Guelph-Eramosa council has received an application to remove the holding provision on a portion of Bonarrow Meadows in Rockwood’s north end.
At the Nov. 6 council meeting Bonarrow Development Inc. asked that the holding provision on lots 67 and 70 be removed.
“The holding zone included a condition which required confirmation from the GRCA (Grand River Conservation Authority) that the proposed storm water management facility is sized according to the GRCA requirements,” states a report from township planning consultant Dan Currie.
“GRCA staff has indicated that they have reviewed the proposed storm water management approach and they have no objections to the removal of the holding provision on the subject lands.”
Council deemed the application complete and the notice to remove the holding provision is being circulated to required agencies for comment.
Encroachment agreement
The township has entered into an encroachment agreement with the potential purchasers of the property at 154 Evert Street in Everton.
The property contains a shed and garage that encroach on a municipal road allowance, however a formal encroachment agreement has never been entered.
“Staff reviewed documentation related to this property and have found evidence that the former Township of Eramosa provided informal permission for the property owners to encroach on the road allowance until such time as the municipality required the use of the road,” clerk Amanda Knight said in a report to council.
Knight said staff has looked at the development potential of the road allowance.
“There is no desire to use this road allowance as a road; it’s primarily greenland, it’s very densely tree covered and the grading is not suitable for a road,” she said.
Knight added the agreement will sit in escrow until potential purchasers take possession of the property. At that point it will be registered on title.
Councillor Corey Woods said he’d prefer to sell the unopened road allowance to the property owners.
Knight said the township has had that conversation with the potential property owners and, “It looks like they will pursue that as well, but just for the purpose of completing this transaction they would like an encroachment agreement in place.”
Woods said the encroachment agreement is only good for five years, at which point they must apply again.
Council approved the encroachment agreement.
