Jack & Patrick Jamieson - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place

The application for consent, 58-C-231319 is draft approved subject to conditions. The applicants have two years to satisfy standard conditions of draft approval, otherwise approval will lapse. The approval can be appealed using the procedure outlined below. Notice to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal must be filed with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on or before May 22, 2024.

Conditions include:

1. That the application to consolidate the parcels be prepared and an undertaking from the person registering the documents shall be required agreeing to register the consolidations once the land transfers have been registered.

2. That prior to final approval, the Ministry is to be provided written confirmation of adequate capacity to dispose of hauled sewage generated by the severed and retained lands. This written confirmation should take the form of a letter from the holder of an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) for an approved septage disposal facility, referencing the disposal facility and the related Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) approval, and confirming that the disposal facility has sufficient reserve capacity to
accept hauled sewage from the proposed lots.

3. This Ministry is to be advised in writing by the transferor that the Offer of Purchase and Sale agreement, or alternatively an acknowledgement by the transferor and transferees if the transaction is between family members, contains the following clause:

a. No assessment has been undertaken for groundwater quality or quantity. Groundwater supplies may not be adequate to support the use of individual private wells, should this source of water be used in future.

b. Should wells be considered as drinking water sources, they must be constructed in accordance with Regulation 903 - Wells, under the Ontario Water Resources Act.

c. The water of the Lower Shebandowan Lake should not be used for human consumption unless it is disinfected and/or treated to meet the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards, as stipulated in O. Reg. 169/03 of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

d. The use of Best Management Practices for shoreline development is strongly recommended. Best Management Practices such as shoreline naturalization and vegetated buffer strips can reduce the adverse effects of shoreline development on inland lakes. It is recommended that sewage systems be located where native soils are deepest, and at the furthest distance possible from the shoreline.

e. The landowners shall implement best management practices to prevent localized increase in phosphorous, algae and weeds along the shoreline. Several best management practices should be considered to protect local water quality including minimizing stormwater volumes and contaminant loads. Examples include:
• Avoid developing next to the shoreline for a minimum of 30 metres and maintaining vegetation along the shore and around the property;
• Use grassed swales and/or vegetated filter strips on lots that require ditching to control runoff;
• Direct roof leaders to rear yard ponding areas, soakaway pits or rain barrels;
• Direct sump pump foundation drains to rear ponding areas and infiltration trenches; and
• Locate sewage systems as far as possible from the shoreline where native soils are deepest, with any drinking water wells remaining up gradient.