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I items fro«mI, Whitby Council- agenda(s) <Monday, July 15, 1991 Recommend a- tions from the Planning and Develôpment >committeé That tenrns of referenice for an open space master plan study to ImplernenU recommandiations of an envlronmental management plan for the Lynde Shores Secondary Plan area b. approved <sem separate story). That a rezonlng application from Sonterlan Construction Corp. for an aparirnent building complex on the northeast corner ai Dundas St. E. and Garden St. be approved (See sepat story). CouncllorsJoe Drumm and Dennis Fox opposed the recommenda- tion. c"arred That a mnixed density subdivision proposed for the southwest corner of Bums St. and Blair St. be approved. A numbered companyplans'to bulld 81 single-family homes and 24 townhouses on the site. CouncillorJoe Drumm wanted to Include provisions for a 'lot lot"' playground 'in the recommendation but could flot ge sport. That a site plan for the Town's new $7.3 million operations Centre on Taunton Rd. E. be approved. The existing facility will be expandedthrough.construc- tion of a 59,000 sq. ft. building that wlll Include a vehicle storage area, f leet garage, shop area and offices. Carried RecommendIa- tionis from the That WhftbyTransit's monthiy progress report be recelved for information. In June 1990, Whitby Transit buses carried 33,965 passengers. Last month'this number Increased to 39,657 passengers. Passenger revenue to the end of June was $273004. Revenue projected ln the 1991 budget to date was $25762.noi Wiffl. xv lý::-::,,.,ý;.;ý luo a artýen S', owilil ýeeý a ByMikeKowalsi, hèmes.t A condominium apartment «When people move in they'll complex planned.for downtown say Where did the railroad corneî Whit by %411 only lead to trouble, from? Take it out'," said Drunm, warns ouci lor Joe Drumm. adding that the density was also u TrlTccongestion and flooding probems i 1occur, if a five- on' the northeastcorner of Dun-i das* St. E. and Gardon St., T oc a'e ButdesiteDrumm's warninýg adoppm*osi to- area rosi- dents , Town council's planning Two mon face several charges b and Ydevolopment - committee following the early morning ro-b- a recommended last week that the bory of a Whitby variety store protect proceed. la.st woek. t Sântorlan Construction Cor.* According to Durham Regionald has flled rezoning and, officiai, Police, two mon, one armed with p plan amendment applications for a handgïin, entered the Mac's a 15-acre site on the corner. Convenience, Store at 313 Brock-.I A single-faiy1 *dwelling now St. S shortly aftor midnight occupies the site but* the. propértv Tlhur;àaYI. i5 primar.ily openspace and -wooîï fie lone clerk on. duty was lot. forced te open the cash regipter' Durham Region7s officiai, plan and hand over an unspified h designates the land residential amount of 'mono * r and open space, wvhile Whitby's fie robbers ais o stole a quan- lan adds ,a-hazard land designa- tity of cigarôe and1 other sundry ton due te 'the roiity of- items beore fleeing in a Maric nearby Pringle Cre. mini-vafe clerk was not har- ci Soterlanhadý wanted te ereet mod.C fivo, buildings, rangingin hoight bot 1:20 a.m., a black van r( fromn four te, eight storeys and wasbU ve b police headinizsi containing a total of 329 umits. wast obsered y.41na okR p However, the Town's planning i w est ngw. 40nér BockB M department imposed a heightinPoice recing i s' t limâit of six storeys on the deve- Pice f rocont ta ade lopment and a maximum of 307.vhcefo orneta a units. While the revision was accep- table te Sonterlan officiais, Drumm and, local residents opposd the entiro project. M"hou not advertised as a public meeting committtee chairman Ross latten allowed 3I~ 4< commente from the audience.) Suzie Eggert of Dunlop St. W. said the most southerly building will ho located in a flood plain and was worriè*d about flooding problems downstream. Planning director Bob Short replied that the creek is about 200 ft. away, and several con- ditions were imposed on Sonter- Ian by the Central Lake Ontario Conservation, -Authority (CLOCA). Included in CLOCA!s soven demands are requirements for landcapngstom water management and creek improve- monts, states a staff report. .John Doîstra of Regency Cres. was concorned about traffic on Gardon St. <Ho disputed'staffs dlaim that traffic studios indicate the eist- ing road systom can «adequately» support the project, but mino lmprveents are required. fereport alo notes that Crawforth St. will eventually ho extended te Gardon St. te pro- vide additional acco'sa. Doîstra argued that this and other developmonts planned for the area will-have a otemndous impct on Gardon St. traffic. TmHumphreys of Craydon Rd. wonde red hen the studios were done. <It muet have been at 5 o'clock i the morning when people are sleeping,' said-Humphreys. Councillor Marcel Brunel1e was aise worriod about traffic. a"y cncer is ith tfic 4n.UiitA As for traficOHNmmBROUVs ted committee members visit-the O NB U% location personally. AN LANDSCÀ «Go up Gardon St. at 9 a.m. it's absolutely horrendous,» saici 650 Lakerldge Road Soul Drumm. TELEPHONE: 686-1545 o Ho also predicted complaints OP EN: manay Io Frîday:&8a from future residents. once they Saturday: 8ambt 6p6 discover a Canadian Pacifie rail- wa-lino. TlU na orth d Ii Loo high.thtfo- Brunelle disagreed htfod ing will ho a problem. Ho reminded Drumm that mntil water control .masures store robbery been used in a recent séries of armed robberies in that city.-, The Durham officers attemp- tedto stop thevanandwhenthe driver refused to, comply, a short pursuit occurred. <The van was. chased into Scar- borough' where it eventually struck a 'fonce on Hayward Ores. l'o one waa izn*jured., The.occupants of the van were arrested and returned to, Dur-: ham Région were they are cur- .eEnwrFser 19, of no ixed address, and RobertÏ Mal- colm Finlayson, 34, of no fixed addressi face four different charges. They are charpedwith armed rgbbery,-possession of an offen- sive weapon, possession of stolen pr7ferty over $1,000 and. theft *ý e 1.000. ,Additional charges are aiso pendingin Toronto.»* GWALLS MER, GARDEN APING CENTRE ith, Ajax, Ontario LiS 4S7 or686-1680 liTi ta 9pmd )m .SÉunday: 9arn ta 5pî M wore impleniented, flooding was also a problem in theý Rossland ]Rd. and Anderson St. area. 1 We got that under control and the same canho done bore. fie rosi concerns: are. traffic and appoarance' sid Brunelle.- Af or Druim's motion was defeatedi Brunelle proposed that a. "gaze bhobuilt te «break up the appearancO" of the buildings. Ho also wanted turning lanes and/or traffic lights as a con- dition of approval., "Batten supported BrünellE's amended motion butwa both- eredby the devel opment's esthe- tics. "I still don' ike the look of' it from Dundas St. butlI do like hegzeébo,' aidi3atten. "I think this is a good corner by putting in,,landscaping it ii takeé the fcu away fr;om the Batten rejected Drumm's daim that teo many people were hoing added te the neighbourhood. "If you don't put densities inte an area that's close te ail the amenities of town, where do you put it? ho asked. 'Tm not entirely happy with the front buildig- but I think this will ho a good project.ý The -committee's recommenda- tion was scheduled te corne hofore council on Monday.. Uni-Stone LýýI J 1 a..I %vIS ci I' Vice. SIw I ~ ......,. j. 4." M -9 -imw- - > M-de