Council here is set to approve the construction of a second residence on a rural property in the township.
Wallenstein area resident Sidney Brubacher has applied for a rezoning of a 29-hectare parcel of land on Wellington Road 86 in order to build a second residence for his son, who will take over the family farm when Brubacher retires.
The current agricultural (A) zone does not permit a second single-detached residence on a parcel of land with an area of less than 35 hectares.
“The applicant’s property is 72.3 acres, 13.7 acres short of meeting the zoning bylaw’s 86 acres for a second dwelling. As this is fairly close to the zoning requirement, I do not have a concern as long as the new dwelling is established in the farm building cluster, access is gained by a common driveway and adequate services are provided,” noted Mark Van Patter, Wellington County manager of planning and environment.
Van Patter also pointed out there are no Minimum Distance Separation issues with the proposed residence as there are at least four dwellings closer to the nearest barn.
A motion to receive the application and have a draft amendment presented at the next council meeting was approved by council.
