View - The Municipality of Lambton Shores

Finally, Section 2.3.3.3 states:
“New land uses, including the creation of lots, and new and expanding livestock
facilities shall comply with the minimum distance separation formulae.”
The 1997 Provincial Policy Statement, on which the present Official Plan policies were based
and which has been superseded by the 2005 Policy Statement, provided the following with
respect to the creation of new residential lots:
Lot Creation in prime agricultural Areas is generally discouraged and will be permitted
only in the following situations:
(b) new lots for residential uses may be permitted for :
4. a farm retirement lot;
5. a residence surplus to a farming operation; and
6. residential infilling.
Mr. Brad Zantingh is part owner of numerous agricultural and agriculture related companies
such as JN Ventures Limited and BPS Ventures Inc. which have a land holding in excess of
1,000 acres as well as extensive animal operations. Mr. Zantingh resides on another
property and has no use for the dwelling on the subject lands. As a result he would like to
dispose of it. This would be permitted by the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement, but not the
Lambton Shores Official Plan which has not been updated to reflect the 2005 Policy
Statement.
The Policy Statement requires that the retained farm parcel be zoned to prohibit the
construction of a new farm dwelling on the lands. The applicant has applied for a zoning
amendment to prohibit a new dwelling on the farm parcel.
As well, the Provincial Policy Statement requires that the creation of a lot for surplus dwelling
comply with the Minimum Distance Separation Formulae (MDS). Currently, Mr. Zantingh
operates a hog operation on the existing property in the existing barns. He intends on
discontinuing the operation if the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments are approved
and phase out the operation after the approval is in place. The zoning on the remnant farm
parcel will prohibit the use of the existing barns for an animal operation.
In order to ensure that the animal operation is terminated prior to the new surplus dwelling lot
being created, I would recommend that the actual official plan and zoning amendments
prescribe that no lot creation can occur until the animal operation has ceased and the manure
storage facilities are removed. This will result in any consent approval being subject to this
condition.
A horse riding stable exists on lands at the corner of Ravenswood Line and Northville Road.
According to information in the municipal property file, the stable houses approximately 22
horses and 10 cows. The Minimum Distance Separation Formulae (MDS) requires the horse
stable provide a minimum separation from adjacent residential uses of 42 metres. The
surplus farm dwelling subject of this application is more 260 metres from the closest building
on the lands, which is the riding arena portion of the operation.
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