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Wed January 1975 NEC seeks protection for escarpment will announce controls in near future By Bob Kurd Development control regulations restricting deve lopment within the Niagara Escarpment Corridor a to be mode pi Jaw In tin regulations have been In works for many months and are designed lo preserve and protect Niagara Escarpment for this and generations Controls have been by the member com mission have been for warded to Cabinet Coor Committee for study before being presented to the Ontario Cabinet for Its en dnrsement Th i controls unlike linn covering the grecnbclt lurid will impose a freeze on development nut will give the Niagara Escarpment ji what will allowed In corn All applicants wishing build In the area un der development control will make application the com mission Once the regulations art passed they will serve as a set of general standards but broad enough for com missioned to del with each application on Its own merit Development control allows more flexibility than zoning by laws or regulations put In lo affect by ministerial order Plans for residential com and Industrial deve lopment might be modified or rejected after consideration by the commission The com mission has a staff of in eluding professional land scape architects and plan Nfr Manager of Informn lion Services Walter explained the Commissions task was to draft a master plan for the escarpment The plan will ensure preservation of the escarpment Depend on It In drafting regulations the commission has hud to keep in mind interests of many groups that currently depend on the escarpment for Honor cases olive llhood Prior to the commission be ing set up in the fall of 1973 a government task force deve loped on interim government policy for escarpment It was thought then that master plan could be deve loped within three Ac cording to flowing the uniqueness of the control sys tern has required more time than anticipated lie government In a policy statement in 1973 indi many land uses could with the icarpti in turn forestry resort and rcsidcn lopment could nil In depending on locitinn character task force reported I overs towns In recent interview explained the plan would freeze development lie noted he planning area takes in 1 3 million acres and of that to per cent will be under control For some areas entire towns and cities art covered by the planning area Once development regulations art announced zoning by laws In those will repealed and the con will supercede previous regulations Things won Just stop when development controls an Development will lie if it doesn Jeopardize the plans for preservation of the escarpment he said The question is how much development where and how should il done Everything won I come to a stop the da theeontrolsarcannounced It is necessary that our plan Input concerning developments that could gen prate a lot of traffic on either of the escarpment and result in roads running back and forth on either side In some places develop ment con lake place if the location Is right if the road system Is right and if the de docs I hurt the environment Without this in put it could be 1 real mess Gov iog meets fro with other igcncles responsible for oil and gas lints ind lines in order to minimize the impact these developments will have if to cross the planning area wont be put develop ment control some ireas satisfactory controls and some areas as critic or as deli as Some lands in the escarp ment corridor will he while others will be put der development control designated for po tential parks lands noted for historic ind uniqueness and lands designated as a permanent for he Bruce Trail will be acquired In some art as will be arranged in other arc is thi land will he td through direct purchase to hearing Applicants ippenlmg u decision of commission eonctming permission for 1 development will go before a he officer hearing officer ill make i final deci sion the only to his THE ROLLING HILLS and wooded areas of the Niagara Escarpment provide scenic beauty for residents and passersby all year round decision villi be before cabinet The commission comments on all developments proposed for the planning ire now In dome cases a in site pi mis recommended culling of trees is restricted or the plan modified to conform with the chancier of the escarpment In other instances plons hive been rejected on ad of commission be cause the proposil was con prcmiture or dous to preservation of the Most dcielnners art iw ire of our policies don lginheadblindl but try plans to mane Cowing said Tht pits eniarries issue isonenflhi most contentious issues tint planntrs to needed com inies have something to sis imironmenlilisis in opposed to their I rotn in en mi hikirl list vear thai ic lo wing ihi mmissim has plied Ihe government us sei out in June of 1T3 tint legislation anv new in designated restricted area If however i had licence with no lions attached to It expansion is allowed providing meets with zoning and sourer arras Part of the terms of refer for the led for the designate certain areas in the escarpment corridor as mm resource areas New pits and quarries will be per mitled in these areas under standards be defined in the master plan for the escarp ment the government said in its for escarpment released in June of 1973 amission intends to icquiri some I ids within the si Unique illicit ind historic areas new national facilities th best route for the ml ire imong in is he it quired pern inent route for the limit tin to Ihe hikers on Urine Trail Inst he numbers will grow import of the trail will I ri till the Trail goes private re i mm r disputes or eh in 1 use the route keeps inking is permission I list is job III million In miles tin overall idministi ilinn liters fnr the ratios Job isloiet the mm mission to tin He 1 due pre si til inf Id T V radio intervnvvs for tin and si mi in to informutu 1 We vi id good turn from tin Hi if tin I mint is something mil the press w to 1 Tin 11 has 1 Ihi job is i effort The mule 1 is ii In selected the ind set 1 1 method of in iit til m mee Then is inn sider lo hiving Urn Trul m in im m the The Uriel people in keep ing il of them w ilk tin with bigs ind up litter Those trail are usually wilkers not members how do iducate people to look after the good things in life owing nders The stiff Is headed Director fin and he his with him Tour Cecil louis is r of Development liter is in igcr it Inform Sir vices 