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STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
A Statutory Public Meeting was held by the Pickering Town Council on
Thursday, June 20, 1991 at 7:30 p.m.
PRESENT:
Mayor Wayne Arthurs
COUNCILLORS:
M. Brenner
D. Dickerson
R. Johnson
G. Martin
B. Mitchell
K. Van Kempen
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ALSO PRESENT:
K. McKay
N. Carroll
T. Melymuk
l. Taylor
C. Rose
C. Wong
- Deputy Cl erk
- Director of Planning
- Deputy Director of Planning
- Manager - Current Operations Division
- Manager, Policy Division
- Senior Planner
(I) REZONING APPLICATION A29/90 SUBMITTED BY
DONWAY WEST PROPERTIES ON THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF TWYN RIVERS ROAD AND ALTONA ROAD
1. An explanation of the application, as outlined in
Information Report 19/91, was given by Chris Wong, Senior
Planner.
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2. Ravi Jain, agent for the applicant, stated the proposal
will be compatible in the area because it will provide a
day care centre adjacent to the school, the commercial
component will provide convenience services to the
community and the residential component does not adversely
affect the surroundings. There will be no significant
increase in traffic and he requested support of the
proposal.
3. Peter Klym, 1484 Altona Road, stated he has had no response
from the developer with respect to his concerns regarding,
noise barriers, lighting, density and traffic. He asked if
Twyn Rivers Drive would be widened to provide a turning
1 ane and requested that hi s concerns be addressed before
the proposal proceeds.
4.
Cy Curdle, 1497 Altona Road, spoke in opposition to the
density and expressed his concern regarding on site parking.
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5.
Janic Stone, representing the Rouge Valley Residents
Association, referred to the letter contained in the
Informati on Report and expressed concern wi th respect to
increased traffic and safety for children crossing the
intersection. She questioned the justification for
commercial use when there are many vacant commercial
properties in Town now and also requested information on
the specific uses proposed. She added that the three
storey building is incompatible within the existing area.
6. M. Kvorka, 270 Twyn Rivers Drive, stated that when he
bought hi s property, the s He was zoned res i denti a 1 . He
stated there is no demand for apartment bui 1 di ngs or a
commercial plaza and added that area schools are already
overcrowded.
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7. Carl Boynton, part owner, responded that reasonable rental
rates wi 11 be charged to ensure occupancy, that there is
sufficient parking on site and that a sound barrier will be
taken into consideration in the final design.
The appl i cant I s agent responded that the area resi dents I
concerns will be addressed.
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(II) ADJOURNMENT OF STATUTORY PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING
The meeting adjourned at the hour of 7:55 p.m.
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Mayor
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Dated June 24th 1991
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