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k tribune march t994 town of whitchurch st0uffvii1e ontario ontario municipal board commission des affaires municipales de ontario at the request of dufferincustom concrete group north york sand gravel ltd markham equipment sales limited and others the honourable minister of munidpal affairs has referred to the ontario munidpal board under subsection 17f11 of the planning ad rs0 1990 cp 13 proposed amendment no 84 to the official plan for the town of whitchurchstouffville ministers file no 10op0032084 omb hie no o 930064 -and- 893472 ontario limited has appealed to the ontario munidpal board under subsection 3418 of the planning asj 1983 against zoning bylaw 9055 of the town of whitchurchstouffville omb file no r 900307 -and- pitway holdings limited north york sand gravel ltd 893472 ontario limited and others have appealed to the ontario munidpal board under subsection 3419 of the planning act rs0 1990 cp 13 against zoning bylaw 921 1 2 of the town of whitchurchstouffville omb file no r 920503 notice of prehearing conference the ontario munidpal board will conduct a prehearing conference respecting these matters if you do not attend the prehearing conference the ontario municipal board may proceed in your absence and you will not be entitled to any further notice of these proceedings time and place of prehearing conference a prehearing conference will be held at coundl chambers munidpal building 19 civic avenue stouffville ontario on monday the 28th day of march 1 994 at 1000 am purpose of prehearing conference the conference will deal with preliminary and procedural matters including the following identification of parties these persons have the right to participate throughout by presenting evidence questioning witnesses and making final arguments in order for the board to determine your status for the hearing you or your representative should attend the prehearing conference and ask to be added as a party groups whether incorporated or not who wish to become parties should name a representative parties do not need to be represented by lawyers identification of partidpants persons who do not wish to participate throughout the hearing may attend the hearing and make a statement to the board such persons should also attend the prehearing conference identification of issues start date of the hearing duration of the hearing directions for prefiling of witness lists expert witness statements and written evidence possibility of settlement of any or all of the issues the hearing of motions such further matters as the board considers appropriate everyone present should come prepared to consider specific dates for proceedings in this matter evidence evidence or formal statements may also be heard at the prehearing conference in an attempt to settle the matters in dispute note that even if no settlement is reached the board may make a final decision on the evidence it has received all parties or their representatives should attend the prehearing conference if any party or participant requires assistance or information regarding the prehearing conference please contact the ontario municipal board at 655 bay street suite 1500 toronto ontario m5g 1 e5 telephone- 416 3266800 fax 416 3265370 pourrecevoir des services en francais veuillez communiquer avec la division des audiences au 416 326- 6800 au moins 25 jours civils avant la date fixee pour iaudience dated at toronto this 8th day of february 1 994 diana macri secretary explanatory notes official plan amendment no 84 amendment no 84 to the official plan of the town of whitchurchstouffville applies to all lands within the town which are presently designated extractive industrial the purpose of the amendment is to replace the existing policies regarding extractive industrial land uses or uses permitted in that designation lands presently designated extractive industrial would be redesignated extractive rural by the amendment the effect of amendment no 84 is to update and revise the policies that govern aggregate extraction and the use of land once aggregate extraction has ceased the policies of opa 84 with respect to extractive rural lands are 1 to encourage permitted rural uses once aggregate extraction has ceased 2 to prevent the use of lands designated extractive rural for asphalt readymix concrete plants or transfer stations or storage of recyclable materials and similar uses nature of referral amendment no 84 has been referred to the ontario municipal board by certain landowners the basis for the appeals is that amendment no 84 will reduce the number of permitted land uses in an extractive rural designation including certain uses such as batching of asphalt and concrete the processing of offsite aggregate materials once extraction has ceased and transfer stations and that the amendment may be in conflict with the provincial mineral aggregate resource policy statement bylaw no 92112 zoning bylaw no 92112 applies to all lands within the town of whitchurchstouffville which are presently zoned industrial extractive in the towns general zoning bylaw no 8734 bylaw no 92112 implements official plan amendment no 84 by deleting the industrial extractive ie zone and creating a rural extractive re zone and by establishing the permitted uses and regulations for the re zone the purpose of bylaw no 92112 is to permit aggregate extraction and accessory uses on licensed land designated and zoned rural extractive and to permit only rural uses once extraction has ceased asphalt plants readymix and concrete manufacturing transfer stations the storage of recyclable materials and other similar uses would be prohibited by the bylaw nature of appeals bylaw no 92112 has been appealed to the ontario municipal board by various landowners on the basis that the bylaw would prohibit certain uses which are presently permitted such as an aggregate transfer station batching of offsite aggregate materials and the stockpiling of aggregate materials the appellants further believe that the bylaw is contrary to the mineral aggregate resources policy statement bylaw no 9055 zoning bylaw no 9055 amends the general zoning bylaw no 8734 of the town of whitchurchstouffville the effect of bylaw no 9055 is to 1 establish a three lot separation distance between group homes 2 permit accessory business offices rather than business offices in the industrial extractive zones 3 establish a minimum gross floor area requirement of 100 square metres in an rr7s zone and 4 establish a minimum gross floor area requirement of 139 square metres in an rr14 zone nature of appeal bylaw no 9055 has been appealed to the ontario municipal board by an owner of land zoned industrial extractive on the basis that it deletes business offices from the list of uses presently permitted in the industrial extractive zone the appellant believes that the prohibition of standalone business offices will detrimentally affect its land and believes that it was not given sufficient opportunity to address this issue before the bytaw was passed vst residents looking forward to new grocery store here from page 1 im really looking forward to having the new store said diane serjeant im always heading down to sunkist because i cant find good fresh produce in town and for me thats very important it will be great to get what i want in stoufiville lana burchett is a strong believer in supporting local merchants but often finds it difficult to get what she needs in stoufiville i think it will be great to have another choice in town she said at present she shops at the iga and the a p but unfortu nately you dont have the selection in terms of produce and i often go to sunkist because i like the produce and the meat selection there i also go to them because there are certain things you just cant get here nevertheless she said she prefers to shop in town whenever possible critics wanted more time to fight plant from page 1 opportunity to voice support or opposition or pose ques tions about plans and that no decision is made until after a planning meeting and final council vote but critics say they need time to prepare objections long before a public hearing many say they dont find out about issues until the meet ing where council is to make its final decision last november several other taxpayer groups including the whitchurch- stouffville citizens associa tion complained council didnt notify them regarding a matter the town knew they were opposed to since then however the town has come up with a new policy whereby the town gathers a list of people wanting mailed notice said town clerk michele skinner skinner said groups can take several other steps to ensure they have adequate notice pay a yearly 125 fee and obtain detailed agendas mailed for each meeting or ask your ward coun cillor to ensure his con stituents and groups are notified of impending issues of interest were following all the regulations under the plan ning act and were not always sure exactly what some groups want to the know and what they dont want to know it would mean an awful lot of extra mailing if we notified every one about all issues skin ner said i 1 teresa rstucci hairstyijisrg spring special onperms highlights colour waxing foil cut and wash 6400970 i save up to 25 on homeowners insurance new home nonsmokers claims free alarms for details or free quote call aaa 6425874 j l pine ridge insurance lffri 6342 main street established 1978 stouffville ontario j town of whitchurchstouffville r i load restrictions reduced load restrictions will be in force on all roads under the jurisdiction of the town of whitchurchstouffville from march 1 1994 to may 31h 1994 inclusive vehicle loads shall be restricted to five 5 tonnes per axle paul whitehouse cet director of public works 8 v- it