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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday January 28, 2009 - 5 Eighteen-storey condos off Sixth Line A proposed settlement on the eve of an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing is putting the Town of Oakville a step closer to its vision of the Uptown Core. Council has signed off on a settlement with Dundas Sixth Line Developments Inc. (Cityzen) for its proposed development at Dundas Street at Sixth Line. It paves the way for a total 1,358 residential units. Development along Sixth Line is to be limited to four-storey townhouses while three high-rise towers will be terraced up to 18 storeys on the eastern edge of the property along Dundas. The settlement must still go to the OMB on Feb. 17 for final approval. "The proposed settlement reflects the Town's vision for a vibrant, highdensity community in the Uptown Core, while maintaining a streetscape along Sixth Line that is in keeping with the character of the neighbourhood," said Mayor Rob Burton. "This development will also provide an important contribution towards the Town meeting the intensification targets set by the province," said Burton. As part of the settlement, the Town has secured dedication of the pond on the property to the Town at no cost, payments of $1.7 million under Section 37 of the Planning Act -- including $376,000 in credits for upgrades to the property and a public easement providing access to the pond, and up to $1.4 million earmarked for future transit improvements and restoration to the adjacent Munn's Cemetery. Cityzen is also agreeing to pay all cash-in-lieu of parkland including a dedication of the lands necessary to complete the park at Wellspring. According to a release from the Town, Cityzen made significant changes to its development proposal to reflect public feedback, including limiting the development along Sixth Line to four-storey stacked townhouses and providing a break in the development along Sixth Line to create a view and a visual connection with the pond. Ward 5 Councillors Jeff Knoll and Marc Grant both noted that while they still feel the high-rise towers will be too high, they are confident the Town reached the best solution open to it. "I am pleased the key concerns of residents, including the impact of this development on the Sixth Line streetscape and the preservation of the pond and heritage cemetery were addressed," said Knoll. "I am pleased the key concerns of residents, including the impact of this development on the Sixth Line streetscape and the preservation of the pond and heritage cemetery were addressed." Ward 5 Councillor Jeff Knoll "This settlement moves us closer to the Town's vision for the Uptown Core," said Grant. "Residents have been waiting for some time to see (the) Uptown Core come together as a thriving community with both residential and employment lands and this settlement will move us closer to that goal," said Grant. Council had originally deferred its decision on the Cityzen proposal while it completed its review of the Uptown Core plan. According to the Town statement, the current Uptown Core plan anticipates the area will be a centre of commercial, residential and cultural activity -- providing home to a minimum 5,000 people and an estimated 28,000 jobs. The purpose of the review is to evaluate further opportunities for realizing the vision for the Uptown with increased res- use, transportation, future Street, Sixth Line and infrastructure improve- Glenashton Drive. ments, and implementation Staff will provide its mechanisms to guide plan- report on the Uptown Core ning and development. to the Town's Planning and The Uptown Core is Development Council on located at Dundas Street Feb. 23. and Trafalgar Road. The For more information, study area of the review visit www.oakville.ca and idents and jobs. includes the lands bounded the Uptown Core Review According to the Town's by Trafalgar Road, Dundas page. Uptown Core Review page on its website, the Uptown Core is envisioned as a walkable, mixed-use, transit-friendly community, characterized by a high standard of urban design. 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