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Whitby administrative com- mnittee has recommended approv- ai of a "tourist activity node" designation for Cullen Gardens' "Prettiest Street in Ontario" expansion. Town planning director Bob Short said Monday night that the land use designation would restrict Su.nday shopping at the location unless Durham Region passed a bylaw to allow establish- ments to open Sunday. Committee members -had previously -expressed concernis about Sunday shopping at the "!Prettiest Street,". to comprise about 25 refurbished historic dwellings converted' to retail artisan craft and gift shops on the ground floor and bed and break- fast units on the upper floors. Councillor Rss Batten also said he had concerris that another retail area, one that was "not orginally planned," wouid be created in Whitby. But he said the recommxend- ation and report made by Plan- ning department answered concerns. "Thank you very much, gentle- men. You're going to be so, proud of this thing," said owner Len Cullen after committee approved the tourist node designation. Planning department noted that retail and service commer- cial uses on holidays, including Sundays, within. the Prettiest Street are under the control of the Province. through. the Ratail Business Holidays -Act, and thal there are exceptions from the "n< shopping" rule on Sunday. The department aiso noted that aIl existrnig commercial anc tourist operations north Of Taunton Rd. at Cullen Gardens, ~uincluding the craft and gift shops, are permitted to be open on Sunday. The opening of Prettiest Little Street shops would be govemned under a section of the Retail Business Holidays Act that states conditions (maximum floorspace, number of employees) under which small stores cari rernain open and sel food stuifs, newspapers, tobacco articles, antiques or handicrafts. Another section of the Act allows a municipality, in this case Durham Region, to exempt a retail business from shopping restrictions, notes Whitby's plan- ning department. In another example under that section, a Metro Toronto bylaw allows Harborfront area retail stores to. operate on Sundays. Planning department noted that each craft gift sho on the Prettiest Street would hlight a paticular home handicraft. "Although open to both paid admission visitors and the gnrl pu-- Ic, the retail consultftft- is confident thsLt these shops oui be supported by' tourist traffIc, Eýn would n<et be dlependeft= on attractirig sp:ending of Whitbyl--5 wesidents awaxY from other ret.=afliz=g in t'heo 'own," statesth8! pIa-m~ning report- It oas pr osd that th7e draft wordi1g yof tle proposed Iand use designtion be "tourist ectivitY node" og i-,-t il -the wording xsed in the ToegInflL officiai plBn and propetly oEnhipC2baSZeg "the concept o)f the r..etaffl comporent beirog subOrýnamte nwd incidenta] to the predomi!1l=ft tourist related attraCtiormS. "»,In other wSrds, the propmae - -etEil coponenit expan- sions WORUI&d-énot erritted indepnanflUy, but o>ily in conjuflCt1«)f with these toon'ist activ>iSm, states Iplanning departiàuent. The designm.tiofl, as propmae,.. w.uOdl now be~ limited only bt t-se romorth sîde of »Taunton Rd. but C=Oud..<l later be extended ta SffE PAGE 4 Former Whitby mmma-n- foun 4d guilty o*f criminaI,-egligecflC A 22-year-old nian formerly of Whitby was sentenced to three years in penitentiary last week after he was convicted of two counts. of criminal negligence causing dèath in connection with en accident last year that killed two girls, one bis 18-year-old sister. Sean La Rose, 22, was aise convicted of exceeding the legal limit of alcohol in the blood. The accident occurred at about 'Prettie.st street' gets apl»rov&l Here's A Great Op0rLrit To Save On gual Home Furnshing 118ummecf 8 p.n. o=-n F"-eb. 6, 1987 -when La Rose mwSs driving bis sister Kathe'm - £na a 17-year-old friend, ffhor=da Wiliamson to a surpie -birmhday Pa.rty. 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