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2. a residence surplus to a farming operation; and
3. residential infilling.
Mr. Schrijver farms an extensive dairy farm operation with his father and mother, Leo
and Gerritdina Schrijver, with their primary operation and home being located at 7714
Gordon Road. The Schrijver family and their farming company, Leges Farm Ltd., have
land holdings comprising 432 acres. Mr. Schrijver resides at his family farm on Gordon
Road 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 a surplus
farm dwelling comply with the Minimum Distance Separation Formulae (MDS). Site
inspection reveals that there are no animal operations in the general vicinity.
Zoning
The subject lands are zoned “Agricultural 1 (A1)”, and “Environmental Protection -
Hazard (EP-H)” in the Lambton Shores Zoning By-law.
The “Environmental Protection - Hazard (EP-H)” zone affects the south portion of the
lands where the Curtis Townline Drain traverses property.
The balance of the lands are zoned “Agricultural 1 (A1)”. The predominant permitted
use in this zone is agriculture and associated buildings and structures.
The “A1” zone requires that a farm parcel have a minimum lot area of 38 hectares and a
minimum lot frontage of 150 metres. The lands which are to be retained in agricultural
use will have a lot frontage of approximately 539 metres (1,770 ft.) and a lot area of 73.
hectares (180 acres). The lot frontage and area comply with the by-law. The “A1” zoning
on these lands permits an accessory farm dwelling as a permitted use. The zoning on
the remnant farm parcel will be amended to prohibit the construction of a new non-farm
dwelling as is required by the Provincial Policy Statement.
The Agricultural 1 (A1) Zone requires that a non-farm dwelling lot have a minimum lot
area of 0.8 hectares and a minimum lot frontage of 45 metres. The surplus dwelling lot
is proposed to have a lot area of approximately 0.57 hectares and a lot frontage of 67
metres. The lot frontage complies but the lot area is deficient. It is recommended that
the lot area of the lot be increased to a minimum of 0.8 hectares.
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