1iter is Man of vices Inddle is of I was fund inn mil regiihtiniis ind system of devclnpmml ennlrnl will be pub listnm unround inform 1 mi ehmitii Is lir mil pi int lift ind in tit is net- for the 1 ic that will these is hers R1V1 tint I to fulfil the sei fori them It will indeed reditu re the input support if tin plinth it will iihitvt la 1 Escarpment mosiac of natural delights The Escarpment is one of Ontario most precious ind widely used natural resources unique environmental corridor for miles from Qutxnston near Niagara Falls across the rich agricultural lands and expanding urban belt of Southern Ontario and reaching the tip of the Bruce Peninsula near Tobermory It is a mosaic of natural delights with forests cliffs hills water falls streams scenic viewpoints unusujl rock formations and in plant and animal life It is an attribute that attracts the naturalist the the skier the angler the camper the artist the ecolo gist the who wants to get away from it all In its southern sections the Escarpment is the source of a muln million dollar extractive industry sand and gravel clay and shale crushed stone and building stone mi PLANNING from Niagara to Liking in parts of vol vis 1 mi 11 J Wed January 1975 protection for escarpment nee controls in near future How The question is how much development where how should it be done very thing won come to a slop the day the controls are announced II is necessary that our plan have Input concerning developments that could gen lot of traffic on cither side of the escarpment and result In roads running back forth on either side I ft some places develop ment can place if is right If tht road system is right and if the de velopment hurt environment Without this In put it could be a rial mess Buys The meets fre quently with other agencies responsible for oil and gas llnei and hydro lines In order In minimize the these developments will have If Ihcv ton The entire planning arc won lie put under develop ment control bee nisi some have satisfactory urn mt controls and some areas us critic or is deli elite as others Some lands In escarp ment corridor will acquir while others will be put der development control Ijinds designated for po tent il parks noted for historic ecological uniqueness and the lands dcsigmleil as a permanent route for Trull will be acquired will in areas tin land will be through direct purchase to hearing Applicants appealing a decision of commission concerning permission for development will go before a inng The of the beauty for decision wilt be before the provincial cabinet Tht commission comments on all developments proposed for the planning area now In some cases a change In site plan is recommended cutting of trees is restricted or plan modified lo conform with the of the escarpment In other instances plans have been rejected on tht ad vice of the commission be cause the proposal was con premature or to rest rvj linn of of and dun go ahead to modify plans to make them acceptable said The pits and quarries issue one of the most issues tint NH planners havi face k luarrlcs sand ind ravel cor hive snmctlniutos tin I isilv In overlooked to tin his the poluv is sit out of IJ73 that leishlmn birred in restricted ions attached other a re us Cart of Ihe terms of refer for the commission led for certain areas in thi escarpment corridor as mm inl resource areas New pits euarriei will be per milled in areas I standards to be defined in master plan for the escarp the government said in its poltcv for escarpment in June of n intends to some I within the r Unique and historic are is new il ficilities the best route for the nice Trail an those to be A permanent route for the Unite rail Is of the goals the escarpment referred lo hikers on last year as time goes on he numbers will grow and the importance the trail will urn nil the Trill goes over private re suit farmer disputes or theroule keeps winding as permission use land is prone has Information indies the overall idminlstration milters for commission is to get story the torn mission to the public lie Ins developed audio vis present itions and V ind ridm interviews for chairman and some commissioners in addition to information to the hid good to opera from the The preservation of I-scarp- mcnl is something wants The public ind press int to see good job done he notes summed up The task of is to prepare fir the owing nnled lit job is a thru route Ins to hi split led the land set dam m el hod of mini lament and m union rmmid There is to having the munigi the Tin people are conscientious it of walk tin trail with garbage bags and pick up litter Those who litterlhe trail are members Hut how do you tducatt people In look after the in life The commission staff is headed be It fin with him four managers Cecil is of Development Wilier is Man iger 1 Inform ition r vices is Man ition I riddle is of I tins i I fund inn if in drafting rckuliluns ind of development eintrol die pub bicker informa on i In it i soils w He mil ml ind plan for Ihe Niagara I- Area that will these unique lands is i wilderness rercalion re souree maintaining it is continuous natural environ ment while other land uses thai are com with such The eommission mem presenting munici vinous strmne fulfil the set lnfore them It will indeed the input io petition support of public in tint will mint fir present ttiuntiens suit Escarpment mosiac of natural delights The Escarpment is one of Ontario most precious and widely i natural resources It is unique environmental corridor stretching lor milts from Quetnston near Niagara Falls across the rich agricultural lands and expanding bell of Southern Ontario and reaching the tip of the Brute Peninsula near Tobermory It ii mosaic of natural delights with forests cliffs hills water falls streams scenic viewpoints unusual rock formations and in tercstiny plant and animal life It is in attribute that attracts the naturalist the hiker the skier the angler the camper the artist the gist the who wants to get away from it all In its southern sections the Escarpment is the source of a multi million dollar extractive industry sand and gravel clay and shale crushed stone and building stone taking in parts of Acton Georgetown and Milton The planning area in volves million acres of land THE PLANNING AREA of the Niagara Escarpment runs the full route from Niagara to Tobermory and sweeps through middle of Halton king of Acton lives l million acres Pits and Quarries contantiaui issue on Escarpmont