Tag: Ontario Building Code
Meaford to explore suitability of surplus vacant land for tiny homes
The Municipality of Meaford will explore an idea to make some vacant surplus lands available for tiny home communities. At its committee of the whole meeting on Monday, council approved a motion by Deputy-mayor Shirley Keaveney directing staff to initiate a strategic land disposal process, including the development of a Request for Prequalification procedure, to […]
Proposed conservation authority changes closely watched in Grey-Bruce
The Ontario government’s plans to make sweeping changes to the province’s conservation authority system has some concerned about the impacts in Grey-Bruce. On Friday, the province announced it would soon introduce legislation to create an Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA) that will oversee a revamped system in which the province’s current makeup of 36 conservation […]
Goderich council hears options on Memorial Arena revitalization
GODERICH – Goderich council has been presented with a concept to repurpose the town’s closed Memorial Arena and will consult with local service clubs before making a decision. As previously reported, council passed a motion during a special Jan. 3 meeting to close the arena until further notice, citing safety and accessibility concerns. A task force […]
Grey County council opens meeting with patriotic fervour
Other council business included a call to proclaim Agnes Macphail Day on her birthday, March 24
Lowered London minimum ceiling height of six feet moves ahead
A city council committee has given its endorsement to reducing the minimum ceiling height in London to barely more than six feet to align with Ontario’s building code. Councillors voted 3-1 in favour of the tweak to London’s property standards bylaw, reducing the minimum headroom in a home by 10 centimetres to 1.85 metres, or […]