Paul Stovel

The applicants sought relief from a municipal site alteration bylaw to place topsoil on a closed gravel pit to rehabilitate it for farming.

The Board determined that importing topsoil to return the lands to agricultural use constitutes a normal farm practice.

However, the Board concluded that the municipality's permit conditions—including restricted hours of operation, a deposit, and neighbor notification—were reasonable and did not restrict the normal farm practice.

The application for relief from the bylaw conditions was effectively dismissed.