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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1977-08-25, Page 12PAGE 12—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1977 ‘e. r ,,•• ' 'VA ,' 44 Meeting fellow conte¢tants around the Princess Margaret Fountain at the Canadian National Exhibition last week were from left to right, Jackie Canfield, Durham Central; Mary Rickert, Drayton; Karen Hughes, Markham and East York; Ethel Paupst, Aylmer; and Cheryl Jefferson, Huron Central. Cheryl was one of 81 contestants in the competition. Many municipalities not enforcing buil • g code As many as two-thirds of Huron County's 26 municipalities may be leaving themselves open to lawsuits by not properly enforcing the provincial building code', county planner Roman Dzus said. Dzus said a special planning board subcommittee looking into building inspection in the county has found that many of the towns, villageand town- ships don't have bylaws enforcing the provincial regulations spelled out in the Ontario Building Code Act oft1.975. Of those that do, he said, many have enacted bylaws under improper_ legislation, using Section 28 of the Planning Act rather than the building code act which replaced it. Under the act, the municipality is obligated to enforce the building code "in good faith'! — which includes hiring a qualified building inspector. The problem is that many municipalities do not have a qualified building inspector or properly enacted building bylaws or, in some cases, any form of building inspection at all. "That means that the consumer is not provided with protection under the' building code by the municipality," Dzus said. Unless the proper bylaws are passed,. he said, the municipality has no statutory right to issue buildingp per- mits, collect fees or maintain most of its controls over construction or demolition. That means builders can almost ignore apy building bylaws the municipality has, he said. But more important are the legal implications. If proper bylaws are not passed, the municipality and the members of its cpuncil can be held personallyliable for damages if there are losses incurred because the bylaw was not enforced, "That's pretty serious," Dzus said, especially in smaller municipalities which could not afford to back up their councils in a large civil suit. In most cases, the municipalities are in this position because they are small. Most of them cannot afford to hire a full- time professional building inspector. A properly qualified inspector would be an engineer or architect, Dzus said. "It is a highly specialized field." The planning subcommittee is examining the problems of the smaller municipalities and hopes to pre,sent a report to the full board in the fall, outlining their legal positions on the code. The report will also make some recommendationson • correcting the problem, he said. Under the act, buildinginspection can be either a local or county responsibility, so the com- mittee plans to recommend which level should handle it. It's unlikely the committee will suggest each municipality hire its own inspector because of the cost, Dzus said, but it may recommend groups of them share an inspector. It may also recommend that the county create a building inspection office, he said. The committee will definitely Advise all municipalities to update their building bylaws' to conform with the Ontario Building Code Act, and to ensure their bylaws are passed under the proper legislation, he said. News of Brucefield by H. F. Berry Mrs. , J. W. McBeath is visiting with her niece Mrs. Audrey Rumble at her cot- tage in Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lobb attended the Toronto ,Exhibition on the weeken4: Mr. and Mrs. Glen Swan have returned home from a vacatiOn in Vancouver where they had some difficulty with 'the plane strike. Mr. B,4zil O'Rourke had th.e" rni0ortune to get a small portion of steel in his eye and had to go to Stratford hosPit.1 to have it removed. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hill attdnded the Toronto Exhibition on the weekend. Brucefield United Church will hold their service at 11 a.m. until the second Sunday in September when they will return to the regular time at 11:30. Rev. and Mr's. E. S. Stephens have returned home TRIANGLE DIBCOUNT..„. Duo 239 Tang Get Smart Pressboard ,115/•'( Binder ONLY 94 GAGE 3 IN A PKG. Exercise $i .29 Books 59 cent VALUE BIC Pens ONLY 39 Exercise 13006 494 GAGE 4 IN A PKG. Exercise Books ,Watch for the official opening. coming soon! 694 from a pleasant month's vacation. Congratulations are in order for Mrs. Marion Sholdice who celebrated her ninety-fifth birthday at the home or• her daughter Mrs. Edna Paterson and other members of her family on Mwday,. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace., Jackson attended the closing exercies of their two grandsons Tim and Tom Herman, London at Ipper- wash on Saturday. Splashes from. . continued from page 7 ningham. Marlene is supervisor (Mama Boss). Along with her duties as supervisor, Marlene writes this weekly column and assists in teaching the swimming classes. She is going into third year Physical Education and Geography at Brock University, this fall. She plays basketball for Brock and is captain of the Varsity team, :Marlene's stall appreciates the work she has done at the pool and Would like to thank her for being . our "Mama Boss-. Roads annouurice layoff The Champion Road Machinery Company Ltd., announced Tuesday the layoff of 42 hourly employees. Byron Windsor, Industrial Relations. manager for the company said temporary soft market conditions prompted the layoff and that it would be effective Monday, August 29. 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