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There seems to be a lot of suspicion around the intended use of Fairview Island<\/span><\/a>, particularly by those with waterfront properties surrounding the island.<\/p>\n

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The estimated 22-acre island was purchased by two brothers who have maintained from the start that the island would serve primarily as a family compound as well as a corporate retreat. They\u2019ve stated that while the island and its facilities would be rented out to corporate employees for things like team-building activities from time-to-time, neither the island nor its facilities would be available for rent to the travelling public like commercial tourist resorts. But how to zone the property for those stated uses has probably been the most contentious issue surrounding the island\u2019s redevelopment.<\/p>\n

Many have argued that if the only intended commercial use involves the occasional corporate retreat, then the island should maintain its shoreline residential zoning with an exception which could allow for such retreats.<\/p>\n

Harold Elston, a lawyer hired by an estimated 30 families who own property around the island, was at Huntsville’s February 14 Planning Committee meeting to argue that premise. He told committee that if a residential zoning with an exception is not adequate, \u201cI would sure want to know why this doesn\u2019t work for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Huntsville Manager of Planning Services Kirstin Maxwell maintained that because the buildings would be rented, even to just corporate clients, they would no longer be restricted to a mere residential use. \u201cOur Official Plan isn\u2019t structured to allow a broad use of commercial uses in association with residential uses. It\u2019s quite distinct and it says that you can have residential uses and these are the waterfront commercial uses you can have. In association with a residential use, you are permitted very limited commercial uses but nothing that would meet the intent of an institutional tourist establishment through a residential use and that\u2019s why staff have been quite firm from the beginning that this has to be a commercial zoning to allow the development to occur.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her report, presented to committee, she recommended that the island be designated as a special policy area through an amendment to the Town\u2019s Official Plan, thereby allowing a private institutional camp use for the island, while guiding the scale, size and density of redevelopment. Under Maxwell\u2019s recommendation, the corresponding zoning, which spells out how the island can be developed, would be changed from the current Shoreline Residential Four Zone to an Institutional Camp Zone with exceptions including the type of accessory uses allowed, additional structures permitted, the number of boat houses, dwellings with accommodations in them including a central facilities building, the number of docks, maximum height of the buildings, the lot coverage, size of amenity areas, the location of the structures as well as their overall density and building setbacks. A proposed housekeeping cottage on the northern side of the island, across from Covelly point, would be removed. You can find the bylaw here<\/span><\/a>, minus an amendment to include a provision for an internal pathway within the island as well as the recognition of habitable space in an existing boathouse.<\/p>\n

Other amendments requested by the applicants and their lawyer such as increasing the maximum cumulative width of all amenity areas, docks and boathouses from the current 80 metres to 120 metres, were denied.<\/p>\n

\u201cA change to the institutional and commercial zone gets you basically as an applicant what you wanted and now I feel like you want your cake and eat it too because you want some of the standards and permissions of the residential (zoning)\u2026 for that reason I\u2019m not very interested in considering any of your additional requests,\u201d said Deputy Mayor Karin Terziano.<\/p>\n

Elston, speaking further in support of leaving the residential zoning on the island, said arguments that such a zoning could allow the applicants to sever eight lots, build eight cottages and accessory structures while adding significant traffic to both land and water were unjustified. He maintained that the level of intensity would be far greater if the island were to be zoned for an institutional or adult camp use, as he put it.<\/p>\n

Others weren\u2019t so sure. Both councillors Jonathan Wiebe and Jason FitzGerald noted that a residential zone would be harder to control and large family gatherings at the cottage could involve upwards of 30 people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the impact could be potentially far greater and we would have less control. We talk about a family reunion, there are 37 immediate members of my family and we gather at the cottage\u2026 so what\u2019s the impact of that versus an institutional camp?” So questioned FitzGerald.<\/p>\n

Councillor Bob Stone asked Maxwell if what was being proposed was restrictive enough. \u201cWhat if they sell it and some hotel chain buys it, or whatever? Are we restrictive enough right now with what\u2019s proposed that they can do what they suggest they\u2019re going to do with it (the island) and little else?\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Maxwell, because of the wording of the documents, if a different use were proposed, a new OP and zoning amendment would have to be sought.<\/p>\n

Stone thanked Maxwell for her clear and concise report and all her hard work. \u201cI want to say to the opponents, and there are very many, that I\u2019ve read all of your letters and I\u2019m sure everybody on committee has read all of your letters, including the 44 pages that came in last night. Thank you very much for that, this is an interactive process and this is how it works so I really appreciate that.<\/p>\n

I think perhaps that there\u2019s been some fear-mongering among the opponent group about the what ifs\u2026 that being said I think the restrictions in the OPA 13 (Official Plan amendment) and the zoning bylaw addresses most of the concerns and I feel confident in that. I\u2019d like to say to the Konrads (proponents) that I hope your love of nature that you profess is in fact true and you\u2019ll be good stewards of the land and good neighbours to the people on the lake. Basically, after great deliberation I am going to vote in favour of the proposal. Huntsville councillor and Planning Committee member Bob Stone<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the end, committee voted unanimously in favour of staff\u2019s recommendation.<\/p>\n

Committee\u2019s recommendation will go to Huntsville Council for final approval. If approved, the OP amendment will go to the District for adoption. Both the OP and zoning amendments are subject to appeal. If no appeal is made, development cannot proceed until a site plan is completed. At that point, staff would conduct additional site visits to the island to ensure that development is proceeding as per the site plan, according to Maxwell.<\/p>\n

You can find the full report including letters of concern submitted to committee here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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