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ORONO WVEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4,1977-13 Don Adams of Orono was been phenomenal in recent ei1L1II2 pcî. flot long on Saturdày morning years and on opening days the To proteet bulbs from to make is catch with this streamns are lined with fish- wnetîp n ycnh fine speciman. The return of ermen.uis n hainh rainbows to thxe Wlmot has should be covered by three to four inches of straw or leaves. -' ~ Wt ~This will ensure a uniform Yd , soutemperature and prevent I deep freezing. The leaves are - ~ usually covered with branch- -je 't',es to prevent them from ~ N blowing away. J 1 To protect the bulbs from rodents, they should be cover- O1 ed with fine meshP wire rietting. Limne or naphthaline sprikled on the ground also, keeps these animais away. After the plants have Ïýbloomed, ail faded flowers should be removed so that the plant food is stored in the '1 ulb sc-ales instead of being used in the development ~jseeds. t is a comnmon error to cut aoff the stems and foliage of tulips at grounid level after they have bloomed. This I'V completely stops bulb devel- - opment so that the quality dteriorates rapidly. If the 'y bulbs are to be left in the ground for another season, ., the foliage must not be 4 removed until it begins to mature and turn yellow, Îllïi 4about three weeks after ~_ flowering. ¼ 4% ~ "~"~' Tulips are seldom affected . ., by diseases, except for one, knrown. as Tulip Blight. This causes considerable loss of v~ ~ bulbs and ruins appearances of the flowers. The disease ý,j ,-,espreads rapidly by way of ind and water. t Fowering, buîbis are in 'oey Snc is the proud his secret, he caught the fîsh, some wýýays advantageous to vrmian who displays this on a Mepps. othler flowers because they beauty caught in the Wilmot From ail reports success may be forced indoors, f0 on Saturday. t weighed 9 was great on opening day produce blooms when most pounds and measured 2612". throughout the region for other types are under the Joey was quick to give away those Rainbow beauties. snow. RIEGIONAL MUN ICI PAL ITY OF DURHAM PLAN NI NG & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Officilai Plan Amendment wiîth. res pect to Yea r- Rounpd Mobile Home Parks, ýPUBLIC MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 605 ROSSLAND ROAD EAST, WH ITBY, ONTARIO0 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, May 17, 1977 The Department of Planning and Development of the' Regional M1unicipaiity of Durham was instructed in 1976 to prepare a study on Year-round mobile home parks. The study is now complete and a report has been prepared. The report contains certain recommendations which after discumsion with the public hiiay, form the b asis, for an amendment to the Officiai Plan of the Regional Miuniicipality- of. Durham. The purpose of, this mieeting is to present the study recommendations which are as follows. 1. Mobile homie parks shall mean land that is owned and operated by a person( s), a co-operative or a condomini um corporation for the purpose of providing residential accommodation' of double wide mobile home units or modular home units. Such units shahl mean a transportable faetory-built single family dwellîng of two or more components that are joined on a permanent anchoring foundation and connectedl to service systemis approved by the Ministry of Environmtent and the Region of Durham so as to be suitable for year-round occupancy and are constructed to meet the standards of the Ontario Building Code, the Electrical Code, Plum-bing Code as weii as ail relevant by-laws of the municipality. 2. That mobile home parks, if deemed desirable by the Council of the respective area municipaiity and subject to their inclusion in a district plan, may be permiitted in those areas designated residential in the Officiai Plan. 3.In (lhe case that a Mobile Home Park is deemed desirable by the Council of the respective area municipality, a speciai zoning category shalh be instituited as per Section 35e of the Planning Act. Iii addition, area mutnicipalities are encouraged to enact such zoning categories througihby-laws in accordanice with Section 35a of the Planinrg Act. 4.A site plan agreemnentwhc is registered on titie shahl be a condition for the approvai by an area municipality of a rezoning or subdivision application for- mobile home park development. 5. Such site plan agreements shah be in accordance with the relevant by-iaws of the area municipaiity and the criteria established by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation publication, "Site Planning for Mobile Homes - A Supplement to the Site Planning Handçbook" as may be amended from time to time. ln addition f0 site planning details, the Agreement shahl contain provisions for: a ) a cceptable guarantees to the area municipality and- the Region t0 be fiied with the respective area municipality and the Region f0 guarantee performance of ail work to be completed pursuant to the termis of the Agreement, and b) the paymen t of applicable developmlent charge levies. lit addition, Regional Council shahl require that the applicant( s) enter into appropriate agreements which may include, such mnatters as Regîonai services, Regional levies and Regionai rond facilities. 6. Mobile Hfome Park development shail be treated ln the samne manner as anyv residentiai development for the purpose of 'assessing municipal parki requirements, school requirements, services, utilities, amenities and any other requirements under the Planning Act. Writt 'en comuments shouid bie submitted f0 the Regional Municipaiity of Durham, Department of Planning and Deveiopment, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, LIN 6A3, by May 1Zth, 1977. Information regarding the study can bie obtained by caliing Mr. J. Moyer, Department of Planning and Deveiopment, Regionai Municipality of Durham, Whitby (416) 668-7731. Copies of the study are available at: The Regional Departmnent of' Planning and -Development; and the Office of t2he Clerk in Ajax. Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanvihie, Port Perry, Uxbridgie, Beaverton, Cannington and Sunderland. J. Anderson CHAIRMAN Wm. F-CH. McAdams COMMISSIONER ...... . . .. . ..... ....