While the majority of the standing room only crowd at the March 20 District of Lake Country Council meeting were in attendance for the Seaton Road temporary permit hearing and zoning amendment bylaw reading (see story page A1), there were many other zoning issues on the agenda.
Reflecting the age of the provincial law underpinning the Agricultural Land Reserve, an ALR home site severance application (a subdivision of ALR land for estate planning purposes) was considered.
The ALR has an exception built in for farms owned continuously prior to the 1972 advent of the law.
The subject property is at 13482 Broadwater Rd. The application requested the property be divided equally in two parcels.
Council carried a motion of approval with an amendment reflecting a covenant restricting further subdivision of the land and a limitation on the size of new home construction.
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Temporary use permits were renewed for two businesses. During council the reliance of temporary use permits was questioned.
Staff and council supported the purpose of temporary use permits to manage business operations in Lake Country with some flexibility when zoning does not have a ready definition for the intended land use.
A temporary use permit on Eva Road was renewed.
On Highway 97, The Winfield Denture Clinic also had their temporary permit renewed easily by council.
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Four zoning amendments were read for a first and second time. Each of the amendments passed and was sent to a future public hearing. The dual properties at 10356/8 on Bottom Wood Lake Road, where the Lake Country Coffee House resides, were up for bylaw reading to change to commercial zone so the business will no longer have to keep reapplying for temporary use permits.
The law offices at 10026 Highway 97 also moved one step closer to rezoning for the same reason. First and second readings also passed for a property at 1660 Highway 97.
