Adam Brown Street lot to be split, semi-detached homes sold separately

MAPLETON – The construction of two semi-detached homes at 41 Adam Brown Street in Moorefield is complete.

The owners are now seeking a  part lot control exemption to permit the division of the lot into two separate residential parcels.

Council approved a zoning exemption to allow for the semi-detached residential dwellings in April. The exemption was needed because the lot did not meet the required setback, lot coverage or parking requirements.

Mapleton council approved a bylaw to permit the part lot control exemption during a regular meeting of council on Feb. 25, with councillors Michael Martin and Marlene Ottens voting in favour and councillor Lori Woodham abstaining.

Mayor Gregg Davidson and councillor Amanda Reid were absent.

The township approval is the first step towards the part lot control exemption. Mapleton planner Michelle Brown will complete and submit an exemption application to the County of Wellington for final approval and registration.

“The request is for council to adopt a bylaw to remove part lot control to allow reconfiguration of the lots and legally split the parcel into two separate lots with distinct and separate ownership,” states a planning report that Brown presented to Mapleton council during the Feb. 25 meeting.

This “temporarily sets aside requirements that prohibit the sale of part of a lot or block of lands without a census application,” it continues. “This process is common with new construction of semi-detached units or townhouses where the building is constructed prior to determining the lot line, or where the individual lot fabric has been determined.”

The exemptions will expire two years after the bylaw’s approval or on the date that each lot is initially conveyed – whichever comes first.