Council approves Minto lot line adjustment

MINTO – Town council voted unanimously in support of a proposed lot line adjustment on Feb. 3. 

The adjustment involves approximately 0.33 hectares (0.82 acres) of vacant agricultural land to be added to an abutting vacant agricultural parcel about 0.41 hectares (1.01 acres) in size.

The property is located on O’Dwyers Road and owned by Lindsay and Kyle Ellis.

The retained parcel is approximately 3.85 hectares (9.51 acres) with approximately 265 metres (869.4 feet) of frontage and will continue to be used for agriculture.

It also includes an existing dwelling, three sheds and a shop building, town planning coordinator Sama Haghighi told council.

In 2022, a consent application for the property was submitted and approved for an agricultural severance to separate a portion of the vacant land for a proposed rural residential use.

The new owner is now seeking to add more land to the previously severed parcel through a lot line adjustment to create a more functional building lot for the existing property.

Town staff recommended approving the adjustment, with the following conditions:

– owner satisfies all town requirements;

– all accounts are in good standing financially; and

– owner obtains a written statement confirming the proposed lots and associated land uses, buildings and structures comply with applicable requirements in the town.  

Council approved the report with no questions.

Mayor Dave Turton and councillor Geoff Gunson were absent.