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The Citizen, 1996-10-16, Page 8NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GREY TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Grey passed By-law 23-1996 on the 7th day of October, 1996, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Township of Grey, not later than the 13th day of November, 1996, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection, accompanied by payment of the fee prescribed under the Ontario Municipal Board Act. AMOUNT OF FEE payable on appeal is $125.00. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law 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. AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the by-law, describing the lands to which the by-law applies is provided below and a Key Map showing the location of the affected lands is attached. THe complete by-law is available for inspection at the Clerk's office during regular office hours. DATED at the Township of Grey this 16th day of October, 1996. Bradley Knight Clerk-Treasurer TOWNSHIP OF GREY R.R. 3, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG 1H0 (519) 887-6268 Purpose and Effect: This By-law Amendment 23-1996 represents a general housekeeping of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 12-1985 for the Township of Grey. This zoning by-law amendment proposes a number of changes to various sections of text within by-law 12- 1985. In general the majority of these amendments apply to the entire township. These amendments can be summarized as follows: 1. Section 1.19.8. is amended to allow for the extension of existing zoning to include abutting lands that are being severed and merged on title with the existing parcel for minor lot enlargement purposes. This provision would remove the need for a rezoning as a condition of consent for minor lot enlargements where lands zoned D are being severed and merged with lands zoned VR1, RC1 or where lands zoned AG1, AG2, NE1, NE2 or NE3 are being severed and merged with lands zoned AG3 or AG4. 2. Section 2.144. Is hereby amended by the addition of wording to clarify that an unopened or unassumed road allowance is considered a road, street or public highway for the purpose of setbacks and other applicable regulations. 3. Section 3.4. (non-complying uses) is amended by the addition of a provision indicating that the legal non-complying status of an existing building or structure continues even after a rezoning or severance has been approved. Any non- compliance that exists prior to application for severance or rezoning is intended to continue following approval of a rezoning or severance application. This does not include any SCHEDULE "A' '' o --k KEY MAP 7 TOWNSHIP OF GREY *C.& . .. METRES .. .,.. . ..., ,.. Pso• Township COUNTY OF PERTH AY NO NE2 1 AG2 AG1 it v.N NE2 NE2 i... AG1 AG1 ER1 1 CON 11 03 I SEE KEY MAP 11 AG4_ ra Zone change from AGI (General Agriculture) to AG4 (Agriculeure Small Holding). READ A FIRST TIME ON THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1996. READ A SECOND TIME ON THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1996. READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1996. additional parking requirements that would result from a rezoning or severance. 4. Section 3.11 (Accessory Buildings) is amended to allow for the location of accessory buildings in the front yard in the AG3 and AG4 zones. Further, this section is modified to allow for an accessory building to be no closer to the street line than the setback required for the main building. For lands zoned AG4, the front yard setback of an accessory building or structure shall not be less than 7.6 metres from the front lot line except for buildings or structures housing livestock which shall satisfy the setback for the main building. 5. Section 4.2. Is amended by deleting reference to the need for home occupations and home industries on lands zoned AG1 (General Agriculture) to be accessory to an agricultural use. 6. Section 7. (AG4 Zone) is amended to identify that Section 3.11. (Accessory Building) should also apply to accessory buildings on lands zoned AG4 (Agriculture Small Holding). 7. Section 7.5. (Regulations for home occupation and home industries on lands zoned AG4) Is amended by permitting a home industry in an accessory structure provided the minimum lot size is not less than 2,023 square metres. Also, if a home occupation is permitted within a dwelling the area used for home occupation purposes shall not exceed 25% of the total floor area of the residential use or 55 square metres, whichever Is greater. The additional regulations of Section 2.79 and 2.80 shall apply to the location of home industries and home occupations in the AG4 (Agriculture Small Holding Zone). 8. Section 13 (ER1 Zone) Is amended to recognize the existence of residences, accessory storage buildings and barns on lands zoned ER1 which were erected prior to the date of passing of the Township Zoning By-law. Such buildings or structures may be expanded or enlarged in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 (AG1 Zone). 9. Section 15 is amended by the addition of the following provision. On lands zoned VR1 (Village Residential - Low Density) one accessory building or structure may be constructed prior to the main building or structure being erected provided the location of the accessory building or structure is approptiete to allow for the construction of a permitted structure in front of the accessory building or structure, in the future. 10.Key Map 7 of By-law 12-1985 is amended to change the zoning on part of lot 61, Concession 1, Township of Grey from AG1 (General Agriculture Zone) to AG4 (Agriculture Small Holding) to recognize the existence of a small holding property that has existed for some time. All other applicable provisions of by-law 12-1985 continue to apply. Maps showing the location of the lands affected by the amendment are included as Schedule A, and Location Map. 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The board of directors for the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) approved a pro- posal at the Sept. 18 meeting, to discuss the sharing of services with the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) and Upper Thames Valley Conservation Authority (UTVCA), with further talks taking place, Oct. 16. The restructuring of financial ser- vices will be the first department affected, said Jayne Thompson, Acting Communications Co-ordi- nator for MVCA. "In 1997, the budget for all three authorities will be the same as that for UTVCA in 1995." By putting all financial opera- tions in one location and handling them in one department, it can be run by three staff instead of the total of five now needed. An audi- tor has suggested savings of 40 to 50 per cent in the financial depart- ment alone with restructuring, said Thompson. The restructuring of financial ser- vices will hopefully be completed be January 1997, she said, if the other authorities involved also agree with the proposal. "It is just a matter of getting all directors on Workshare Continued from page 1 session which will initiate the com- munity participation portion of the program. After the session, each eligible participant will be inter- viewed to provide further screening to determine the options for placing him or her with a community pro- gram. Already, Overboe said, there are 12 potential community sites for workers, six of which have work plans in place. "We're working together with another agency to address the age-old problem of transportation," he said, noting the wide-spread nature of Huron's pop- ulation and the lack of public trans- portation means many welfare recipients have no way of getting to available work. Each participant must work the equivalent hours they would need to receive minimum wage plus ben- efits ($7.12 an hour). In the case of someone drawing $520 a month would work 70 hours a month for a community project. While it's pos- sible that benefits could be cut off for those refusing to participate, Overboe predicted only about three people would be cut off. The program will hire outside agencies to try to find employment for welfare clients and the place- ment agency will be paid only for success. For a successful place- ment, the agency will receive one- third of the savings to the welfare system. If someone drawing $1,000 a month on welfare is placed in a job, the agency will get one-third of the first six-months' savings, or $2,000. There is no new money in the system, Overboe said. The budget shows expenditures of just four dollars more in 1997 than in 1996 but, he joked, "I'll work my damd- est to get that down." Noting that 75 per cent of poten- tial participants are between the ages of 18 and 35 and have Grade 10 education Pat Down, reeve of Usborne told Overboe "You have a real challenge. I was shocked at those statistics." side." The location of the single office has not yet been determined. By cutting costs in the adminis- trative portion of the authorities' budgets, they hope to keep more technicians in the field. It was recommended municipal planning, community projects and flood forecasting cutbacks be final- ized in 1997. Discussions in other areas are ongoing. The sharing of services is prefer- able to amalgamation because it allows each authority to maintain Continued on page 32