Minutes of Public Meeting March 1, 2005

Corporation of the Township of Gordon

Minutes of the Public Meeting
March 1, 2005
7:30 p.m.

Present: Jeff Hietkamp, Lee Hayden, Betty Noble, Pat Best, Jack Brady
Guests: Stephen Davy, Laughlin Muir, Mary Jane Muir, Margo Little-Reporter
Elva Carter, Planning Board, Carrie Lewis, Clerk-Treasurer

Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m.

No.1
L.Hayden – J. Brady
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the agenda for the Township of Gordon Public Meeting of March 1, 2005 be adopted as distributed.
Carried

No.2
L.Hayden – B.Noble
BE IT RESOLVED THAT this meeting be opened at 7:30 p.m. on March 1,2005 as a Public Meeting of the Corporation of the Township of Gordon, pursuant to the requirements of Section 34(12) and (13) of the Planning Act for purposes of providing information to the public and to allow for public representations on an application proposing to amend Zoning By-law 492 for the Township of Gordon, notice of which has been duly administered according to the requirement of O.Reg. 199/96.
Carried

NOTES:
- notice is given to public
- Township is here to hear both sides of applicant and opposer’s views
- Reeve Hietkamp explained the procedure to hear points of view
- The application for amendment is from 01 Recreational to 02 Rural
- Reason was lots were created there
- Mike and Susan are out of country therefore not in attendance
- Steve Davy stated he was not here for a personal vendetta
- He felt it was a Planning matter
- Application from Steve’s wife for application for consent
- Mr. Davy feels the property is unique and the purpose was to preserve it
- Original proposal from his wife when they were intending on buying property included covenants that were designed to ensure surrounding property owners were considered and trees were preserved
- Discussion regarding waterfront portion (Part 6) leasing for control purposes
- Discussion with Bell official – impropriety of clearing along waterfront for poles
- This was address in original application of the Davy’s
- Mr. Taillifer and Ms. Currie’s application doesn’t provide for proposed covenants as in the original application
- Observe where the bottom of the bluff is
- Feel that there are other methods rather than hydro wires handing in front of lighthouse lines will be in front of Park area on Part 6 that the municipality is to inherit.
- Survey work not completed
- Building envelopes under bluff are not defined and the bluff isn’t defined
- Mr. Day feels strongly that there is tidying up to be done
- Very concerned where hydro poles are to be placed and where the bluff is – He feels these 2 issues speak to the official plan.
- 1) Elaine Davy presented idea that met with everyones approval
- 2) proponents have suggested they wish to move
- If trees are moved and hydro wires are hung in front of lots and the lighthouse Mr. Davy feels that this is not in compliance with the official plan Section D38
- Development does not detract from visual…. of the land as quoted from Official plan
- Mary Jane Muir comments – concerned that the Davy’s vision will be gone by the wayside and the proponents plan will be the neighboring landowners nightmare

No.4
P.Best – J.Brady
BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Public Meeting of the Township of Gordon be adjourned.
Carried

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Submitted by
Carrie Lewis

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