The Stephenville town council has denied a permit for Tony Smith to erect a house in the rear property of 71 Hillview Ave. in Stephenville saying it does not conform to the esthetics of the area.

Coun. Cec Stein disagreed and said at the Thursday’s general meeting of council that it was a stretch to turn down the application for the reason outlined.|

“It’s a fill-in area, and a larger piece of property and we’ve made exceptions to other people in the past,” Stein said. “It’s hard to support denying this based on esthetics when you look at buildings like Stephenville Gardens and Nova Recycling, among others in this town,” he said.

Mayor Tom O’Brien said these regulations are on the book and some regulations conflict with each other, presenting a unique set of problems. He said when you let rear-yard development take place it creates a problem for servicing and history has shown when residents run into problems, they turn it into a town problem.

Stein was the only member of council to vote against the motion.

Permission granted
Adrian Cornect was given outline planning permission to hold a Country Rock Fest in Stephenville in 2010, subject to the event organizers carrying insurance which would include indemnification for the Town of Stephenville against any future claims relating to the event, an adequate security plan, submission of an organization plan, a site location indicating the area of the Ramp to be utilized in the event, approval or relevant government agencies and compliance with all town regulations.

Double ‘J’ Procurement was given outline planning permission to operate a home-based consulting business from space in a home at 1 Brook St. subject to compliance with all town regulations.

Craig Butt was approved a permit to construct an eight-unit senior’s complex at 10 New Mexico Dr., subject to approval of the government service centre and all town regulations.

Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Circle was given permission to hold the Aboriginal Regional Games in Stephenville at the end of June 2010 and the Town of Stephenville will write a letter of support for the games.

Paula Gillis was approved a permit to construct a 13 feet by 24 feet six inches extension at the rear of a residence at 20 Pennsylvania Ave. to accommodate a wheelchair lift.