Staff advised that any Restrictive Covenant can be discharged from the title at discretion of staff if something changes.
Staff:
- Displayed a PowerPoint Presentation summarizing the application.
- Responded to questions from the Committee.
Q - is this the property we saw a few years ago that wanted french drains?
A - there is ongoing talks with property to the north as well, did not come to committee but staff working on this.
John - property with water has already been filled. The application was pulled which was surprising as it was initially supported.
Staff - clarified that staff does not have all answers, not sure why application was pulled at ALC level. If it was approved under soil permit or notification with ALC, this is a compliance.
The application is for more work to be done. works were haulted and this application is proposing a greater amount of fill.
Q - new amoutn of fill, will that change drainage for neighbouring properties? has that study been done?
Staff - there are drainage concerns in this whole area. staff looking at drainage controls and to property to the north. Property owenrs to the north speaking wilth staff and alc to do a fill on north property., so would be coordinated efforts.
Slow control driainage out of this area is being worked on to not push water onto neighbouring properties.
Q- where is fill coming from?
Staff - fill will be clean fill and not waste, do not control where it's coming from but regulations to ensure it is clean fill. list of prohitbited products. if inappropriate fill it will have to be removed.
Q - test results
Notice of intent and have to apply with soil composition.
Aura asked and staff confirmed they put fill on property without approval.
this is enroute of coming into compliance not stated if a bylaw infraction,
aura - this is partly compliance and partly they still want to put down more fill. total amount of fill includes the fill already put on the property
Staff - yes.
Aura - needing 3 years to do that, starting from now? Correct, 3 years from when they had approvals.
Aura - can put non farm use for a certain timeframe.
Staff followed up with ALC staff and they would not accept applications with restricted times. in general timelines are not put into these applications.
Aura - non farm use strictly for fill? Staff noted it is only for the fill.
Yvonne - if they put in a drain they'd have to come back to AAC?
Staff no not necessarily,
Yvonne - why no one is here for this application?
Staff cannot comment on applicant themselves, they are not in attendance. not required they attend but recommended that they do attend.
Yvonne - Ministry of Env and City, do not have any agriculture adivce on this do we?
Staff noted MOE and staff are coming to an agreement to allow some fill in this area under drainage controls, but just talk with staff, and understanding on this. Staff noted this is the route to come into compliance. Hopefully the land owner will go through the aprpopaate channels for approval.
Domenic - Requesting 2000 cubic meters of ill which includes fill is already there. How much new fill? Not sure what we are approving here?
Staff does not have the break down of fill.
Staff - cannot provide any further information, applicant would be best to answer what there work plan is.
Dom - cannot support not knowing how much fill being put on there.
Staff safe to assume up to 2000 cubic meters on this as the way the application has been put forward.
Chair - This 2000 cubic is just additional fill.
Aura - does anyone in the city know how much fill they put on this property?
Staff - does not have that information, can follow up with staff that previously worked on the file. Can get information for committee but does not have that for you today.
Chair - this refers to plowing some ditches filling with gravel and placing dirt over top. This land is back in pasture. Property next to this one is flooded most of the time. not putting in french drains as planned has caused problems.
Domenic - Cannot support.
Chair - we deferred this applikcation before due to not having enough information to support or not.
Staff - if not comfortable, a motion of deferral is an option. Perhaps the applicant would attend.
Chair - no opportunity to speak
Defer until they receive further information.
M - Dom
S - Yvonne
Carried
Discussion
was reading the Ergologist report, was work done prior to putting fill on. are they not resolving their issues and continually putting fill down.
Staff:
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Anecdotal Comments
- would like to se an explanation of what has happened why the application was pulled what work has been done, how much fill on proprety and clearer of what work will be going forward.