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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 17, 2002 - A3 Town looks at banning downtown drive-thrus By Angela Blackburn OAKV1LLK BEAVER STAFF Oakville is looking at banning drivethnis from commercial/residential zones like the downtown, Bronte and Kerr Street. "Drive-thru facilities for restaurants, banks and other commercial uses have a place in the town where the auto envi ronment prevails, but these facilities are not appropriate in the C3R zones," said Ward 2 Councillor Linda Hardacre at a recent Town of Oakville Planning and Development Council meeting. The councillor asked Town staff to take a look and it wasn't a tough sell. Her request sailed through without questions or roadblocks. C3R zones are commercial/residen tial like downtown Oakville, Kerr Street and Bronte Village. Hardacre has spent five years trying to appease both residents and a Tim Hortons in her ward where a drive-thru is attracting an abundance of traffic. The Tim Hortons is located in the commercial/residential zone in the area of John and Wilson Streets, just north of Lakeshore Road and east of Kerr Street. Town council has agreed to close a portion of Wilson Street in hopes of keeping traffic flowing to the donut shop, but getting it off residential roads and onto busier streets like Lakeshore. `T here are existing examples of these facilities in the C3R zones where signif icant problems are being experienced," said Hardacre. While Town Planning and Public Works director Ray Green promised to work with Planning Commissioner David Cash on the issue, Hardacre formally asked for a review of drive-thrus in downtown areas. The Town plans to review its com mercial zoning by-law, but Hardacre said that for now it would be quicker to look at the drive-thru issue. It's unknown when the overall review -- a major job -- will get done given that Town planners are embroiled in the issue of growth north of Dundas Street. Hardacre didn't put a deadline on her request, but is hopeful public meetings could be held before this summer. "C3R zones are an area of town that 1 believe are pedestrian-friendly and where we should keep a pedestrianfriendly streetscape," said Hardacre. Vehicle predominant drive-thrus don't achieve that, said the councillor. "The Tim Hortons in the area of Wilson Street is a prime example of how it just isn't working." said Hardacre. Should the rules change however, it wouldn't solve existing trouble spots. "It wouldn't change the (drive-thrus) that are already there. They'd become legal, non-conforming uses because they were there prior to the by-law being amended," said Hardacre. "It would at least help so that there isn't another situation like Wilson Street," said Hardacre, noting a by-law change would affect all kinds of drivethrus including those for fast food, doughnuts and banking. Hardacre said that areas west of Sixteen-Mile Creek and on Kenr Street are "up and coming" and prime for redevelop ment and she's concerned that develop ment doesn't take the form of drive-thrus. Like downtown Oakville, Hardacre wants a pedestrian-friendly environ ment. Clues sought on armed robbery Halton Regional Police Service is appealing to the pub lic for information on an armed robbery that took place at a Monastery Road variety store on March 14. At 8:52 p.m. a lone male entered the store located at 1133 Monastery Road, pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money. The gun is described as hav ing a 15-inch barrel and small muzzle hole. The male fled the store with a quantity of money in a cloth bag. No vehicle was seen. The clerk was not physically injured during the robbery. O F H A L T O N Call 825-TIPS or 1-800668-5151 The Halton Regional Police Canine and Tactical Units com pleted a search of the immediate vicinity without success. The suspect is described as male, approximately 20 years old, 5-foot-9 with brown coloured skin, a medium build, dark brown eyes and spoke with a noticeable accent of unknown origin. The suspect was wearing a pinkish/purple nosecone with integrated collar (commonly used by snowmobilers) which covered the lower portion of his face, white wool toque, dark coloured hooded sweatshirt/jack et which had two striped bands on both sleeves above the elbow, grey gloves, light-coloured track pants or jeans and a black back pack. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. "I've got no worries at Queen's Avenue." By Paula Henriques ADVERTISING FEATURE W Region awaits West Nile Virus Halton Region plans to step up monitoring of the mosquito popula tion this summer after seven birds were found in the region carrying the West Nile Virus last year. Monitoring will be conducted across the region at likely mosquito breeding grounds to study whether or not infected mosquitoes exist locally. No mosquitoes were found to be carrying the virus last year. Should pock ets of the virus be found, larvaside and/or adulticide spraying would be conducted. West Nile Virus doesn't affect most people, but seniors and children may feel flu-like symp toms. In rare cases, the virus can lead to death. Places to go! Things to do! Fien he fell and injured his back in a parking lot, Joe Kaufman knew his life had just changed drastically. After his back condiuon growing steadily worse, Joe moved from his two-bedroom apartment in Orillia, to an open concept studio in Q ueen's Avenue Retirement Residence in Oakville. A master of the violin since die age of I ten, Joe recendy joined the Oakville Symphony Orchestra as first violin. But this isn't his first experience playing professionally. 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