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AL dE rad 1} 2 PORT PERRY STAR -- "Tiel, / May is 1980 But still wants farmers to have a right to retirement lot Farm group favours land use restrictions The Durham Federation of Agriculture favours a tighten- ingofthe requirements for farm retirement lots, but would not want to see farmers lose the right completely to a retirement ot. Federation president Neil Allin of Orono, said the organi- zation will be submitting a de- tailed brief to Durham Region commenting on the review of ru- ral land use policies. Mr. Allin said the draft pro- posals, which have been public for about four weeks, will be dis- cussed at a Federation meeting this week, and he expects the organization will submit its comments to the Region by the June 19 deadline. He said when the Federa- CRONN Ny : 0 ; Nearly $500 was raised for Scugog's first toy-lending Ii- ry ~ 3 tion was asked by the Region last year for suggestions on ru- ral land use policies, one of them was a request to tighten up the policies governing farm severances. - The draft policy paper (which is not law at this time) suggests several changes to the farm severance regulations in the Official Plan. One would be an outright ban on retirement lots for farm- ers. That would not be a popu- lar move among the farm com- munity, so the draft policy paper suggests several ways the regulations can be tight- ened up. " It suggests that to obtain a retirement lot, a person must be brary (which Is slated to open this Fall) at a fashion show featuring these lovely models, held last Wednesday evening at Port Perry United Church. Designer Look of Toronto sup- plied the dazzling clothes worn by Debbie Taylor, Terry Bak- er, Gillian Hardy, Glenda Hutcheon and others. Organizers will now be asking local businesses to donate toys to the li- brary, which will start out by serving 30 local families. 20% oft all in-store merchandise (Sales Stock Excluded) A great time to buy those gifts for weddings, showers, teachers, Father's Day, birthdays, etc. 158 Queen St., 985-0025 a full time farmer earning most of his income from farming. He must also be retiring from farming. And he must have owned, resided on and ac- tively farmed his land for at least 20 years. The policy paper points out that currently under the Offi- cial Plan, the definition of bona fide farmer is open to interpre- tation. Over the last couple of years, the Region's planning de- partment and regional council have been taking a tough stance on just whois abona fide farmer entitled to a farm retirement severance. When the provincial gov- ernment announced a couple of years ago that there might be changes coming to farm sever- ance policies, local Land Divi- sion Committees have been swamped with applications for these severances. Many have been granted, but others have been turned down on the grounds the appli- cantis not a bona fide farmer. The draft policy paper also suggests thatintra-family farm severances be abolished. The policy paper deals with other aspects of rural land use such as estate residential devel- opment. It suggests that estate resi- dential developments be limit- ed to 30 lots on no more than 50 total acres. And where estate residen- tial development does take place, it should not interfere with normal farming routines. As for development in rural hamlets, the policy paper sug- gests that it Pe limited to in- filling until water servicing studies are completed for the in- dividual hamlet. The paper notes that growth around small hamlets in rural areas of Durham has had a negative impact on well water supplies. ' The paper suggests that be- fore any new development takes place around hamlets, a comprehensive hydrogeological study must be completed which would determine the number and sizeof new lots. "A key factor in the consid- eration of hamlet growth is to ensure a safe supply of drinking water and to prevent groundwa- ter contamination," the paper states. Scugog Township council last week reviewed the sugges- tions madein the draft paper. Councillors generally agreed that the provisions for allowing new homes in rural ar- eas should be tightened up in the Region's Official Plan. Council will be drafting for- mal comments over the next couple of weeks to submit to the Region's Planning Department. 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