HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-01-23 Municipal Planning Commission (Regular) Minutes COUNTY OF NEWELL
MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
January 23, 2014
The regular Municipal Planning Commission Meeting of the County of Newell was held
in the County Office at Brooks, AB on Thursday, January 23, 2014 commencing at
10:00 a.m.
MEMBERS
PRESENT: M. Douglass, Councillor
A.M. Philipsen, Councillor & M.P.C. Chair
C. Amulung, Councillor
G. Simpson, Councillor
L. Juss, Councillor, Vice M.P.C. Chair
B. de Jong, Councillor
W. Hammergren, Councillor
T. Fyfe, Councillor
K. Christman, Councillor
E. Unruh, Councillor
ABSENT:
STAFF: K. Stephenson, CAO
L. Johnson, Director of Corporate Services
A. Wickert, Manager of Planning and Development
S. Simpson, Development Clerk
P. Elliott, Administrative Assistant Planning
OTHERS IN
ATTENDANCE: S. Stanway, Brooks Bulletin
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
2. EXCUSED FROM MEETING
All members were present.
3. MINUTES
a) January 9, 2013
The following change was made to the January 9, 2014 MPC minutes:
Remove G. Scott, Planner - ORRSC from the Roll Call
P-06/14 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR E. UNRUH that the minutes of the January 9,
2014 Municipal Planning Commission meeting be adopted as amended.
MOTION CARRIED
4. CALL FOR POST AGENDA ITEMS
The Chairman called for post agenda items.
5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
P-07/14 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR T. FYFE that the agenda be adopted as
presented.
MOTION CARRIED
6. OTHER BUSINESS
a) Request to Waive Open House requirement of Telecom Siting Protocol
The Manager of Planning & Development provided background
information on the proposed application. She suggested that the
requirement in the Land Use Bylaw (Schedule 6) that applicants who
wish to erect a telecommunications tower must hold an open house
could be revisited at the time the current bylaw is reviewed and
amended.
Councillor B. de Jong inquired about the criteria or protocol for choosing
the location for a tower: whether Industry Canada determined the site
or whether it was left to the communications company to choose the
site. The Manager of Planning & Development replied that currently the
applicant contacts her only after an agreement is reached with the
landowner on whose land the tower will be erected. There was further
discussion.
P-08/14 MOVED BY COUNCILLOR M. DOUGLASS that Municipal Planning
Commission ACCEPT Option 2, requiring Rogers Communication to hold a
Public Open House as provided in Schedule 6 of the Land Use Bylaw.
MOTION CARRIED
7. POST AGENDA
There were no post agenda items.
8. IN CAMERA ITEMS
There were no in camera items.
9. QUESTION PERIOD,
A. Philipsen inquired about the status of the Redelback Area Redevelopment
Plan (ARP). The Manager of Planning & Development responded that she
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had been in contact with Scheffer Andrew Ltd., Planners and Engineers,
from Medicine Hat, in mid-December. They indicated that they would have a
draft ARP submitted by the end of December 2013. Since nothing had been
received yet, she will contact Scheffer Andrew Ltd. for an update.
Councillor W. Hammergren inquired about the County's procedure for a
landowner to use an undeveloped County road allowance. The Manager of
Planning and Development explained that she was currently mapping all the
sites where a bylaw has closed a road allowance. She requested that
Councillor W. Hammergren send her the legal for the site in order to check
whether the road allowance has been closed. If it is not closed, then one of
the adjacent landowners could apply to have it closed.
10. ADJOURN
Being that the agenda matters have been concluded the meeting adjourned
at 10:11 a.m.
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