Application - Pearltown Road - Lester's Farm
A Discretionary Use application has been submitted to operate an 'Aquaculture' use on land adjacent to 90 Pearltown Road as a Discretionary Use in the Agriculture (AG) Zone. The proposed structures would be greenhouse-style buildings containing closed tanks for raising tilapia fish. The tanks would be built above ground and use natural lighting plus some artificial lights when natural daylight is not sufficient to provide 14 hours per day. The buildings would be metal-frame, poly-covered greenhouses 200 feet long and 15 feet high.
The City of St. John’s wishes to allow 'Aquaculture' as a Discretionary Use in the Agriculture (AG) Zone and to define 'Aquaculture' to read as follows:
"'AQUACULTURE' means the breeding, hatching and rearing of fish or other aquatic plants or animals for sale and/or personal use.”
This application may be viewed at the Department of Planning, Development and Engineering, third floor, St. John’s City Hall. For further information or to view this application, please phone (709) 576-8220, or e-mail planning@stjohns.ca.
Any person wishing to make a submission on this application must provide a signed written statement to the Office of the City Clerk by noon, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, either by mail: P.O. Box 908, St. John’s, NL A1C 5M2; fax: (709) 576-8474 or e-mail: cityclerk@stjohns.ca. Written submissions received will become a matter of public record and will be included in the agenda for the regular meeting of Council on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at which time Council is scheduled to make a decision on this application.
Please Note: The initial application showed the location as 75 Pearltown Road, however, it is actually located on land adjacent to 90 Pearltown Road. Please see attached location map in the Background Information link below.