Chair business nears approval

A chair building business on Line 86 is near approval after there were no objections at a public meeting here on Aug. 12.

Mapleton council learned Eli Sherk, of RR1 St. Clem­ents, wants to build chairs in a building on land owned by Am­os B. Frey, at 7571 Line 86, RR1 Wallenstein.

Sherk requires site specific zoning to allow his furniture building business. The shop would have 1,600 square feet, much of it for storage, with a building area at one end.

Township Chief Admin­is­trative Officer Patty Sinnamon told council there had been no objections from the county nor from the Grand River Conser­vation Authority.

She added county planner Mark Van Patter has offered comments. Mapleton planner Linda Redmond said his issue is the pro­posal meets all re­quire­ments for a farm occupation, but it does not meet the agri­cultural components for z on­ing.

But the Pro­vincial Policy Statement on land use does allow secondary uses on farmland, so site specific zoning is needed. With no one opposing the plan, council agreed a bylaw should be ready for Aug. 26. The results were unknown at press time.