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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
40 TEMPERANCE STREET
BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO
L1C 3A6
REPORT TO GENERAL PURPOSE AND
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 7, 1983
REPORT NO. CS -19 -83
SUBJECT: GPA RESOLUTION # 768 -83
"STEPHENSON REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM
THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE CEMETERY BY -LAW"
RECOMMENDATION:
1. That this report be received for information; and
2. That the request of Mr. L. Stephenson for exemption
from the By- flaw #79 -104 not be approved.
BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:
In the letter dated September 14th, 1983, Mr. Lloyd Stephenson of Newcastle
Village requested that Council give consideration to exempting him from
the section of the Cemetery By -Law related to the size of the stone and its
base.
By -Law 79 -104 has been before Council and the contents of the By -Law have
been reconfirmed by Council. The purpose of the section relating to the
size of stones and bases is to establish uniformity and permit their easy
removal when the occasion arises, particularly when adjacent plots have to
be opened.
Itis my understanding that there are a number of people awaiting the out-
come of this application. It is staff's opinion that Council should not
grant exemption to the By -Law. Rather, the problem of oversized stones
should be turned back to the point of origin, that is, the manufacturer of
the stone and that the purchaser require him to cut the stone to proper
size or replace it.
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REPORT NO. CS -I9 -83
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The By -Law is clear in what is permitted and it should not be up to the
municipality to providealternative solutions to a manufacturer's problem.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas A. Fanning, R.D.M.R.(F)
Director of Community Services