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Planning & Development Committee
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - NEW |
Chair: Deputy Reeve Cheryl Murdoch – cmurdoch@mindenhills.ca
This committee will make recommendations to Council on the upcoming Official Plan update process. This will involve working with the Township’s Planning Consultant, Chief Building Official, Planning Administrator and various stakeholder groups. The Committee will also make recommendations to Council on new Zoning by-law development and assist in any land use changes needed to facilitate the growth and development of Minden Hills. Prospective Committee members should have a strong interest in rural community planning and development.
Committee Members:
Jeanne Anthon
Kate Hall
Shirley Irene Jones
Walter Reed
Gary Stoner
Abby Xerri
Councillor Larry Clarke
Staff: Planning Administrator, Elinor Kernohan
Email: ekernohan@mindenhills.ca
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NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED |
| January 24th, 2012 at 1:00 pm - Location: Council Chambers |
Minden Hills Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes |
November 28, 2011
Held in the Minden Hills Council Chambers
Present: Cheryl Murdock Chair, Elinor Kernohan Planning Administrator, Kate Hall, Gary
Stoner, Walter Reed, Larry Clarke, Shirley Jones & Jeanne Anthon
Guests: Jane Tousaw Director of Planning County of Haliburton, Chris Jones Meridian
Planning Consultants & Stefan Szczerbak, Planner Township of Lake of Bays.
Jane Tousaw addressed the need to conform the Minden Hills Official Plan to the County
Plan. She acknowledged only fine tuning is expected. Attached are her speaking notes.
Tousaw indicated there would be further news on the Tree cutting Bylaw in Jan. 2012.
Stefan Szczerbak presented an overview of the Development Permit System. Currently
the DPS has been adopted in only three Municipalities: Gananoque, Lake of Bays and
Carlton Place. His PowerPoint is attached below. In Lake of Bays, the DPS only applies to
waterfront properties.
Chris Jones detailed policy matters to be addressed in the Background Report. The list is
attached below. He will draft a policy regarding the DPS for the Committee’s
consideration. It was made clear that even if we provide for the opportunity to use the DPS
in our OP, we would still have the option to use or not.
Chris is still gathering statistics and researching septic monitoring programmes used by
other municipalities to be included in the Background Report. This Report in draft should
be available to us before Christmas.
He reviewed comments received from Communities in Action Committee & HKPR District
Health Unit, Canning Lake Property Owners’ Assoc, and Don Benson of Mountain Lake.
Larry Clarke presented points discussed by the Economic Development Committee
regarding the lack of available land suitable for warehousing or light industrial use as a
significant barrier for expansion of local businesses and attraction of new businesses to the
Minden Hills area. He indicated several potential sites although they are in private hands.
The Committee agreed that these avenues must be pursued. His map will become part of
the Background Report.
Chris noted that Minden Hills has extensive undeveloped property
within the settlement area.
NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD
JANUARY 24, 2012 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 1 P.M. |
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