project) states in section 3,6: When a consent (severance) is granted for property in the rural water expansion area, if there is a dwelling on one of the newly created parcels, that parcel will be credited with the charge assessed to the original property. The (indexed) vacant land charge will be assessed on all other newly created vacant parcel(s), and will be due prior to the stamping of the deed. If all parcels are vacant, one will be credited with the payment of the vacant land capital charge cost assessed for the original property and the other parcel(s will be required to pay the (indexed vacant land charge, prior to the stamping of the deed. If a dwelling is constructed on the vacant lot in the future, the property owner will be required to connect the dwelling to the waterline, and will he responsible for the cost difference between the vacant land charge paid and the current (indexed) capital cost charge for the specific service size required. The fees for the increase in capital charge cost, the curb stop installation, the cost of the meter and the applicable development charge or connection fee would be due at the time of the building permit issuance, along with all other applicable building and planning fees. This is where deputy mayor Elizabeth Davis Dagg took exception and said there is a number of public documents that state there will be no hook-up to the water line. "It does not say if it is severed you won't have to connect or if it is a new lot you will have to connect. Mayor Bill Weber explained the motion was to approve the conditions to satisfy the county and the municipality. Councilor Martin Underwood asked, '... if there is a report that says "no one under any circumstances would hook up to the water main, that is one thing. If there is a change under the Planning Act and that is the law- and because we created a new lot ..which trumps which?" Councilor Doug Bonesteel asked, if during this process- did the Vanoss' or their agent ever shown concern. Did they ever say, gee, we don't want to 1..r: ATTENTION ADVERTISERS! DEADLINES Our Weekly Deadlines are as follows: ALL ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL . Friday @ 2:00 pm Office Hours: Mon. & Fri. - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Tues. • Thurs. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm iii - iYlr AI fit mai Alb 58 Ontario St. S, Grand Bend11111 a ' PH: 519 2384383 i£ • hook-up? Richardson said, No:' Weber said they are okay with the conditions and Richardson agreed stating, "'That is what Mr. Walden has conveyed." The waterline The waterline project began in the 1980s and the final phase began in 19'K) servicing the rural area of the former Bosanquet 'Ibwnship. The Mandatory htx)k-up requirement is given to munic- ipalities by the province of Ontario and is consistent with what the foriner ibwn of Bosanquet did with property owners benefiting from the first phase of its water system and with policies that were in effect in all of the other municipalities prior to amalgaunation. lhe municipal- ity said there would be a mandatory hook-up requirement for all properties benefitting from the waterline- the rural area stalled in the mid 2005 so they could raise the dollars they needed. 'their issue stemmed from a letter each of therm (302 residents) received for a mandatory hook-up to municipal waterlines in the former Bosanquet. All the properties along existing waterlines and those in future waterline plans will be required to hook-up. Public meetings and delegations came to council and in the end, Davis- Dagg said she has many documents from that time that "promise" they do not need to hook-up. She offered the documents to staff if needed. As it stands today, Lambton Shores treasuer Janet Ferguson reports 65 per cent of the former Bosanquet rural population have hooked up to the waterline. Davis Dagg said it is the is the princi- pal in place for the people who do have a problem with it- what we are doing we are stating publlcally the council does not have to abide by their promises - when they we can change it through the back door because we have the power to do that -and I believe we have to be consistent -transparent and when we make promises we have to keep those promises- and we have to reinforce the promises of the last council. Davis-Dagg explained the cost was $10,000 per lot for the pipes but you were not required to hook-up if you slid not want to. 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