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Citizens News, January 26, 1977
Townships toid to consult Agricultural Code
Some provisions of the Ontario
Agricultural Code of Practice are
already contained in the Huron
County plan, but municipal
councillors were advised this
week they should consider in-
stituting the Code in their
restricted area zoning bylaws.
That was the message given a
handful of area council members
who attended a meeting in
Hensall Thursday afternoon
when the Code and its ac-
companying certificate of
compliance were outlined to
them by representatives of three
Ontario ministries, agriculture
and food, environment and
housing.
One of the main speakers at the
session, which attracted less than
20 interested farmers and council
members, was Keith Clarke, an
engineer with the ministry of
agriculture and food at Vineland.
Clarke was responsible for
designing the formulas used in
the Code.
Conservation
Authority
checks snow
The Ausable-Bayfield Con-
servation Authority is keeping a
close watch on the snow con-
ditions throughout the water-
shed.
Record low temperatures and
the resultant accumulation of
snow have made the possibility of
flooding from a sudden thaw a
constant threat.
The Conservation Authority, in
co-operation with the
hydromoteorlogical section of the
Conservation Authorities
Branch, controls the depth or
holding capacity of the Parkhill
reservoir. It is important to
maintain an adequate water
holding capacity level so a
suddenthaw can beaccommoda ted
and flooding reduced.
The Parkhill reservoir, which
controls the run-off from ap-
proximately 29 percent of the
Parkhill Creek watershed above
the Town of Parkhill, has been
lowered well below its normal
winter holding level to provide
maximum flood water storage in
preparation for a sudden thaw.
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The formulas establish the
minimum distance separation of
livestock operations and other
specified land uses and are part
of the 1976 revision of the Code.
These formulas relate
parameters, namely kind of
livestock, size, percentage
change in size, manure system
and manure storage.
They were established in an
effort to isolate factors that
contribute to environmental
conflicts.
Clarke explained that the
formulas were designed to reflect
expansion of agricultural
operations.
He did have a warning for
farmers, especially those who
had farm buildings that may be a
non -conforming use under
present zoning bylaws. He said
they should look closely at their
insurance policies to ensure that
they did not require the buildings
to be rebuilt on their present sites
in case of fire loss. In some cases,
they could not receive permission
to rebuild on their present sites
and their insurance policies
should reflect this possibility.
George Penfold, of the Huron
planning department, said most
municipalities fall under
provisions of the Code and most
require certificates of com-
pliance for the erection of new
buildings. He predicted that the
Code would become part of
zoning bylaws.
A spokesman for the ministry
of the environment said that
fewer complaints were being
received where the Code was
followed. He said that -odors
would not be eliminated entirely
from farm operations, but if the
Code was followed the odors
would be reduced for neighboring
property owners to the point
where they could live with them.
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