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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-09, Page 7PAGE O'7GODERICHSIONAII-STAR,, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9; 1978 us t an.d food don 't mix. levator Opposes restaurant BY JEFF SEDDON The Goderich Planning Board learned Tuesday afternoon that there will probably be at least one objection to a proposed harbor front restaurant being promoted by Bob Gibbons. The board received a letter from George Parsons, president of Goderich Elevators Ltd., ex- pressing "complete opposition" to the restaurant. Parsons said in the letter that he had read in the newspaper that a request for a zoning change of land close to the firm's elevators at the harbor had been made to permit construction of a restaurant. He said the two types of businesses, a grain elevator and eating establishment, are "totally incompatible" because of noise and dust difficulties . and many types of future com- plications envisaged. If objections cannot be resolved by Gibbons and the president of Goderich Elevator the restaurant proposil could be delayed from six months to a year until an Ontario Municipal Board hearing could be held to decide the issue. AN public meeting on the land be held December 5 at 4:30 p.m. and if any objections to the change are made the OMB hearing will have to be scheduled. Nick Hill, of Town and Country Planners, ar- chitect for Gibbons, told the board that the con- cerns raised by Parsons may not be as difficult to resolve as they appear. Hill said he and his -client were in the process of havIng an air management engineer investigate the dust problem that could arise and if that study shows that dust may not be a problem because of air current o at the site Parsons may not be so adamant i* his ob- .- jections. Hill added that he hoped to meet with the president of the firm to discuss the project and what it could mean to the grain handling company. Roman Dzus of the Huron County Planning Department told the board that anyone in Goderich had the legal right to object to the change in the official plan. He said the plan- ning process requires a public meeting to be held when any changes in the official plan are requested and if no ob- jections to those changes are made, and planning board is in agreement, the necessary bylaws are passed altering the of- ficial .plan. Once the land is designated commercial then a zoning change is required to permit construction of the LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY WORK BOOTS —Industrial —Farm —Factory Plain or safety toe PUNCTURE PROOF SOLES ROSS SHOE SHOP 142Th. Square GoderIch, restaurant. The zoning change will require all landowners within a specified distance of the site to be notified of exactly what is planned and an opportunity given them to comment or object to the plans. Dzus said the whole process is required by law under the Planning Act and will probably take two to three months if no objections are raised. He added that if someone objects the process may take more than a year. The land in question is now -designated industrial in the town's official plan and 'must be re- designated commercial to permit the zoning for a restaurant. Dzus pointed out that Goderich Elevators has the. legal right to object to the zoning adding that the firm may be planning construction of 45 foot grain elevators that would obscure the restaurant's view of the harbour that is the tnain selling point for the proposed business. Mayor Deb Shewfelt was disturbed by the lengthy process required by the board ,and suggested that the matter be expedited. The mayor suggested that a bylaw making the changes on the land's designation be drawn up and circulated so the board can find out who it's dealing with. The mayor said the board should "package it, circulate it, get the hearings over and get on with it". Shewfelt said the town very nearly lost out on the senior citizens project through the same .problem and suggested that the board was prejudging by assuming pe*ple had letitimate complaints when letters were sent to the board. He said the town had an OMB hearing Tuesday morning with five ob- jections and nobody showed up. He said that "cost a lot of money for nothing". - Gibbons also was put off by the news of Par- sons' objection pointing out that twice Hill had asked board members if consent of neighboring landowners was necessary and twice was told it was not. He said had he known this problem could have arisen he would have made an effort to resolve the problems with the firm to avoid delays like this. Board chairman Tom Jasper explained ' that under the planning act the board could require Gibbons to get comments from neighboring owners before making a presentation to the board but pointed out that the board didn't abide by that polity. He said that route merely helps to expedite the matter by giving board and the developer, an idea of what" tY• pe reaction to expect from development plans. Dzus defended the planning procedure pointing out that a developer comes to the board with a presentation that may have taken six months to a, year to prepare and is made with the best interests of the developer in mind. •He said those developers come to the town -and -ask that decisions be made by the municipality in five minutes when the Project X04, - may have very serious complications. "You've got to go by the seat of your pants once in a while," said Ken McGee. "The town is always trying to en- courage this type of development and when it is fairly obvious the development is beneficial sometimes planning board can make judgement decisions to avoid delays like this." "You don't want a restaurant telling Goderich Elevator they have to shut down at certain times," argued Paul Zurbrigg. "We have to look after the interests of businesses already operating near the area." Huron County Warden Gerry Ginn and his wife Jean were presented with this gift at the Warden's banquet last week in appreciation for their work on behalf of the County over the past year. Warden Ginn is retiring 'from politics after a career that, spanned 23 years a public life. (photo by Dave Sykes) RE-ELECT DEB SHEWFELT MAYOR A MAYOR WHO SUPPORTS: 1- OPEN DOOR POLICY AT COUNCIL KEEPING THE PUBLIC DiiORMED 2 - A "TEAM" EFFORT WffH COUNCIL 3 A COMMUNITY OF "PEOPLE" WORKING WITH "PEOPLE" FOR'THE BETTERMENT OF GODERIC For a ride to the Oils call 524-9581 e DEPT. 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