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CCRC parking concerns some councillors
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
A zoning amendment to the
former Blyth Public School land has
some councillors awaiting a site plan
analysis to see if parking will prove
to be as contentious an issue as one
councillor thinks it will be.
The amendment will see the site's
zoning changed from Community
Facility (CF) to CF -5, recognizing
the changes requested. The zoning
will allow four detached residences,
each no larger than 50 square metres,
and it reduces the proposed number
of parking spaces to 48 from the over
80 that would be required for a
facility the size of that designed for
the space.
The detached houses have been
described as "tiny houses" by 14/19
representatives in the past and
provide all the necessary ammenities
in a home with a small footprint.
The site is to be the home of the
Grant and Mildred Sparling Centre
housing the Canadian Centre for
Rural Creativity. The proposed
structure is part of the three -pronged
project started by Blyth Arts and
Culture Initiative 14/19 in 2014.
During North Huron Township
Council's Sept. 5 meeting, the
proposed rezoning was supported by
North Huron Council but not before
concerns were aired by two
councillors regarding potential
parking issues.
Councillor Bill Knott was "very
concerned" about the reduction in
parking, stating emergency
situations could be made far worse
by not having enough parking spaces
the site.
The County's formula for
determining parking spaces used by
the county divides the maximum
occupancy of a facility by an average
car load and would result in the
CCRC needing more than 80
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parking spots. The proposed changes
will see it have only 48.
Planner Laura Young explained
that there are additional parking
spots available on King Street built
into the boulevard of the site which
were used by staff of the former
Blyth Public School. Those 10 spots
weren't considered in the count and
could remain at the site if council
was amicable.
Councillor Trevor Seip asked who
would be responsible for snow
removal since the boulevard parking
spots were considered to be on North
Huron land. Young explained that
could be addressed through a site
plan review.
Councillor Bill Knott said if the
CCRC was to make use of the
spaces, it would require another
exemption.
"Parking on the boulevard is
contrary to the North Huron parking
bylaw," he said. "It specifically
states no parking on boulevards"
Young said that the likelihood of
extra parking being necessary wasn't
something that 14/19 foresaw.
"The full use of the facility is very
unlikely," she said. "There is further
on -street parking on other streets as
well if it is necessary."
Young pointed to Queen Street
parking spaces as well as parking at
the Blyth and District Community
Centre.
During a later meeting, it was also
revealed that the Blyth Christian
Reformed Church had opened its
parking lot to the CCRC when the
church wasn't using it, which Blyth
Arts and Culture Initiative 14/19
Project Manager Peter Smith
described as being "just down the
road" from the site.
Despite the promises, Knott felt
that reduced parking was still a bad
idea.
"I have great concerns about
parking here," he said. "The extra
parking relies on no event going on
at the church or at the theatre or at
the arena complex."
Knott pointed to the annual
reunion of the Huron Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Association in
town over the weekend as an
example of an event which takes up
much of the extra parking in the
community.
He went on to say that the
narrowness of the streets around the
school, when lined with vehicles,
would prove to be dangerous for
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