1.0 Hectare PolicyGuidelines

Whereas the 1.0 hectare policyguideline, which prevents the construction of additional housing on properties of less than one hectare without attaching to a community sewerage system, is nearly twenty years old; And whereas technology and construction standards for septic systems has advanced since the policyguideline was put into place; And whereas there are many rural area small holding properties that lend themselves to densification without harming the delicate agricultural balance, which in time could assist to reduce the critical housing shortage: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to amend the 1.0 hectare policyguideline to allow for additional housing on small holding properties with suitable septic systems.