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08 08 1989 Public Minutes '. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO .. SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1989 @ 7:15 P.M. - COUNCIL CHAMBERS FORTY-FOURTH MEETING 1988-1991 COUNCIL The following members of Council were present: Reeve Robert E. Drury Deputy Reeve David Caldwell Councillor David Burton Councillor Allan Johnson Absent: Councillor Alastair Crawford Also present were: Mr. Ron Watkin, of Ainley and Associates, Mr. Richard Vanderzande, Planner with Ainley and Associates, Ms. Beverly Nicholson, Anne Harbinson, Shirley Harbinson, Scott Elliott, Todd A. Stocks, Peter H. stocks, Richard Leduc, Miriam Leduc, Harriet Sargeant, Lynda Aiken, Vivian Bell, Gail Robinson, ¥',ry Marnie Broadhurst, Peter Koltynski, Dave Robson, Earl Robertson, Nelson Robertson, Ted Beaton, Anita Beaton, Wm. Blizzard Reeve Robert E. Drury chaired the meeting. Reeve Robert E. Drury opened the meeting by explaining to those present the purpose of this Special Public Meeting was to introduce a proposed Official Plan Amendment under Section 17(2) of the Planning Act. The proposed Amendment will establish a policy in the Official Plan relating to development on unassumed and private roads. Notice of the public meeting was placed in the Barrie Examiner and the Orillia Packet and Times on July 19 and 22, 1989. The Reeve then asked the Clerk if there had been any corres- pondence received on this matter. The Clerk responded by indicating that no correspondence had been received. The Reeve then stated that those persons present would be afforded the opportunity of asking questions with respect to the proposed Official Plan Amendment. Reeve Robert E. Drury then turned the meeting over to the Township's Planning Consultant, Mr. Ron Watkin of Ainley and Associates to explain the purpose and effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment. tþß conclusion of Mr. Watkin's presentation, those present were asked if they had any questions or concerns with respect to the matter. Shirley Harbinson: Can your definition of an unassumed road include a private right-of-way which would in all other respects be a normal road i.e. maintained in the winter by the Township and it is 66 feet wide. Shirley Harbinson: If I understand what you are asking, are you asking that if you have a private road not assumed by the Town- ship that is maintained by the Township now? They plow and grade, they do maintain the level of the road. It is well maintained. We paid for that. Ron Watkin: -2- Ron Watkin: You paid for them to do the plowing. That, as far as I'm concerned falls under the Private Road aspect and would be part and parcel of this policy. The policy that we have right now the policy that we are looking at is to allow basically an existing lot within a private road to develop. Right now an existing lot under the policies can not because you don't front on an approved public street. The aspects of dividing a lot within an area is not covered by this policy it doesn't allow that to take place. Shirley Harbinson: You mean you can't sever a lot on a private road. Ron Watkin: In the policy that we are proposing right now you wouldn't be allowed to sever a lot. The aspect of this policy is to provide some relief to those persons owning property on private or unassumed road to give them the right to put a house on that property but not to further develop it. Thatls what this policy does. It's not a development policy really it's more a proposal to allow for those people to have the right to build on their land. Gail Robinson: I was just wondering on the four items I jotted down quickly on number three and four, I didn't quite understand. Ron Watkin Number three which you refer to is that the owner would acknowledge and agree that the Township will not take over or assume the road. The next one is the reverse saying that the owner agrees and not to request the Township to do that. Gail Robinson: Even if it is brought up to standard? Ron Watkin: Not at all. If I read it fully to you I think you will understand. The owner acknowledges and agrees not to request the Township to assume or take over the said part of the road or street contrary to the policy set forth in a preceeding paragraph C. Ga 1 Robinson: If the road is brought up to standard then it can be assumed by the Township. Ron Watkin: Yes Gail Robinson: I missed number six. Ron Watkin: That is the agreement shall be at the expense of the owner, to be registered on the title. What we are asking here is that the issue is to be able to build on a lot on a private or unassumed road. We have to enter into an acknow- ledgement or agreement to meet those six criteria or five criteria but what we're saying is that that agreement would then be registered on Title so that if you for examplehâd a lot, you were allowed to build there, you entered into that agreement and that agreement would be registered on the title of the land, so that if you sold to another .rl II Ii I JI -4- plowing, grading, etc. and charging back to the people on the roads, we have discussed it and we are looking firmly at putting policy in place not to do that any more, let private individual contractors do it because when we are in there plowing private driveways we are in fact taking away from the service of other people in the Township, so I think before long this Township in my opinion shouldn't be in plowing these unassumed private roads, I'm not sure how Council feels on it we haven't discussed it thoroughly yet but we will be in the future, it is no diff- erent than someone havinga mile long driveway and maintaining it themselves. Gail Robinson: I wanted to know if you are any closer to having an idea if you have a lot if a building permit can be issued if you have Health Unit inspection and every- thing done. Ron Watkin: I would suspect that this Amendment would go through fairly quickly, it is one that has been approved in other areas so it is not the type that should take the Ministry a great deal of time. And that's maybe presupposing too much. Gail Robinson: Is thereany way the Township could ask them to quickly put it through? Ron Watkin: We've tried it a lot. The amendment would go down obviously as soon as Council approved it, once Council gives approval to the amendment, you have 15 days that it must be submitted to the Ministry, normally the Council does not appove the Amendment on the same night that the Public Meeting is on so on that assumption the Amendment could take I guess two weeks from tonight. Robert Small: There will not be another Council meeting until the 5th of September. Ron Watkin: On approval that night it would be 15 days that it would have to be submitted to the Ministry and I would hope that they would have it done in three months. The Reeve in closing the meeting, thanked those in attendance for their participation and stated that Council would give considerations of all matters before reaching a decision. If anyone wished to be notified of the passing of the proposed By-law, they should leave their name and address with the Clerk. MOTION NO.1 Moved by Burton, seconded by Johnson Reev&t ~ Be it resolved that we do now adjourn this Special Public Meeting @7:35 P.M. Carried. ;{JfJ:~ma 11