"Niagara Escarpment Commission Commission de Fescarpement du Niagara ® 99 king Steet East 99, ue King est, P.O. Box 308 po. 308 Escarpment Commission “Thombury, ON, NOH 2P0 TThombury ON NOH 2°0 yale Gower’ ofa Tel. No. (618) 588-3340 No de tel (618) 598-3340 FaxNo. (519) 598-6328 Telocopleur (518) 99.6325 ‘wie escarpment or wun escarpment org February 12, 2015 Matt Marck, Senior Engineering Technologist Transportation Services Department County of Grey 595 9" Avenue East, ‘Owen Sound, ON N4K 3K3 Email: larck@arey.ca Dear Mr. Marck: Re: Development Permit Application G/X/2014-2015/9093 Grey Road 40 - County Project Number 15204 Township of Chatsworth (Holland) We have reviewed the proposal for work on Grey Road 40, from Gore Crescent to 700 metres east of Veterans Road North. The information supplied indicates that the road pulverizing and resurfacing will be undertaken entirely within the existing platform and there is no planned culvert work. ‘The Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP map attached) applies to the section of roadway east of Veterans Road North Section 5.4.3 of the Development Control Regulations (Ontario Regulation 828/90, as. amended) exempts the maintenance, repair or renewal of highways or municipal roads, provided the proposal is a permitted use in the Niagara Escarpment Plan, is not in conflict with a Development Permit issued and does not, i. open an unopened road allowance, ii, expand the width of the road, ili, change the road from a seasonal to a year round road, iv. change the surface of the road from gravel to pavement, or V. require road cuts and contour changes. On the basis of the information included in the application and subsequent clarification on the parameters of the work provided by you, we advise that the proposal is exempt from the requirement of obtaining a Development Permit 1 0f2 ‘Ontario's Niagara Escarpment - A UNESCO World Biosphere ReserveIfyou have any questions, please contact me at 519-599-3439 or bev.nicolson@ontario.ca Yours truly, Trypcben Bev Nicolson, MCIP, RPP Planner c: Township of Chatsworth Grey Sauble Conservation Authority O.J, McDonald, NEC Compliance Specialist 20f2‘eery uonas}alg woudsenss any Jesnjen wowdseas3 mn suopeuByseg weld ABYO 40 ALNNOD e608istoz-nozvO uejg jusuidieos3 eseBeIN