The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved new development permits in Division 2 and Division 7.
The moves came during the recent regularly scheduled commission meeting in council chambers.
One development permit approved is for a business, home based dog grooming with existing dwelling. The business is called Ruff & Rustic Canine Salon.
The 2.72-acre parcel is located within the Lower Ridgeland Estates multi-lot subdivision in the Water Valley/Winchell Lake rural community in Division 2 (at NE 20-29-5-5).
Home-based businesses within a multi-lot subdivision are considered a discretionary use in a country residential district.
The business will be located within the front porch of the existing dwelling.
“The operation will operate within the front porch-boot room only and dogs will remain on the premises during grooming only with no kenneling service available,” administration said in a briefing note to the commission.
“The only employee is the applicant who resides in the dwelling. The applicant has stated there is a maximum of two clients a day and there is no sign or business-related vehicles included with this application.”
Equipment associated with the business will include shampoos, conditioners, clippers and blow dryers, member heard.
In a letter to the commission, the applicant said, in part, that, “a strict salon policy of unleashed pets on the property will also be implemented. I will solely be providing a small boutique spa experience to our local community for their furry friends.”
The approval comes with a number of conditions, including hours of operation of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only, and the “applicant will not allow dogs to bark or howl excessively or otherwise disturb any persons. Additional sound proofing of the grooming area may be required should noise issues arise.”
The commission also approved a development permit for a dwelling, single detached and dwelling secondary suite with attached accessory building – shop and accessory building (saw shed) in the Hainstock rural neighbourhood in Division 7.
The $400,000 project on 1.93 acres is located about one kilometre east of intersection of Rge. Rd. 23 and Twp. Rd. 334 (at SW 27-33-2-5).
“The subject parcel is currently undeveloped and surrounded by one country residential parcel directly east and the remaining surrounding parcels are agricultural land use,” administration said.
Conditions of the approval include that the “dwelling, secondary suite attached to the accessory building – shop shall not exceed the size of the principal dwelling located on site, and the building shall be a maximum of 40 per cent suite to 60 per cent accessory building.”
The commission also approved a permit for a business, agri-tourism – Willow Lane Barn in Division 7 adjacent to Rge. Rd. 290 one mile north of Highway 27 in the Netook rural neighbourhood.
“The applicant is applying to continue operating the existing business, Willow Lane Barn as a business, agri-tourism,” administration said. “This business was previously approved under a five-year temporary development permit for a contractors business.
“The permit was limited to five years at this time, as the county was in the process of considering the use business, agri-tourism to allow for diversified agricultural businesses to operate within agricultural districts. However, the use had not received final approval from council by the time the permit application was considered by municipal planning commission.”
The approval comes with a number of conditions, including that the “applicant shall dispose of all waste products in a timely manner to a designated waste facility” and “all events shall be located within the specified development site area mentioned on the applicant’s site plan.”
In a letter to the commission, the applicant said, in part, that, “We are committed to promoting local businesses and believe we have added substantial value to our community. However, our number one aim is to continue being a responsible farming operation with the additional diversification of the event barn.”
The commission also approved a five-year temporary permit for a dwelling, secondary detached – manufactured home in Division 2.
The property involved is located about two kilometres south of Twp. Rd. 304 and Rge. Rd. 50 in the Fallen Timber rural community.
The municipal planning commission is made up of county councillors and appointed members of the public at large.
