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BACKYARD HENS ALLOWED IN CHAMPLAIN TOWNSHIP close to it. If I have a three-acre lot that BCVUTTVCEJWJTJPO *NBOFJHICPSUIFSFu i5IJTJTBQJMPUQSPHSBNXFSFUSZJOHUP test to see how the program works before we do something longer term,” said Laforest. i"DDPSEJOHUPUIFSFHVMBUJPOTXFWFQSP - posed, the chickens are required to be in the coop and the fence is required to screen the coop. Maybe start on the conservative side BUBOBDSFBOEJGUIFZSFNJOPSBDDFTTPSJFT UIBUOPCPEZTFFTBOEXFEPOUHFUUPPNBOZ complaints, then we could reduce that over time.”
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
Champlain Township council passed a bylaw allowing homeowners to keep hens in their backyards. The last public consultation report on the backyard hen program was reviewed during the regular meeting of Champlain Township council September 28. According to Jennifer Laforest of the Planning Department, many people are interested in the outcome of the backyard hen consultation, and a few changes were made to the final version of the bylaw based on feedback from residents. The restriction on the number of licenses based on location was removed, and the pilot project guidelines amended to require a fence around the coop. Councillor Paul Burroughs of Longueuil had some concerns about the fencing issue, arguing that on larger rural plots of more than one acre, fencing in the coop may not be needed. i8FSF UBMLJOH BCPVU DIJDLFOT CVU XFWFHPUXJMEUVSLFZTBOECJSETMBOEJOH from all over the place,” Burroughs said. “I understand (fencing) within the villages and subdivisions, but for me and others who have birds roaming all over the place POUIFQSPQFSUZ *KVTUEPOUTFFUIFOFFE within my ward.” i*G*VOEFSTUBOEUIJTDPSSFDUMZ ZPVSF looking at giving a little bit more leeway to the people that live outside the subdivi- TJPOT uTBJE(FSSZ.JOFS DPVODJMMPSGPS8FTU )BXLFTCVSZi#VUTPNFUJNFTUIFZSFWFSZ
The bylaw was amended to not require fencing on properties larger than one acre. Council also clarified that the township will have the power to revoke licences if the chickens are not getting proper care.
Le canton de Champlain autorisera désormais les propriétaires à élever jusqu’à quatre poules dans un poulailler de jardin. —photo de Pexels
SUPPORT GROWS FOR TINY HOMES IN CHAMPLAIN TOWNSHIP
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
According to the results of the public consultation, the residents of Champlain Township support the inclusion of tiny homes in the neighborhood. During the regular meeting on Sep- tember 28, Champlain Township council reviewed the results of a public consultation conducted on tiny homes. The consultation was launched on July 25 of this year and was meant to gather community input and
La taille moyenne d’une tiny home est de 225 pieds carrés, soit huit fois plus petite qu’une maison moyenne. Elles conviennent donc parfaitement aux personnes seules ou aux couples, en particulier dans les endroits où l’espace est compté. —Pexels photos
share information about tiny homes. The survey and webpage were online for five weeks, during which time the township office SFDFJWFETVSWFZSFTQPOTFTJO&OHMJTI and 85 survey responses in French. The survey responses were generally favourable to the development of tiny homes in the township, with residents expressing the desire for allowing tiny homes as infill developments within existing neighborhoods. Tiny homes count as second dwelling units which can be installed on existing low-density residential properties. Amendments have been proposed which would allow for multiple tiny homes to be constructed on a property within a low-density residential area, which would allow council to retain oversight in the approval of tiny home communities, or “pocket neighborhoods”. There was some hesitancy among resi- dents who currently own properties that could accommodate tiny homes, indicating UIBUUIFZEPOUZFUOFFEUIFNGPSUIFNTFMWFT and that they want to maintain their privacy. Despite this, surveys indicate that these
reluctant homeowners do want to keep the right to develop a tiny home in the future, in case their family needs one. “I think what the staff report hints at is that the zoning in place is pretty permissible in terms of tiny homes,” said Jennifer Lafo- SFTUPGUIF1MBOOJOH%FQBSUNFOUi5IFSFT nothing that would prevent somebody who wanted to install tiny homes from applying and receiving approval because the policies are very supportive of adding residential infill in these areas. I think the challenge is that landowners with the capacity to infill are hesitant to do so because they want to maintain their privacy and their development opportunity for their own family. If council wanted to see these types of developments occur, it might have to request additional information in terms of grant funding, public awareness, and marketing. Trying to get more people interested in building tiny homes on their own property would be the biggest obstacle.” /PEFDJTJPOXBTSFRVJSFE BOEUIFSFQPSU was filed for information purposes.
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