THAT Consent Application B-6/2021, filed by Ben Waghorn on behalf of Julie Armitage, Richard Armitage, and Amanda Armitage, in order to sever a portion of land to accommodate a public utility from an existing farm, with an approximate frontage of 26.5 metres (86.9 feet) on Highbury Ave North (County Road 23), and an area of approximately 609.6 square metres (0.15 acres), and the retained a frontage of approximately 576.7 metres (1892 feet) on Eight Mile Road, and an area of approximately 100.75 acres (40.77 hectares), from a lot legally described as Part of Lot 9, Concession 7 North, in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, County of Middlesex, and municipally known as 15205 Eight Mile Road, be GRANTED.
AND THAT Consent B-06/2022 be subject to the following conditions:
- That the Certificate of Consent under Section 53(42) of the Planning Act shall be given within one year of the date of the notice of the decision. The request for the Certificate of Consent shall be accompanied by a written submission that details how each of the conditions of severance has been met.
- That the fee for the Certificate of Consent be paid in accordance with the Municipality’s Fees and Charges By-law.
- That a draft reference plan be prepared by an Ontario Land Surveyor for the purposes of facilitating the transaction of Consent B-6/2022 and that this plan be approved by the Municipality prior to being deposited with the Land Registry Office.
- That the Owner’s solicitor provide a Transfer in Preparation to the Municipality, together with a deposited reference plan and a Schedule describing the land to be transferred, for the purposes of the issuance of a Certificate of Consent.
- That the Owner’s solicitor submit an undertaking in a form satisfactory to the Municipality to register an electronic transfer of title consistent with the Consent decision.
- That the lands be transferred in ownership to Quadro Communications for the purposes of installing a public utility.
- That any outstanding property taxes for the severed and retained lots of Consent B-6/2021 be paid in full.
- That, if necessary a revised assessment schedule in accordance with the Drainage Act, as amended, be commissioned and paid for by the Owner.
- That the severed land requires its own entrance, address and any laneway connecting the retained and severed land shall be altered in such a way that one cannot travel from one parcel of land to the other.
- That the Owner be required to dedicate lands along County Road 23 (Highbury Ave North) of up to 18 metres from centreline for the entire frontage facing said road, to the satisfaction of the County of Middlesex Engineer.
- That the applicant apply for and successfully receive a minor variance to confirm compliance with zoning provisions for the proposed lot frontage and area.
AND FURTHER THAT the reasons for granting Consent Application B-6/2022 include:
- The proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement;
- The proposal conforms to the County of Middlesex Official Plan and the Middlesex Centre Official Plan; and
- Subject to the conditions, the proposal would comply with the Middlesex Centre Comprehensive Zoning By-law.