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e) Location The location of historic features is noted in
the policy section.
1) Implementation
Historic features' goals and policies will be
implemented as follows:
i) by Council's designation of historic
features
ii) by the issuance of building and demolition
permits.
10:AGRICULTURE
a) Introduction •
Agricultural activity exists within the limits of
the Village, and it is the intent of the section
to allow certain areas to remain in an
agricultural land use, until such time as those
areas are required for urban development.' It
is not therefore the intent of this plan that
agriculture should remain in Brussels. One
exception to this is the fruit faim on the west
side which is to remain agricultural in this
plan over the long term.
b) Definition
Agriculture shall mean farm land that is
devoted to the production of plants and
animals useful to man, including but not
limited to forage and sod crops, grain and
feed c-ops, oil and seed crops, vegetable and
row crops, dairy animals and dairy products,
livestock for food production including beef
cattle and sheep, fruits of all kind, horses
and ponies. Not included in this list are
intensive livestock operations such as swine
or poultry barns, and 'those operations
deemed to be in violation of the recommen-
dations of the Agricultural Code of Practice.
c) Goals
To allow a limited ,amount of agriculture to
exist within the village, until such time that
urban development is required to locate in
those areas designated agriculture.
d) Policies
To achieved the above state goal the
following policies, are adopted:
i) Agriculture shall be permitted within the
village limits until such time as additional
land is required for urban development
accordingly;
ii) All agricultural practices will conform
with the Code of Practice;
iii) The , area known as "The Maitside
Orchards" is intended to remain
agriculture crYer the long term and is
designated agriculture.
e) Locational
'The general location of lands designated
agricultural is shown on the Land Use Plan
(Schedule "8") • •
f) Implementation
Agricultural goals and policies will be
implemented as foltows:'
i) by a Restricted Ar ea (zoning) by-law;
ii) compliance of operators with the
provisions of the Code of Practice.
ECTION IV:
unicipal Services
I: WATER
russets has a municipal water system servicing the
afire village. The system is comprised of two deep
is with a combined. capacity .of 0.48 million
allons per. day. The water is then carried
roughout the village via. 8" and 6" mains. The
ndition of the wells, pumps and mains are
atisfactory according to the Ministry of , the
nvironment. With regard to the existing system's
bililY to handle growth, based On 100 gallons of
ater being used per day by each resident, the total
s6agt is 98,400 gallons per day. For a projected
opulation of 1500 residents for the village, the
eage would increase to 150;000 gallons' er day.
ith a well capacity Of just under 1/1 Million gallons
et day the source of supply is adequate to
adinniodate the Village's development potential.
2: SEWAGE'TREATMENT
Presently sewage is treated by conventional septic
tanks and tile bed systems. This has led in certain
areas of the Village to a saturation of the ground and
extensive seepage into the Maitland River. At the
time of writing this plan a conceptual brief for a
municipal sewage collection and treatment system
for Brussels had been accepted by the Ministry of
the Environment. This proposal called , for a
mechanical continual discharge sewage treatment
plant with an extended aeration breakdown process.
Studies conducted by the Ministry , of the
Environment on the Middle Maitland revealed a
carrying capacity sufficient to handle effluent from a
treatment plant of this nature.
According to the design plan, existing and future
develOpment is to be phased into ,the treatment
system over a five year period. This phasing
includes all but ten residences which at this time are
considered too isolated to be feasibly included in the
system. The capacity of the plant is being designed
to accommodate a village population of up to 1500:
To achieve this capacity an additional treatment cell
will have to be added after the population has
exceeded approximately 1150. The plant, can be
expanded tp accommodate a population greatrer.
than 1500 but probably at considerable expense
because of the limitations of the Middle Maitland to
receive waste through the type of system that is
being proposed. When the population reaches the
area of 1500 a re-evaluation of this 'plan has been
recommended which would inc Jude a re-evaluation
of sewage treatment facilities.
It is anticipated that a start on the installation of the
municipal sewage system would be made by 1976.
3: STORM SEWERS
Most areas of the vill'age have been provided with
storm sewers, which are considered adequate. A
major problem incurred with the storm sewers has
been pollution caused in the' Middle Maitland. In
some cases septic tank system shave drained
directly into storm sewers, whereby raw sewage
reached the river. The installation of the proposed
municipal sewage collection and treatment plant will
end this problem, as then the ,storm sewer system
would handle only surface run-off.
