CBS okays bevy of business permits

By Mark Squibb

Conception Bay South council last week approved a number of business applications.

One permit was for a new business in an old building; council approved use of 2507 Topsail Road, the site of the old Topsail Auto Body and Collision Centre, for a new garage, as use of the property had not formally ceased.

“Someone is going to fix up the building and start an autobody shop there once again,” said councillor-at-large Paul Connors.

“It’s nice to see an old business be repurposed, and a new business open up there,” added Deputy Mayor Andrea Gosse.

Council also approved an application for a home-based upholstery, sewing, and furniture repair store on Caledonia Place, subject to further government approvals and development of additional off-street parking.

Council deferred making a decision on an application for a hobby farm at 500 Conception Bay Highway in Foxtrap, but did approve a home office at the same address. An accessory building at the property will be used to store equipment.

Council also approved a home-based office for an excavating company at 29 Cables Road. An onsite accessory building will be used to store equipment.

Besides business permits, council approved a permit for construction of an 111.5 square metre accessory building at 24 Jones Lane, Long Pond, subject to a successful backfill inspection for an approved home on the property — proof that the resident intends to build a home on the property in the future.

Council approved the subdivision and development of 2-6 Indian Pond Drive upon receipt of a Land Use Impact Assessment report from the property owner. Council had requested the report as part of the property lies in a flood zone. The report details how the owner intends to mitigate flooding.

Council also approved an application to subdivide the property at 19-21 Greeleytown Road into two residential building lots with variances to reduce the lot frontage from 15 metres to 14.7 metres for each lot, subject to submission and acceptance of a grading plan.

Councillor-at-large Rex Hillier explained council is requesting the plan because a neighbour had expressed concerns about possible water run-off onto his property.

Council’s lone rejection of the night was for an application to develop a third unit within the existing building at 57 Gully Pond Road as the proposed development does not conform to the lot requirements for an apartment dwelling.