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01 29 1991 Sp Council Minutes THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MEroNTE Minutes of a Special Meeting of Council of the Township of Medonte held under Section 34 of the Planning Act on January 29, 1991 at 3: 00 P.M. in Council Chambers, Moonstone. Present - Reeve Deputy Reeve Councillors -I. - H. - J. - C. Amos Vasey Patterson Hall Absent - Councillor - N. Dalziel Also Present - Mr. A. McNair 35 Ratepayers KE2.eVe_}\Ill9J?__..9E:1..l~Q.!:b-~.!!lee~1::JQ(1." to order at 3: 00 P.M. The Clerk advised the meeting was called to consider a Rezoning of a parcel of land, Pt Lot 1 Con 1 0, fram Rural to Rural Exception to allow for the erection of a second dwelling on the property. He advised that the provisions of the Planning Act were camplied with by mailing notice of the meeting to 20 Ratepayers in Medonte and Oro Township who owned property in the are on January 7, 1991. Also on January 7, 1991 a copy of the proposed By-Law was mailed to 1 0 local Boards and Ministries asking for their corrments before the meeting. The Clerk advised that he had received questions fram Mr. Vinson who owned a house near the proposed second dwelling on the property and read a letter of tentative approval fram the Simcoe County Health Unit. The Clerk was presented with 10 letters of objection, both to this particular By-Law and to the concept of allowing second homes on property within the Township. M.r. lb~_M..,Q~atl" ou:tl:!:ped.:t.hE:L!2f:QJ2QJ?E:1By-Law to those in attendance. He explained the By-Law would allow a 2nd house on the property in a specified place on the property. All other aspects of the Rural Zone would remain unchanged except that no apartments would be allowed in either of the proposed dwelling units. Mj;"~~~~!'.2F9L.E~~~J3_~tif!g.Mr. & Mrs. J. Vinson outlined objections to the proposal. He noted that the Beach's could have had a severance fram the property at the corner of the 10th Concession & County Road 22. He noted that the Vinson's house is located to face south and the proposed second dwelling would block their view. He also noted that the Township Official Plan (Section 6.52) does not contemplate allowing a second house on Agricultural Lands and that the Official Plan, (Section 6.5.3.) does not allow any use which would disturb a potential agricultural use. He stated that the proposed By-Law would be in contravention to the Township Official Plan. He also noted that the Official Plan requires that Council justify and demonstrate the need for development in the Agricultural area and that this has not been done. He stated that the request for rezoning was an attempt to get around Council's freeze on severance and create a situation which would possibly allow for the creation of lots by severance in the future. In order to settle the matter locally, and without an objection to the Ontario Municipal Board, that Council limit the Beach's to an apartment which is allowed or move the location of the proposed second dwelling further to the south nearer to County Road 22. ~Mr. Beach advised that tQE?L originally wanted the house directly beside Mr. Vinsons. They have already agreed to move it 160 feet further to the south. They want the house off of the 1 Oth Concession, not County Road 22. The house is for their daughter who is presently working the farm. It is not their intention to create a lot, only put a second house on the property. Mr. Beach advised that it is better for the agricultural potential of the property not to put the house in the middle. Tuesday, January 29, 1991 Page two THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MEOONTE ~~v~~al ^B~!::~p5':y~r.:;_.~~~~.:;.:;(~(:1 the opinion that it was unfair and not neighbourly to place the house in a location so as to interfere with Mr. Vinsons use. 1'it:~~!i~J2.QtL3~gY.:bg:~gthgt th~ location of the house is not written in stone and would he consider moving it as requested. 1'1.I~MXQt:g9:gY:hs(2d J::h9:i: ... if. the house was moved that their would be no objection from Mr. Vinson. Q!l~.1=:e:i:~p_a},S?~~~:?92.J;~1'31'3~Cl his concern over the increase of residential In the Rural areas. M:r::~~EQ:r::9:r::E2qu~;?t~gQQ@Qil and the Beach I s review the concerns expressed. R~YE2^ArrQ~E?.9::.E>,~~E?yeITQDe ....to suhnit written corrments to Council by 12: 00 noon on February 11, 1991. He declared the meeting closed as 3:50 P.M.