Agricultural Advisory Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:	Thursday, January 16, 2020
Time:	6:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chamber City Hall, 1435 Water Street

Members Present	Domenic Rampone Pete Spencer Yvonne Herbison
Members Absent	Jeff Ricketts (Alternate) John Janmaat Keith Duhaime Kevin Daniels (Alternate)

1.
Call to Order

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.

Opening remarks by the Chair regarding conduct of the meeting were read.

2.
Applications for Consideration

2.1
4060 Todd Road, A19-0022 - Application to the ALC for a Non-Adhering Residential Use - Brian Sherie Fehr

1.Todd Rd 4060, A19-0022 - Brian and Sherie Fehr.pdf

2.A19-0022 Attachments.pdf

Staff presented a PowerPoint presentation outlining the details of the application and responded to questions from the Committee.

- Brian Fehr, 4060 Todd Road, Applicant:

- Responded to questions from the Committee.

- when purchased the property in 2007 it was not farmable.

- 5 acres of water rights.

- spoke to road access.

- Confirmed there is no longer a landscaping business onsite. Storage of equipment for a highway safety contracting business now is predominately in the winter time when contracts are dormant.

- The primary source of power for the ag. buildings onsite will continue to be the decommissioned house.

Staff responded to questions from the Committee.

ANECDOTAL COMMENTS

Following concerns:

- Follow the 2000 sq. m. site plan requirements

- location of the house not being along Todd Road

- use of the buildings for home based business not being related to agriculture

- ag onsite at the moment is not really well developed.

moved by pete spence 2nd bydominec rampone
THAT the ALC application be supported to keep the existing building until new Occup[ancy one is ready and forwarded to the ALC for consideration.

Carried