Council has offered support for a severance to facilitate the sale of a rural property to the Hensall District Co-operative.
Mayor Neil Driscoll declared a conflict of interest and left the council chambers on Aug. 14 when council dealt with the application. Driscoll declared the conflict as both property owner and an employee of the Co-op.
Councillor Lori Woodham was appointed to the chair in Driscoll’s absence.
A report from Wellington County senior planner Curtis Marshall indicates the purpose of the lot line adjustment is to sever 0.71 hectares (1.75 acres) of land containing a drive shed and storage buildings and merge it with the adjacent Hensall District Co-operative property.
The retained agricultural parcel is 16.26 hectares (40.17 acres) and contains a single detached dwelling. A right of way across the severed portion in favour of the retained parcel is also proposed as part of the application to provide access to the house using the existing driveway, Marshall explains in the report.
Marshall noted the application is consistent with provincial policy and generally conforms to the Official Plan.
Council passed a motion to support the application.which is before Wellington County’s land division committee.
