An application for an industrial park in Cumberland was received and the Village of Cumberland council heard the particulars at the council meeting on Jan. 27. 

The application calls for a 15-lot industrial subdivision on Bevan Road where there is no civic address. The area is north of the waste management facility and south of Beck Avenue. 

The applicant has completed an environmental assessment and found no species to be at risk and no sensitive areas near the development area. The area does host a varied amount of mature trees and of 18 identified trees, four of them have been marked to be retained. Also, a number of small pockets of vegetation with new growth and small trees have been identified in the proposed lot area. The applicant has stated that 225 young trees will be retained within the development. 

 Each individual lot will not require its respective development permit. The applicant would have to abide by the conditions set forth by the original application for the overall permit; this will solidify the vegetation, mature trees and species retention as well as set forth the requirements for fencing that is wildlife friendly as recommended by the wildlife professionals who oversee the environmental assessment. 

Harvest areas have also been identified and these are vegetation that will be moved to regenerate in new locations throughout the proposed development area. 

The applicant is asking that the required 7,500m2 area minimum be reduced to lots as small as 4,049m2 for a variety of lot sizes to be available. This also supports density requirements. 

Council raised questions regarding the septic systems that would be required by each lot as they cannot connect to the Village sewage system as of yet, as there is no infrastructure near the lots. The applicant reassured that each septic design would be functional dependent on each building permit. Council was satisfied by the answers from the application. 

Mayor Vickey Brown inquired about the loss of trees in the green space and noted that 47 trees would be planted and harvesting the native species and transplanting them would mitigate the loss of greens pace. 

Council recommended that the application be approved, including the needed changes to frontage and the park dedication. The motion was carried unanimously.