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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-08-04, Page 3• Wednesday. August 4, 1999 3 Controversial Grand Bend townhouse development slowlymoving ahead By Katherine Harding TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF GRAND BEND — Not one voice of opposition met. Richard Hardie when he approached council again on July 26. The last meeting Har- die attended he was greeted by a petition and upset homeowners from Sauble Rd. who didn't want a 21 -unit town- house complex going into the Manore Marine prop- erty. Hardie, • a repre- sentative for the town- house developers, ap- proached council last month to have .the :prop- erty rezoned residential, Neighbours of the property were concerned the development would exaggerate a parking shortage and increase traffic in the area. At last Monday's meet- ing Hardie presented a revised development pro- posal he said took the neighbours' concerns into cinsideration. Hardie said the town- houses have beep moved closer to the Ausable River so. they won't be so close to the road. He told council the move will meet Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) standards. Hardie also said the developers plan to widen- Sauble Rd. "Traffic and parking were big concerns," he said "This is our part of our attempts to satisfy these concerns." Coun. Bob Mann still wasn't happy with the developers' plans to stip- ulate each townhouse owner could not rent out their dock space. "If you are telling me that if I buy this property. and I don't have a boat I have to leave it empty — that's bullshit," he said. "There isn't a zoning by- law in this country that can regulate that." Hardie told council the .docks can be zoned an accessory use exclusive to the property owner and the owner would have to have it rezoned if they wanted to rent it out. "It is enforceable," said Hardie, who told council the clause is present on page 13 of their zoning bylaw. Mayor Cam Ivey told Hardie he is also con- ' cerned about the docks and suggested the water - lot line leases be firmed up before the project gets underway. "1t is getting crowded In that river, he said. "The point is we don't want the docks ex- .tended.“:� Hardie said the de? veloper_is_ planningto de- molish the common walkway along the docks which would give boat owners more length. He also asked council to give townhouse units one and 21 height exemptions be- cause of turrets recently added for aesthetic rea- sons. "These have no real bearing on the neigh- bourhood," said Hardie. Council eventually sup- ported in principle the preparation of a re- zoning bylaw to establish the property as res- idential but asked Hardie to look into discussing with the provincial gov- •. ernment setting in stone the current waterlot lines. Council also passed a motion to have village administrator Paul Turn - ball investigate the legal- ities egalities of "accessory use" for dock owners. •Council denies request for burning bylaw By Scott Nixon TIMES ADVOCATE STAFF LUCAN BIDDULPH Council has decided to put a complaint by a Lu - can resident on the back burner Re'sident Laureen McKenzie has written to council about open fires at a Langford Drive, close to her property. McKenzie wrote in the letter she believes the fires have been for the purpose of burning gar- bage and leaves. She encouraged coun- cil to pass a bylaw to prevent open air fires. "Surely, the burning of garbage, leaves, wood, etc., cannot be good for the environment. Addi- tionally, it is directly af- fecting the enjoyment of my property." McKenzie went on to explain there have been times when her back- yard has been engulfed in smoke due to her neighbour's fires. Coun. Harry Wraith said he has visited McKenzie's neighbour and told them to treat their neighbours with re- spect Council, though, de - .1111.1010 cided not to create a by- law banning fires, with Coun. George Marr say- ing such a bylaw would be impossible to ad- minister. Deputy -Reeve Bob Ben- ner was also against a bylaw, explaining, "We can't legislate polite- ness." Coun. Reg Crawford said there weren't enough complaints from neighbours to warrant a bylaw. Councillors Leroy Maguire, Doug Anderson and Wraith . were also: against a bylaw. Councillors Perry Cas- kanette and Paul Wallis spoke in favour of a burning bylaw. Benner also informed council that McKenzie made similar complaints to the former Village of Lucan council last year. • He said other neighbours hi the area haven't made complaints about the burning. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TOWN OF EXETER Mon., Aug. 30, 1999 - 7:30 p.m. ' EXETER TOWN HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Council for the Corporation of the Town of Exeter will hold a public meeting on Monday, August 30 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the passage of,a new Development Changes By-law and to consider any public comment in that regard. Under such a By-law, a fee is collected at the time of e issuance of a building permit, the money collected being used to help pay for Town services. The By-law will be available at the Municipal Office on August 16 for anyone wishing to review the document. DATED AT THE TOWN OF EXETER, THIS 23rd DAY OF JULY, 1999 Rick Hundey, Chief Administrative Officer Town of Exeter P.O. 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