in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 26 ,2 02 0 | 2 1 Sixteen Mile Dr., Oakville, ON On Sixth Line, just north of Dundas (289) 725-6000 | vivalife.ca Dining when you want. Now, that's appetizing. Finally, an approach to dining that suits your independent lifestyle. V!VA Oakville Retirement Community is thrilled to introduce Anytime Dining. Rather than have breakfast, lunch and dinner during set times, our Community Members are welcome to dine whenever they please!* Heading out for an early round of golf in our golf simulator? Enjoy a late breakfast upon your victorious return. Catching an evening show in our big-screen theatre? Grab an early dinner before you go. The only thing more appetizing? Our delicious cuisine. Call Megan at (289) 725-6000 to learn more and take a virtual tour today. *During newly extended dining room hours VIRTUAL CONCERT: THE NUTCRACKER ON ICE December 9th, 3:00pm - 3:30pm Enjoy this holiday classic by the renowned Imperial Ice Stars. Contact oakville@vivalife.ca to register for this event! Area residents are raising some con- cerns about a 12-storey building that is be- ing proposed for downtown Oakville. Randall Oakville Developments Ltd. and Church Oakville Developments Ltd. are calling for zoning changes to permit the construction of a 12-storey mixed-use build- ing at the southeast corner of Randall and Navy streets. The property owners say the building would feature 144 residential units, office and commercial uses and a total of 288 park- ing spaces within an underground garage. The site is currently occupied by three two-storey buildings, all of which would be demolished to make way for the new struc- ture. The proposal was discussed during a re- cent meeting of Oakville's planning and de- velopment council. During the meeting, councillors re- ceived written statements from residents concerned about the proposed building height and other issues. "This represents too much of a drastic change in the skyline of Oakville's down- town," wrote one resident. "Infrastructure, parking, increase in population in the core will cause further congestion in an area designed for a much smaller population. I would be OK with a six-storey maximum and further monitor- ing of the impact." In a presentation to council, Tricia Col- lingwood of the town's planning services department pointed out that the property is located in a growth area, and as such, a 12- storey building is permitted. She also noted that a 12-storey residen- tial building is located to the north of the site. Trafalgar Chartwell Residents' Associa- tion president Carolyn McMinn acknowl- edged in her presentation to council that the mixed-use building would attract peo- ple to live, work and shop in downtown, and would help to revitalize the area. That said, she noted shadowing would be an issue for the surrounding properties, particularly during the fall and winter months. McMinn also took issue with the current plan for vehicles to enter/exit via one Ran- dall Street access point. "The streets here are not designed to handle this extra volume of traffic," she ar- gued. McMinn recommended that traffic still be allowed to enter/exit via Randall Street, but exiting vehicles should only be allowed to turn right. She noted a second entrance/exit point should be created on Church Street, where exiting vehicles are only permitted to turn right. "We think that will do a lot to mitigate any tailbacks and traffic issues and im- prove the traffic flow in general," said McMinn. The residents association president also had a problem with the developers' plan to reduce front and flanking yards from a min- imum of one metre to nothing. She argued this will crowd the already crowded corners of Navy and Randall streets and Navy and Church streets. McMinn called for that particular devel- oper requested amendment to be refused. Council also heard from Terrance Glov- er, who spoke on behalf of the property owners. He noted that a traffic impact study had been carried out and it found that the road network could accommodate the traffic that would be added by this development. He also emphasized data for that study was collected in November and December 2019 and not March 2020 as some have stat- ed. Glover also said the developers would look at suggestions made with regard to ve- hicle entrance/exit points from the site. During council discussions, Ward 3 Coun. Janet Haslett-Theall emphasized the importance of the development having enough parking, noting the development should not take parking away from the downtown streets. Ward 1 Coun. Sean O'Meara called on staff to arrange for a further analysis of traffic in the area to verify that the road net- work can handle traffic volumes that would be created by the development. With comments received, town staff will return to council at a later date with a rec- ommendation on whether this develop- ment should be permitted to move forward. 12-STOREY MIXED-USE BUILDING PROPOSED FOR DOWNTOWN DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com Council has received a proposal from two developers to build a 12-storey mixed-use building in downtown Oakville. Town of Oakville photo NEWS