Addington Highlands Council -
Jan. 19/09
By Jule Koch Brison
Ursula Nussberger appeared before
council to ask the township to “share the cost” of an application
she and her husband Fritz had made last year to amend the township’s
Official Plan and Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw to allow multiple
residential zoning.
In September 2008 the Nussbergers
submitted a plan to the township to build apartments on the back of
an office that they are constructing to house Land O’ Lakes
Community Services (LOLCS). However, since the Official Plan does not
allow multiple residential zoning, they had to hire a planner to
prepare an application for an amendment, which would have
necessitated that public meetings be held.
Shortly afterwards the Nussbergers
withdrew the application but received an invoice for just over $1700
from the township for the work that was done before the cancellation.
Ursula Nussberger commented to council
on Monday night that the omission of multiple-residential zoning from
the Official Plan (OP) “was a planning mistake, as other townships
have that”, and asked if the plan was going to be revised. She also
offered to help in any review of the plan.
Reeve Henry Hogg said that the
Nussbergers were aware that there was a cost to their application but
they went ahead with it. He said, “The planner was hired at your
request”.
He also said that the Official Plan had
only been in effect for two years, and that reviews are scheduled
every five years. Township Clerk Jack Pauhl said that although
amending the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw would be “less
cumbersome” than the original, an official review would still cost
from $5,000 to $10,000.
Councilor Janice Kerr commented that
there wasn’t much council could do about the invoice.
Council voted to receive the request
from the Nussbergers.
Council approved two drafts from
Quinte Eco Consultants for the Landfill Monitoring programs of the
Denbigh and Mackavoy Lake waste disposal sites. Quinte Eco
recommends increasing the monitoring from annual to triannual for
Denbigh and biannual for Mackavoy. “This is ongoing - we’re no
closer to knowing if anything is going to happen,” commented Reeve
Hogg.
Council approved a request from
Fraser Haulage Recycling for an extra $165 in tipping fees for
recyclables. The extra fees are being incurred because of the plunge
in the recycling market.
The Flinton Recreation Club asked
for a reduction in the rental fee for the Flinton hall. The club
supports the Early Years Playgroup by paying the fee, which they
said had increased from $15 to $55 per day. Council agreed to the
reduction.
Councilor Janice Kerr said that
the Denbigh Recreation Committee would support a Poker Run that will
take place at the end of January by holding a licenced dance. She
also commented that although a ruling was passed that everyone who
holds licenced events has to purchase extra insurance, it was a
“sore spot” that committees of the township should have to
purchase extra insurance.
The insurance alone for the Denbigh
Country Dance had cost $400, leaving the committee with very little
in profit. Kerr said she agreed that individuals must obtain their
own insurance, as the township has no control over what happens at
private licenced events, but that the committee is very careful in
overseeing the events they sponsor.
Council agreed to contact their
insurance company about the matter.
Councilor Kerr also brought
forward a request to install streetlights on Lane Street, which
leads to the Denbigh rink. She said that when children walk to the
rink in the winter or to the ballpark in the summer they are in
total darkness once they leave Hwy 28. Council agreed to get prices
on the streetlights.
The township’s levy from Quinte
Conservation will be $12,467 this year. Council deferred the matter
to budget deliberations.
