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Oakville Beaver | Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 18 ALL-INCLUSIVE RETIREMENT LIVING INDEPENDENT | ASSISTED | RESPITE | TRIAL STAYS onthe MARCH 21 & 23 10:00 - 6:00 P.M. Join us to learn more about our options, meet our friendly staff and residents, and enjoy complimentary refreshments! CALL TO BOOK YOUR TOUR WITH US! 05 527 930 Bm NEWS VARIOUS CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT BUILDING Continued from page 8 Knoll drew attention to the fact that the current zoning restricts building heights at the site to two storeys. Amgad ‘im, presi- dent of the River Oaks As- sociation of Residents, who also operates a business at the site, took issue with the loss of commercial space that would occur if the pro- Posal moves ahead. there is cur- rently 1800 square metres of commercial space, which would be reduced to 7717 square metres, roughly half its original size, within the nine-storey building. Residents of the nearby ture: access to area busines- ses, Hakim said. the M&M meats, they a use the Pizza- ville, they use the pair sa- Jon. For them it is within walking dis listance, "said Ha- “All of a sudden you've just tected to deprive Trai g was another big concern expressed by many residents who ar- gued the area is already busy enough without hun- dreds more people being brought in. le Bara Group did “raffle study con- ident Gary study was done during the pandemic when area | stu- dents were learning virtu- ally and many businesses were closed. Charezenko noted be- fore council that getting ad- ditional data for the traffic study is a reasonable re- “Tako of parking on the site raised 1 by ao residents and councillors. The proposal currently calls for 243 parking space: including 185 spaces for residents, four car-share spaces and 55 visitor and tail spaces. “Only 75 per cent of the people in the units can have vehicle, never mind Council- Knoll re- fered to the parking allot- ment as "crazy." Charezenko said there are many different types of households which occupy two or three-bedroom units and don't rely on vehicles is their primary mode of transportation. He said there are vari- ous facilities along Sixth Line that would be within walking distance of the building. 0 Ward 5 Town Councillor Marc Grant noted the site is only serviced by one bus that runs about every 45 minutes during the day. Other councillors voiced concerns that the tenants of the building would still have multiple vehicles, but would park them on side streets across the community due to the lack of parking at their buildi ding. For other residents the building's proposed height was the issue. “None of us want to see a nine-storey building. It doesn't go with the neigh- bourhood," said Julia Kelly. "I don't agree with this. The worst thing River: Oaks has actually had happen this nine-storey, 200- pls it building feno." oe Charezenko said the de- veloper would look at the comments made by resi- dents and council and have a conversation with town staff about possible revi- sions to the plan. The matter will return to council for further dis- cussion at a later date. one-Link Peer Support oe one Fink connects all individuals who complete an intake for io our peer mentor team. Peer mentors are indi with lived experience and have received gio training to Sup Rot others who are struggling with addictions or mental health concerns. Visit our website for more information or call 905-338-4123 Q WWW.ONE-LINK.CA € 8 : 3 £&