October 25th, 1976

the Surveyor General was one foot in 2500 feet ~ now upgraded to one

foot in 5000 feet. Alderman Ranger pointed out that a degree of tolerance
is permitted in the measurement of land due to various factors such as
temperature, terrain, etc., and he appealed to the Council to consider

the West half of Lot D to be one acre.

Moved by Alderman Ranger:

Seconded by Alderman Keryluk:

That the property located at 831 Prairie Avenue, legally described
as the Ws of Lot D, NE Section 6, Township 40, Plan 9737 and calculated
to have 43,554.10375 square feet in area, be considered as one acre of

land. Carried.
Alderman Laking voted against the resolution.

Prior to passage of the foregoing resolution, Mayor Campbell pointed
out that the By-law requires the minimum size of a parcel of land in an
RS-2 (One-Family Suburban Residential) zone to be one acre and allowing
the degree of tolerance requested may set a precedent. Mayor Campbell
pointed out that a legal alternative would be to rezone the bottom 90'
to RS-1 (One-Family Residential) or have a survey carried out to determine
the exact size of the subject property. Alderman Thompson stated he was
in favour of the application; however, he pointed out that it may be a
financial advantage for the applicants to have the property subdivided.
Mayor Campbell. stated he would like it publicly known that the City will
not accept blame for deciding in favour of the request, and Mr. and Mrs.
Moody indicated they agreed to accept approval. on this basis. Alderman
Laking, as Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Committee, stated that che
decision of the Committee recommending that the property be rezoned to
RS~1 (One-Family Residential) was based entirely on the policy set by
Council in 1974 and the requirements of the Subdivision and Zoning By-
laws; however, Alderman Traboulay stated he was in favour of the application
and that he did not see it as precedent-setting. Alderman Keryluk
stated that as far as he was concerned, the subject property is the
Westerly half of a 2~acre parcel, and that he felt che City had an
obligation to allow the applicants to build thereon. Mayor Campbell
stated he would like it recorded that the Council has pointed out clearly

to Mr. and Mrs. Moody the alternative of subdividing their property and

that the decision to approve their request was made on the "tolerance"

factor in measuring land; also, a letter was received from an adjoining

neighbour of the applicants concerning their request which has not been