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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-04-27, Page 88 News Record • Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Seven local schools compete in Regional Envirothon Championship Huron -Perth Regional Envirothon Competition takes place May 5 at Windmill Lake Wake and Eco Park Some sports contests stress a battle that may be won by the team that is bigger and physically stronger. The Huron -Perth Regional Envirothon Competition, on the other hand, invites students to compete against each other using their minds and their environmental knowledge. On April 14, seventy students from seven local secondary schools gath- ered at a workshop held at Wildwood Conservation Area near St. Marys to train with regional experts in the areas of soils, aquatics, wildlife, and forestry. On Thursday, May 5, 2016, those same students will put that learning to the test as they compete to become Envi- rothon Champions. Fourteen teams will compete from schools that include Central Huron Secondary School; Goderich District Collegiate Institute; Mitchell District High School; South Huron District High School; St. Anne's Catholic NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST OFFICIAL PLAN and ZONING BY-LAW TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East will hold a public meeting on Tuesday May 17, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the Municipality of Huron East Council Chambers (72 Main Street South, Seaforth) to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment under Section 26 of the Planning Act and a proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-law Amendment. ONLY individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal an Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-law Amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. IF you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, or of the refusal to adopt the Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the Municipality of Huron East at the address below. IF a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Huron East before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted or the Zoning By-law Amendment is approved, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the County of Huron to the Ontario Municipal Board. IF a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Huron East before the Official Plan Amendment is adopted or the Zoning By-law Amendment is approved, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed amendments is available for inspection during regular office hours at the Municipality of Huron East or on the website: www.huroneast.com, and at the Huron County Planning and Development Department, 57 Napier Street, 2n° Floor, Goderich (519) 524-8394 Ext. 3. PURPOSE AND EFFECT The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment No. 8 is to amend the Municipality of Huron East Official Plan to conform to the Huron County Official Plan and the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement and Section 26 of the Planning Act. The Huron East Official Plan includes the vision, goals and policy direction for future development and building in Huron East. Official Plan Amendment No. 8 implements the Official Plan Five Year Review and proposes the following changes (a more detailed list of policy and mapping changes is available at www.huroneast.com): • Removal of the requirement for Minimum Distance Separation from a surplus dwelling severance to a neighbouring barn on a separately owned lot. • On-farm diversified agricultural uses, wineries and agri-tourism will be permitted in the Agricultural designation. • Development within 120m of natural environment features may require an Environmental Impact Study. • Update definitions in primary settlement areas to be in conformity with the Human Rights Code. • Policies added designating industrial land as an employment area and addressing its removal. • A second residential unit is permitted in single detached, semi-detached & multiple attached dwellings or in accessory buildings in Urban Settlements, subject to obtaining permits and servicing connections. • Social and administrative community facilities are directed to Urban Settlement Areas. Criteria developed that under limited circumstances may permit public service community facilities (e.g. fire station, sewage lagoon) outside of Urban Settlement Areas. • Update infrastructure policies to address private roads in condominiums, reserve sewage capacity and requirements of a traffic impact study and stormwater management plans. • Cultural heritage resources policies updated to reflect the Ontario Heritage Act and 2014 Provincial Policy Statement, the requirements for a Heritage Impact Assessment and Archaeological Assessment. • Source Water Protection policies and mapping added to protect municipal drinking water wells. • Created a new section for Natural Hazards (Flood Plain) with updated definitions and a new map to show Conservation Authority Regulated Lands and Natural Hazards. • Ability to re-create original 75 acre lots on Canada Company Road in McKillop Ward and ability to split 150 acres into 100 acre + 50 acre farm parcels in all Wards. • Policies added for complete application requirements for all development applications. • Minor changes to designations in Seaforth to correct flood plain boundaries of the Silver Creek Special Policy Area in Seaforth. Urban settlement area maps have been updated to show flood plain boundaries. • Addition of two appendix maps: Municipal Wellhead Protection Areas and Aggregate Resource Inventory Plan. The Natural Environment Background maps are now part of the Official Plan. The Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment proposes the following changes to the Huron East Zoning By-law: 1. Amend Key Map 67 to correct the zoning on a portion of the property described as Plan 408 Pt Lots 37 to 48, RP 22R5622 P111 (Seaforth), fronting onto Sparling Street from R1- Residential Low Density to IND- Industrial to reflect the designation correction made as part of the Huron East Official Plan Review. 2. Addition of a provision that after the approval of a surplus farm dwelling severance, the corresponding Zone Map will be automatically amended to reflect the change from AG1 (General Agriculture) to AG2 (Restricted Agriculture) for the retained farmland, and AG4 (Agricultural Small Holding) for the severed farm dwelling. DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST THIS 27th DAY OF APRIL, 2016. Brad Knight, CAO/Clerk Municipality of Huron East 72 Main Street South, P.O. Box 610 Seaforth, ON, NOK 1W0 (519)-527-0160 - phone (519)-527-2561 - fax '41 AMU] I X11;igildil;7.; Secondary School; Stratford Central Secondary School; and St. Marys Dis- trict Collegiate and Vocational Institute. This year, the Huron -Perth Regional Envirothon Competition takes place at a new location: Windmill Lake Wake and Eco Park, near Bayfield, Ontario. Co-owner and manager of Windmill Lake Jennifer Pate said she is excited to be involved in this year's competition. Organizers say her combined interest in outdoor recreation; nature educa- tion; and environmental stewardship makes the location a great venue for this year's special topic on aquatic invasive species. Envirothon is a unique team com- petition that rewards students for learning about the natural world around them. "This event brings together great minds in environmental understanding and issues manage- ment" said Melissa Prout, Conserva- tion Educator with Ausable Bayfield Conservation. "Students competing in the Envirothon get to be active out- doors, experience nature first-hand, and use their minds as well as their bodies" Four eco -stations focus on the Envi- rothon core topics (Forestry, Soils, Aquatics, and Wildlife). Teams rotate through the various stations and complete questions that test their knowledge and field skills. They must also apply their understanding to solve an environmental scenario. This year, the environmental scenario is about developing a community outreach and monitoring plan, to engage the public in aquatic invasive species awareness and action. Students must present their plan to a panel of expert judges, considering environmental dynamics, communications strategies, and human economics. The Ontario Envirothon builds envi- ronmental awareness and leadership among young people through practi- cal, active educational experiences, enabling youths to make informed, responsible decisions that benefit the Earth and society. The Huron Perth Envirothon Competition is a one -day event to allow students to expand and test their knowledge and develop their problem -solving, teamwork, and criti- cal thinking skills in an interactive manner. Each Envirothon team con- sists of five students who work together to complete the tasks presented to them. The winning team will then go on to compete at the Ontario Provin- cial Envirothon Championships. 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