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WHIBY REEPRMEg WEDNE.SDAY, OC'fBER28, 1991, PACW, S .1 committee Viat Town council deny an application by Orlando Corporation to amend the Whftby Off iciai Plan for Industrial use at the corner of Thlckson Rd. S. and Wentworth St. Orlando Corporation wanted to change the officiai plan designation f rom the current "1hazard land" to-Ilndustrial." The property Is zoned "greenbelt" in the bylaw. The proposed developmfent wouid have* negative Impact pn the nearby creek and vaiiey lands, sald a planning report. 'necomee to couneil That Town council deny an application by Durham Region through Marquis Investments Ltd. to permit the construction of a mufti-use hotel compiex. The property at the corner of Sunray St. and Consumers Dr. Is curmentiy designated as prestige Industrial land ln the Whtby Officiai Plan and as Industrial land ln the Regional Officiai Plan. Planning staff fet that the application, f irst made ln April 1987, was not belng actively pursued. Recommendled to coumoil That Ultramaranada Inc. b. allowed to bulid a truck refuelling station at 1549 Victoria St. E. The application wouid permit the uses of a tractor trailer truck sales and service building and of a 24-hour truck refuelilng station. The station wouid aiso include a klosk and four gasoline pumps. The lot ls now occupied by the former Mack Truck Sales Ltd. building. < e, e That a proposed addition to North American Steel Equlpment Comp~any at 300 Hopkins St. be approved by Town councli. The application would aflow the expansion of 12,300 square feet to a warehouse building. Vie expansion would house a shlpping componerit and a new warehouse. Planning commltee has requested a new report from the public works departmsnt on questions regarding a storm sewer ln the area. R.comendeto council Operations committee Viat Town counicil approve spending of $14,691 for a drainage problemn at Peel Park near Reynolds St. and Ontario St. E., and that Hard-Co Excavatlng Ltd. of Whltby be accepted as the tender. The application would S y'Mario Boucher Town council last *week voted 6-1 ini favour of 'an application for the construction of 600 apart- ment units at the southeast cor- ner of Brock St. N. and Rossland Rd. The application by the Grand Oak Groupe calls for 472 apart- mentse i orapa ent build- ing of up te 12 storeys in height, and 128 garden apartmnents in five te eiht grden apartment building of up te three storeys in height. Apartment units would have appronrnately 2.2 people per unt and townhouse units 3.5 people per unit for a total of approximately 1,300 people. O ne of the. apartment build- ings is expected te be non-profit housing Letei Jones, of Walker, Wright, Young and Associates Ltd., representing the Grand Oak Grou, said the original design of t he develoj>ment called for 633 units and six apartment buildings. She said the developer is «very pleased with the council's deci- sion. Peter Walker, of Walker, Wright, Young and Associates Ltd., said the referral te the Ontario Municipal Board (0MB) will remain «until everything is settled.» »He said the developer is wait- ing t se. if anybody will appeal the council's decision te the 0MB. Stephen Diaxnond, solicitor for the Grand Ok Group, said at last week's meeting the land was designated i 1974 for high density. «Tii. application has been reviewed and supported by,,your own planning committee," he said te, Town council. Diamond said the area would be well serv'iced and can accept additional traflflfow. He- said tewnhouses would attract more tralfic then apart- ment buildings because house ]ByMarlio Boucher Whitby General Hospital is closing in on its goal te rais. $5.5 million. Last week, Ed Buffett, chair- man of the hospita board of governors, accepted a cheque of $250 000 from the Town of Whitt>y on behaif of the hospital. Over $5 million has been raised since the beginning of 1990, says Buffett. "It says a lot about this com- munity that this kind of money is raised during a recession,» h. says. B3uffett says over $2 million of the money raised will go tewards owners own at least one car and '» « .................................. receive more visitors _____________ Planning director Bob Short said at the meeting the trafic ini the area would net; b. a major problem because the residents of te apartinent buildings would have direct access te' either Ross- land Rd. or Brock St. Dia.mond said the developer G_ _ has confidence that there is a market for apartment buildings ~E K N in the area. EK N He said the Grand Oak Group hopes to start the first phase of construction next Sp ring. Councillor Ross Battn said at the meeting that the application was preferable to the original He said -the planning commit- BONANZA . tee listened te the residents' con- cerns as much as possible. Councillor Lynda Buffett said EVERY SATURDAY & SUTNDAY at the meeting that open space RM1.0A would be reduced with moreFRM1.0M townho4ses than apartment ADRO ANN IAPAA buildings. 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