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PART A – THE PREAMBLE
Purpose
The purpose of this amendment is to allow the creation of a new non-farm dwelling lot for a
dwelling which is surplus to a farming operation as result of a farm consolidation.
Location
The lands affected by this amendment comprise lands described as the North Part of Lot 19
and South Part of Lot 20, Concession 6, geographic Township of Bosanquet, and known
municipally as 8903 Northville Road and are shown on Schedule “A” to this Amendment.
The subject lands are located on the west side of Northville Road, just south of Ravenswood
Line.
Basis
The lands are currently designated “Agriculture”, “Significant Woodlot” and “Environmental
Protection” in the Lambton Shores Official Plan.
The “Significant Woodlot” designation affects the rear portion of the lands which are covered
by a woodlot, and forms part of a larger woodlot on adjacent properties. It is the intent of the
Official Plan that woodlots are protected, however some harvesting is permitted
incompliance with good forestry practices.
The “Environmental Protection and Hazard” designation which traverses the front and the
midsection of the property coincide with the Golden Creek Drain and those associated areas
identified as hazardous due to the flooding and erosion.
The balance of the lands are designated “Agriculture”. The primary use of lands located
within the “Agricultural” designation include the growing of crops, including nursery and
horticultural crops; raising of livestock and other animals for food, or fur, including poultry
and fish; aquaculture; agro-forestry; maple syrup production; and associated on-farm
buildings and structures including accessory farm dwellings
The Official Plan indicates that the minimum lot size for agricultural uses shall generally be 40 hectares. The
proposed retained farm parcel will have a lot area of 29.3 hectares (72.4 acres). The farm parcel as it exists
today does not meet the minimum lot area policy in the Official Plan. After the severance of the surplus farm
dwelling, the surplus farm dwelling lot will be only marginally smaller than exists today.
Section 1.11 of the Lambton Shores Official Plan states:
A severance to create a new non-farm lot may be permitted for infilling purposes,
provided Council is satisfied that the lot to be created and the proposed retained farm
lot comply with the following polices:
i) infilling will be limited to the creation of one residential lot between two
existing non-farm residences which are on separate lots of a similar size and
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