4: SOLID WASTE DISPOS4
Solid waste from the village of Brussels is taken to
the Morris 'Township Sanitary Land Fill Site on the
north half of Lot 15, Concession 5. The regional
office of the Ministry of the Environment has
recommended renewal of the certificate for a two
year period. The site is well secluded from
neighbouring farms and has capacity .for a further
five year.
5: EDUCATION
Enrolment at the Brussels Public School stood at 260
students for the academic year 1973/74. Generally
enrolment has held steady at approximately 270 over
the past 5 years. Approximately 60% of ,these
students come from the village and the remainder
from the Township of Morris. High School students
from Brussels go to the Wingham High School.
The rated capacity for the school is 315, with an
effective capacity of 90% , or approximately 284
students... The present facilities can accommodate
about 24 more students. The development potential
based on the parameters established by the basic
planning assumptions and certain servicing
thresholds was set at a population of approximately
1500. In assessing the impact of such growth on the
educational facilities calculation was based on a ratio
of elementary school students to population. This
ratio (1 student to 5.5 people) was derived from an
assessment of public school in the area. In
determining classroom requirements a ratio of 28
students per classroom was utilized.
The impact on the school system of Brussels reaches
its development potential would be approximately
90 students or 3 classrooms. Given the school is
`under effective capacity at present the net impact
would be 2 classrooms. The present site is 10 acres
and adequate to accommodate the additional
facilities and accompanying outdoor .recreational
area.
• As Brussels moves towards its development
potential it is riot anticipated that any major
threshold will be crossed with respect to educational
infrastructure or associated facilities.
6;.. ROADS
Schedule "C" shows the roads plan. For a village
the size of Brussels a three-fold functional
classification system is used.
i) Arterial Roads
Arterial Roads are designed to facilitate
through traffic. These roads will be
developed, where possible, on 100 foot
right-of-ways and direct access will be limited
so, as to facilitate through traffic. The arterial
roads in Brussels are:
Turnberry Street: County Road #12)
Queen Street (east of Turnberry) and Mill
Street (west of. Turnberry forming County
Road #16
ii) Collector Roads.
A -collector road has the dual function of
carrying medium volumes of traffic and pro-
viding land access. The collector road
distributes traffic between local roads and the
arterial roads and carries lighter. volumes for
shorter trips at lower speeds than an arterial.
The collector roads in Brussels are:
James and King Street Thomas and
Alexander Street Queen and Ross Street
ii) Local Roads
A local road ' provides land access and
generally carries low volumes of traffic most
of which has either an origin or destination
along its length.
iv) New Roads
The Roads Plan (Schedule "C") shows
proposed locations of new collector roads.
These locations should not be consideied as
fixed. They provide a general pattern and may,
be altered' during the preparation of a plan of
subdivision. In the preparation of a plan of
subdivision which alters these road 'patterns
the basic design principle of a major collector
road serving the entire undeveloped area must
be included. Prior too such a plan,
development will not be permitted which
• interfere with the proposed right-of-way.
The provision of new roads will be determined
with the proposal of plans of subdivisions and
applications for severance. New local roads
may be developed, where appropriate, at
right-of-ways of less than 66 feet.
SECTION V:
Land Division
Policy
It is the intent and purpose of this Plan that by its
adoption, the Municipal Council adopts the
following Land Division Policy. It is intended that
the policies set out in this section will be
implemented-on behalf of the Municipality by the
Huron County Land Division Committee. It is
intended that these policies will be adhered to by
Council, the Committee of Adjustment, the Huron
County Land Division Committee and any other
agencies influencing the 'creation of new lots within
the Municipality.
1: POLICIES
a) Development will be in accordance with the
designated uses as shown on the Land Use
Plan (Schedule "B") and the previsions of
the local Restricted Area (Zoning) By-Law
once adopted.
b) That division of land takes place in one of
two Ways:
i) by registered plan of subdivision, or
ii) by consent of the Huron County Land
Division Committee for the conveyance of
the land into smaller parcels.
c) It is intended that most new lots will be
created by the registered plane of subdivision
proCess and that consent for conveyance will
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