The Citizen, 2019-06-27, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019. PAGE 7.
TAKE NOTICE that Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Huron East will hold a public meeting on July 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Huron East Council Chambers to consider a proposed zoning
by-law amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act.
BE ADVISED that the Clerk/Council of the Corporation of the
Municipality of Huron East considered this application to be complete
on June 18, 2019.
ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or
verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to, the
proposed zoning by-law amendment.
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 by-law is passed, the person or public body is not
entitled to appeal the decision of the Municipality of Huron East to the
Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
IF a person or public body does not make an oral submission at a
public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of
Huron East before the by-law is passed, the person or public body
may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the
Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal,
there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed zoning by-law
amendment is available for inspection during regular office hours at
the Huron East Municipal Office and the County of Huron Planning
and Development Department (519) 524-8394 x 3.
DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST
this 21st day of June, 2019.
Brad Knight, CAO/Clerk, Municipality of Huron East
72 Main Street South, PO Box 610 Seaforth, Ontario N0K 1W0
Phone: 519-527-0160 1-888-868-7513 (toll free)
Fax: 519-527-2561
PURPOSE AND EFFECT
There are two purposes of the proposed housekeeping amendment:
1. to introduce zoning provisions for cannabis production facilities;
and
2. to clarify the front yard setback for dwellings within urban
settlement areas is 6 metres from municipal or County roads.
This by-law affects all lands within the Municipality of Huron East and
amends the Comprehensive Zoning By-law (By-law 52-2006) of the
Municipality of Huron East.
PUBLIC MEETING
CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW
AMENDMENT AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY
OF HURON EAST
North Huron approves Blyth building site plan
North Huron Township Council
approved the site plan for the joint
Fire Department of North Huron
(FDNH) Blyth Hall and Public Works
building at its June 17 meeting.
The site, which is zoned C3
(Highway Commercial) has been
undergoing a drastic transformation
in the past weeks as it has
transitioned from farming land in
preparation for the start of
construction.
Council passed the planning
documents without comment,
however comments had been
received from North Huron and
County Staff regarding landscaped
open space on the property and
parking spaces. Comments were also
made regarding the driveway and
entry from Queen Street, however a
permit has been issued by the Huron
County Public Works Department
for the project.
The plan calls for the building to
face Queen Street, meaning the
entrance to the facility will face east.
The five bays will be split by office
space in the middle of the structure
with the Public Works Department’s
two bays to the south of the office
space and the three FDNH bays
north of the office.
The 14,260 square foot facility
will include a large meeting/training
room, a kitchen and lunch room, five
washrooms (men’s, women’s and
universal office washrooms as well
as two unisex washrooms off the fire
department’s aparatus bay), an office
for the fire prevention officer, an
office for the fire chief, shared office
spaces for the public works
department, dedicated spaces for
self-contained breathing apparatus
and gear-drying, firefighter gear, a
smaller storage room above the
FDNH bays and a larger
storage space above the public works
bays.
The design for the site includes
drive-through bays for easy access
and two entryways separated by a
landscaped divider as well as space
for a future storage building on the
southwest corner of the property.
Nearly 40 outdoor parking spaces
are identified on the property.
Council approved the site plan.
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
Wash & Fold Services
Blyth Laundromat
191 Westmoreland St., Blyth
519-523-9687
After two intakes, only Wingham
property owners and businesses have
taken advantage of the North Huron
Community Improvement Plan’s
(CIP) façade improvement
opportunities.
The program, which offers 50 per
cent financing for eligible façade
improvements, has had two intakes
in which only Wingham applicants
have participated.
During the second intake, three
applications were submitted, but
only two met the guidelines and
were approved.
There is still $20,000 available
through the program for property
owners and businesses on Wingham,
Blyth and Belgrave’s main streets.
The third intake for the program has
a Sept. 30 deadline for those wishing
to take part.
When the two applicants were
approved during North Huron’s June
17 meeting, Deputy-Reeve Trevor
Seip asked why there hadn’t been
any uptake in the rest of the
municipality.
“I’m concerned that all the
funds are going to Wingham,” he
said. “The other wards aren’t
capitalizing on it.”
Councillor Kevin Falconer, North
Huron Council’s representative on
the Blyth Business Improvement
Area (BIA) Board, said there has
been some communication
regarding the plan and there are
misconceptions about the program,
some of which have been addressed.
“Some people had concerns over
the number of quotes they had to get
in the process, for example,” he said.
“That’s been streamlined.”
Falconer said that there have been
conversations with Blyth businesses
and the Blyth BIA about utilizing
the opportunities afforded, but there
just isn’t the uptake for some reason.
He said he hoped changes, like the
streamlining of the quote process,
would help address that.
Falconer asked that the expansion
of the CIP program be addressed at a
future council meeting.
Happy birthday to Karen Webster
and Larry Blake who celebrate July
2 and Stephen Thompson, Clinton,
July 3.
Happy anniversary to Lorna and
Randy Fraser and Lori and Kevin
Falconer, who celebrate June 28 and
Margaret and Hebo Siertsema, July
4.
Winners of the June 17 euchre
party were: first, Carol Lahey, 77
and Paul Moss, 71; second, Mary
Bell, 74 and Gord Haggitt, 68; most
lone hands, Mae Ritchie, and Jewel
Plunkett, both with three; share the
wealth, Joann MacDonald and Glen
Webster. The next euchre party is
July 1 at the Blyth Legion Hall.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with cards
beginning at 1 p.m. Come and
celebrate Canada Day at the Legion
with friends.
The June 18 shoot party winners
were: first, Sharon Freeman; second,
Peggy Parks; third, Jewel Plunkett;
most shoots, Edna McLellan and
share the wealth Linda Campbell,
Paul Moss and Harry Smith. The
next shoot party is Tuesday, July 2 at
Blyth United Church. Doors open at
12:30 p.m. and shoot begins at 1
p.m. Come out and join in the fun
and fellowship.
Don’t forget the community
church service at the Blyth Lions
Park on Sunday, June 30 at 10 a.m.
The offering will go to the Salvation
Army and the North Huron
Community Food Share. Please
bring along a lawn chair. If it rains
the service will relocate to the Blyth
Christian Reformed Church.
At Roar VBS kids will learn that even
when life gets WILD, God is Good!
Blyth Christian Reformed Church
354 Queen St., Blyth
July 2 - July 5
9 am - 11:45 am
Please pre-register at tinyurl.com/blythvbs2019
For more information contact: Christina Salverda
519-441-2907 or Barb Bos 519-525-0096.
Come out for great singing, games, Bible Stories and
much more! Lots of fun and excitement!
For children going into SK - Gr. 6
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Community service set
Blyth not using CIP offerings
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
A vision of the (near) future
During North Huron Township Council’s June 17 meeting, a
site plan for the joint Fire Department of North Huron
(FDNH) Blyth Hall and Public Works building was approved
including the proposed façade, shown above. The structure will
include office space, equipment bays and storage for both facets
of the structure. (Courtesy image)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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