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'r' 'Growth must pay for itself' policies could be challenged *from TOWN on page A3 federal governimints - to agree on what infrastructure ia neceaaary to suipport compliti communities" and provide evidence thi moniy ia in place to build it, so that taxpay- ira don't take thi bit. Municipal planners have said diey expies thise 'growsh mus pay for itself' policies to bi. challingid at thi Ontario Municipal Board as soon as thi Province signa off on ROPA 38. Council didn't discuas thi deci- sien to grandfadiir thi two second- ary plans. However, the Town'a consultant said after counicil its common practice for divelopmins to be govirnid by dii policies in place when diey firat began. "la it fair to change those (rulea) in midatriam?" asked consultant Elizabeth Howson rhetorically The policies in thi updated offi- ciaI plan were applaudid by local rcsîdenî Steve Camîilleri, who said i apprecîated the focus on intensi- fication and amarter development. Camilleri, who lîves near Dirry and Holly roads, saîd i bas lived in his community for four yîara but will only be getting a bus route dis September. Though i said hea thankful to gît it, i aupported dii municipali- ty's efforts to gît transit on track quicker in the future. "The answer ia public transit and it needa to hi looked at as an assît," said Camilleri. ROPA 38 policies requine municipalities to have a plan in place to provide public transit to, new subdivisions as they come on atream. Another delegate so council took a dimmer view of intensifica- fication background study called "I think weve done a reasonable tion. Michael Fox, a resident of for buildings of six to eight storeys job of protîcting the neighbour- Frobisher Boulevard, petitioned opposite the GO Station, which hood," said Scherer. council to reduce the hrights was ultimately dismissed in favour Ward 1 Councillor Rick Day allowed in the official. plan for the of keeping thse statua quo. was absent for the four-hour ses- section of Main Street in front of thse GO Train station. The plan allows thse nordi aide of CO IGT I SM RT A EH R Main Street acrosa the atreet fromt the GO station, between Ontario Street and Thompson Road, cr rently occupiîd by low-rise comn- mercial and industrial units, to be redeveloped into, four-storey build- 7 ings, with potential for a maximum of three more soreys through typi- cal bonusing provisions. lmmediately adjacent to the GO W O L ,S Station, the plan allows for 10- tco 14- storey buildmngs. Fox said 72 of bis neighbours, more than haif of whom have pools, could he affecsed by shadows of buildings of that heighu. i Howiver, Town staff responded the four-storev limit and the bonus- ing provisions haven't changed since the 1997 Official Plan.306 % 'To take away what ta currently permitted wsthout justification would hi problematic," Barb 5 Koopmans, Miltons senior manag- er of policy planning, told counicil. She added develbpirs are required to do a ahadow impact study when filing their develop- ment application. Through the site plan approval procesa, staff cao mitigate any DO ' MIS OU ON THSO EO*AKN A potential impact by buildings high- er along the edge of Main Street but 'lstep dlown" at the rear of the lot, ahi added. Srone y2 ce flsifrs i Ward 4 Counicillor Paul Scherer 2ad3soe odmnu ono1s pointed oui to Fox the original hiights proposed thi Towns intisi- sion as hie was away on business,f Mayor Gord Krantz said. Tim Foran can be reached at - tforanCamiltoncaad ialchampi'of.c 8 oin O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LU> welcomes Alla Rosenstock O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP, Haltons largest full service law firm, is pleased to welcomne Alia Rosenstock ro our term of specialized professionals. Alia Rosenstock practices in thse aras of Municipal and Rral Estate Law. Her law practicr focuses on rrprrsrntation of private and public sector parties on miner variances, consents, devrioprnn applications, expropriations, tax sales and heritage matters. Alias practice involvrs appeaiing before local and regional committers and council, Committees of Adjustment and thse Ontario Municipal Board and Ontrio Courts. Alia can be reached directly at Tel: 905.842.8030 rxt. 3350 Fax: 905.842.2460 Email: rosenstock@omh.ca O'ONNOR MAcLEOD HANNA L 700 Kerr Stret, Oalcville, ON, L6K 3W5 www.oinh.ca