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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, May 24, 2012 · 12 By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Town makes final call on former DND lands we first looked at it," said Ward 2 Councillor Pam Damoff. "I understand it is perhaps not what all residents would have liked to have seen, but given what's in our Official Plan and what we've been working with, I have to admit Canada Lands has been very cooperative in terms of working with residents." During the numerous consultations, residents from the surrounding area voiced concerns about parking at the site, increased traffic, the level of density, the compatibility of the proposed development with the surrounding area, the size of the proposed parkland and more. In an effort to address some of these concerns, Canada Lands made a number of revisions to its development plan. Some of these included shifting the number of dwelling units from 66 single detached homes and 59 townhouse units to 62 single detached homes and 62 townhouse units. Canada Lands also increased the proposed lots abutting the existing homes to the west and north to varying widths, removed the duplicate sidewalk in front of the townhouses fronting onto Dorval Drive, and changed the siting of some of the garages to avoid, where appropriate, side-by-side driveways. A land swap deal was also concluded between the Town and Canada Lands, allowing the site's park to grow from 0.4 hectares to 0.48 hectares. This deal saw Canada Lands acquire Town land of an equivalent size located at the southwest corner of Dorval Drive and Mary Street for inclusion into the draft plan of the subdivision. Despite these changes, some residents remained unhappy with the development plan. Oakvillegreen Residents' Association President Karen Brock was concerned about tree preservation on the site. "Oakvillegreen admits the inevitability of infill development and certainly admits to some of the desirable benefits of infill development. Certainly in the case of these lands, as we experienced a couple weeks ago, this is one of the down sides of infill development," said Brock. "I probably don't have to tell you Oakvillegreen is quite disappointed that over 70 per cent of the existing trees on this property will be removed." Eric Turcotte, whose consulting group Urban Strategies Inc. is working with Canada Lands on this project, said the removal of trees is necessary to develop the area. He said Canada Lands is preserving the trees located on the periphery of the site and those inside the proposed park space. He added that a number of ash trees on the site are being maintained and have been treated to keep emerald ash borers from killing them. After months of consultations, open houses, workshops and public meetings, Town council has approved a plan for the former Department of National Defence (DND) lands at the northwest corner of Rebecca Street and Dorval Drive. Council voted Tuesday to approve an application from Canada Lands, a Crown corporation responsible for the redevelopment of surplus Crown land, which will see 62 single detached homes, 62 townhouse units and a 0.48hectare park established on the site. The 6.7-hectare location has been vacant ever since the 75 military housing units on it were demolished last summer. "I commend staff and Canada Lands and especially the residents who spent the better part of a year working on this to come up with a plan that has changed quite a bit since The plan has an overall density of 26 units per hectare and while Canada Lands representatives have pointed out this is actually less than the 29 units per hectare allowed under the Livable Oakville Official Plan, some residents were calling for more. The Southwest Central Oakville Residents' Association (SCORA) had called for the development of homes with 60-foot-wide lots backing onto the existing homes on Mary Street and homes with 50- to 60-foot lots backing onto the existing homes on Weybourne Drive. To achieve this, the residents' association suggested a boutique-style condominium for the Dorval Drive/ Rebecca Street section of the property, featuring a density level of 27 units per hectare. This request was turned down with council saying that going with this idea would have required an Official Plan amendment and may have set a dangerous precedent. Universal Driving Education Inc. "Let us put you in the drivers Seat" The New Jura J9 Seriously? 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