The County and Township are considering two rural residential severances at 2075 Demers Road, but Douro-Dummer staff and the County Planning Department both recommend denial largely because Demers Road is an unopened, non-standard road not assumed or maintained by the Township. Staff state that if the Land Division Committee approves the severances despite policy conflicts, a key condition should require Demers Road to be improved at the owner’s expense to meet Township Policy No. 18, Douro-Dummer Minimum Standards for Municipal Roads, and Ontario Building Code fire access route requirements. This explicitly anticipates engineering design, construction and possible widening of the existing forced road.While no design or contractor has been selected, the reports outline that a full 66‑foot road allowance may ultimately be needed and that the Township must consider financial impacts, emergency access, school busing, and long-term maintenance before assuming the road. This creates an open planning opportunity around road improvement scoping, engineering, cost estimation, and potential subdivision-style standards, where vendors in transportation engineering, surveying, and construction management can help the Township and landowner structure feasible upgrade options and defensible conditions if any consent is granted.

Township Policy No. 18 and minimum road standards are already provided to the applicant; MJ Davenport has supplied a preliminary Demers Road inspection and suggestions for widening, but no detailed design exists.