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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/16/2003 Statutory Public Information Meeting Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: STAFF: L. Taylor M. Duff D. Kearns - Manager, Development Review - Planner II - Committee Coordinator The Manager, Development Review, provided an overview of the requirements of the Planning Act and the Ontario Municipal Board respecting this meeting and matters under consideration there at. (I) ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 15/03 SUNOCO INC. 1800 BROCK ROAD NORTH BLOCK B. PLAN M-1024 1. Mike Duff, Planner II, provided an explanation of the application, as outlined in Information Report #19-03. 2. Steve Lerner, Suncor Energy Products Inc., advised that the items to be added would be those similar to what is sold in most service stations. He further advised that new pumps are being installed that will provide the convenience of paying at the pump rather than having to enter the store, this speed up the process and alleviate some of the traffic problems. 3. Paul Hill, Traffic Consultant, advised that a traffic study ahs been completed which concludes that 85% of the traffic is due to Tim Horton's. Reorganization of the site should help the traffic flow and lessen the traffic on Pickering Parkway. 4. Preet Singh, 25 Rotherglen Road North, advised that this development will create more traffic congestion on Brock Road which will inevitably cause more accidents and back-up. Another convenience store is not required in the area and with the build-up of businesses across the street all needs are addressed. 5. Carolyn Oliver, 1655 Pickering Pkwy., Unit 514, advised that there is a solid stream of traffic on Brock Road now and another convenience store is not needed which will just increase the problem. 6. Raymond Ada, 1655 Pickering Parkway, advised of his opposition to the convenience store stating that the service station will loose business if the traffic congestion gets any worse. Statutory Public Information Meeting Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:00 P.M. 7. Percell Thompson, 1566 Alwin Circle, stated his opposition to the application adding that the traffic is already overly congested. 8. Lynda Taylor, Manager, Development Review, advised that comments are still to come from Property & Engineering, Development Review and various agencies. II ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.