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P>AGEL .WEDNES)AY, JANUARY 28, 1981, WHIT3Y FREE PRESS Developers plans questioned . -. . CBC comes under fire from east ward A developer's proposal to build houses on Thickson Road South came under fire from about 40 east-end residents last week's operations committee meeting. Linda Majoros of Ken- dalwood Road said that the developer's homes would look like "shoeboxes squeezed on these little spaces." Consolidated Building Corporation (CBC) has proposed to build 189 single- family dwelling units on a 53 acre lot south of Dundas Street on Thickson Road. However, many of the units would be built with 35- foot frontages which is 15 feet less than required in the town's bylaws. The plans for the development where presen- ted in the public meeting that was held at the council chambers last week. Prior to beginning con- struction, CBC must obtain an amendment to both the/ Town of Whitby and the Region of Durham official plans. The proposal is for a CORPORATION OFTHE TOWN OF WHITBY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT On February 2, 1981 at 8:00 p.m. ln the Meeting Hall of the Town of Whitby Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, the Administrative Committee will consider an amendment to the Offical Plan of the former Planning Area of the Town of Whitby. The purpose of the amendment, by redefining the boun- daries for Special Study Areas 3 and 7 plus the addition of Special Study Area 10, is to: 1) Recognize the Central Area designations in the areas described on Schedule A4 of the Durham Region Official Plan requiring the preparation of a District Plan; and 2) To define the interim boundaries of the Central Areas by amendment to the existing Official Plan of the former Whitby Planning Area until such time the District Plan is prepared. Lake Ontario The amendment will also include complementary textual changes to the existing Offical Plan of the former Whitby Planning Area and make amendment to the roads plan in the vicinity of Special Study Area 7. All materials relating to the proposed Official Plan Amen- diment are on file and ar'e available for public inspection at the Planning Department on Level 7 of the Whitby Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. ROBERT B. SHORT Director of Planning, Corp. of the Town of Whitby. they do have reservations about the plan presented. "If we let this developer build on a 35-foot lot, what's going to prevent every other developer from asking for a little give and take," Majoros said. "People buying these homes would not be getting the best deal with that lot size," according to 'Mary McEachern, a member of the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association. "They'd be paying for single family lots and not getting much more than a townhouse. They would be getting ripped off." Rumm claimed that CBC first put this proposal in 1969 "and 1981 was the time they thought this housing would be needed." Another resident, Bill Lovelock, questioned whether there was a need for the development since there are "so many unfinished developments in Whitby." Regional Councillor Gerry Emm, committee chairman, told Lovelock that "growth hasn't come on stream as predicted." The town's director of planning, Bob Short added that, "There's a danger of over-extending housing with a limited market, but people will also argue that it's good to have a large number of serviced lots on hand." The committee voted to table matter for one month to allow staff to study the proposal. low-density development although the area is presen- tly zoned for medium and high density housing. Somer Rumm, vice- president of CBC, said "This is a better product for the times." "This will satisfy people who want a smaller home." Rumm said that the homes will be marketed for those people who are buying a house for the first or second time and that they will cost between $65,000 to $75,000 for homes with 35- foot lots and $80,000 to $85,000 for hMines on a 50-foot lot. Construction of the project would take two years to compelte after which an 82- unit apartment building would be erected. "This is not a very big development," Rumm said. CBC is also the major developer in the expansion proposal for Brooklin which will see the hamlet's population grow to 10,000. While the residents said that they are not against development on the site, Members of Durham Regional Council rejected a plea from the chairman of the Durham Region District Health Council to ban smoking during their meeting. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, the coun- cillors received and filed a letter fr'om Howard Hall, the chairman of the health council, requesting that the ban be instituted in the council chambers. (Smoking is prohibited by by-law in the Whitby Town Council chambers.) As a former smoker him- self, Whitby Regional Coun- cillor Tom Edwards said that smoking should be ban- ned during the meetings to "set a proper example" to young people and to demon- strate council's concern over the health of their citizens. However, Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard said that council "should not in- fringe on the rights of the in- dividuals." PDUeLAUIWNTfeSALE Of fINE FUINITUQE with avi ngs upto 50%off and no sales tax now itmakesusveryaffordable He did say that upon his request, and without a for- mal resolution of council, members of Newcastle Town Council do not smoke during the council meeting, however, they do during the more relaxed and informal setting of the committee meetings. Rickard did say that council meetings with conduct that is "condusive of the decorum that people expect of us." Vehement opposition tot the smoking ban came from Pickering Regional Coun- cillor Laurie Cahill who demanded that evidence be brought forward to demon- strate that smoking does, indeed, cause death. However, Councillbr Ann Cowman (Newcastle), said while it may not directly cause death, smoking can be contributed to the high cost of health care. Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey said that if the coun- cil banned smoking during the council meetings then they should do so during the committee meetings as welh, since they are also open to the public. However, despite the half- hour debate, the councillor will continue to light up during thier meetings. EDITOR'S NOTE: Last Wednesday was "Weedless Wednesday" and it appears as though none of the coun- cillors who partake of the habit (or those in the press box) gave up smoking for the day. Whitby Ambulance HERfAGE HOUSE lintited A Tradition of firie f urniture since 1929 216 MARY ST. F4. WHITBY, 668-3483 Open Mon. 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