Zoning Bylaw public meeting changed to working session

Clearview Township has opted to change the format of its public meeting about changes to the Zoning Bylaw to a working session, having heard many concerns about the environmental protection zones.

The time and place remains the same: 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 29, at town hall in Stayner.

Township staff said in a press release Thursday that the review period is being extended to address concerns and listen to feedback.

It says, “We will not be addressing the EP zones at the working session. At this time, we are carefully considering the draft zoning and mapping, and collecting feedback about these concerns. We will update council and the public when we have updated zoning and mapping.”

The working session will be an opportunity for the public to provide feedback and for council to direct staff.

Several key issues will be discussed at the working session: additional residential units (ARUs); on-farm diversified uses (OFDUs); home businesses; archaic plans; residential lot fabric; parking requirements; requirements for cluster development; private servicing (cisterns); use of shipping containers.

A technical report will be released before the meeting with more details about each of these topics. The report will be posted at www.clearview. ca/ZBLReview, where there is an online survey to collect concerns.

The statutory public meeting scheduled for Oct. 29 is being postponed to an undetermined date. Those who submit comments through the survey will be notified of the new date.