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Ry IBNEWS “TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL RAISES CONCERNS = DEVELOPER SEEKS ZONING = 8 Bea g 6 insidehalton.com CHANGES TO PERMIT 10-UNIT = TOWNHOUSE BLOCK DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com A local residents’ association is con- of townhouses being Richard Wengle Architect image Concept art for 10 townhouses proposed for Roseville enna Inc. is asking for side Residents' Association argued the pro- posed. loesn't or Council also heard from the Oakville Club director and chair of facilities netiy Callahan, who noted the club direc abuts the subject property. iced concerns about the proper- ty's proposed access point being from | Wa- respect itage district to the south. "The sense is we will very much see it from jhe heritage district” said Niblock. ularly because there are no trees on will just be ooking ata flat roof with open rooftop patios, presumably be- cause they want a view of the lake. The view from the heritage district, however, will be compromised." Town staff noted discussions with the ter Street an as mn of that one- way street to two-way to accom. modate this. "We strongly object to that," he said. “Water Street for starters is not wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic. It's irregular in size, there is street parking on the west side that we utilize daily. Mahan also argued the development would si; Wa- ter Street, which would pose a hazard to lo- ofa10-unit townhouse bl block at 106-114 Rob- inson St and 71 Water St Id be in heteht and feature r rear and a ter- races: Jl units would have private elevators and {underground double-car garage park- ie property would be accessed from Water Street. The matter was discussed during a meeting of the Planning and Development council in March. In a report to council, Roseville repre- sentative David Faye noted the existing zoning actually permits a five-storey, 13- unit apartment building is located i in the Oakville settlement area, and its compact design will efficiently uti- lize the subject site area and available in- rastructure so that expansions are not re- d," wrote Faye in his rey "The location of the subject site i is sup- portive of active modes, as a buffer are underway. Faye noted in his report that the subject property is positioned between the nine- storey Granary mixed-use commercial/ residential building and 1-2-storey de- tached residential dwellings in the sur- roundin: such as walking and cycling, and existing transit availability to lessen Gependence 'In our opinion, the three-storey con- nected built form of the medium density on the use o! Faye also ‘said the proposed rezoning would assist planning authorities in pro- viding for an appropriate mix of housing options and densities to meet the social, ealth, economic and well-being require- ments of current and future residents. George Niblock of the Oakville Lake- rovides an acceptable transition in height in this situation with- out an unacceptable impact," wrote Faye. that the develop- ment's Seale, height, massing, architectur- rx and materials can coexist er oannaine area without an un- acceptable adverse impact. cal including Oakville Club members. He said these issues could be addressed by having the property's access point on. Navy Street. Callahan also questioned where visitors to the new development woud park, noting there is a parking sh: in the area. Faye noted in his report that the exist- ing transportation system can accommo- date the minor increase in traffic from the proposed 10 townhouses. With comments from all parties re- ceived, town staff will make a recommen- dation on whether the project should be permitted to move forward. That recommendation will come for- ward at a later date. OAKVILLE'S FARMERS MARKET ODORVAGROSSING OPENING DAY MAY 6! Every Saturday 8am-1:30pm ‘eShop Local & Fresho@ | Moforo] ve Keim Blo) aCe] MOlges-s1 are ott 200-240 North Service Rd W, Oakville All Proceeds To Local Charities Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Honey, Baked Goods, Cured and Fresh Meat, Tea, Flowérs, and More!