'Whîtby Fre. ProseW*esday. Januairy 12, 1994, Page 3 Plan ado ption a step d.coser Whitby Council, agenda (s) MondaJanay1£ Planning and Development Committee That plnng staff bring forar azoning bylaw to implement the remainlng portion of a 1,600-unit subdivision proposed by Erin Milis Deveiopmnent Corp. for the northwest corner of Rossland Road and Cochrane Street. A parilon af Erin Mile' officiai plan amnendrnent application to permit the development had been appeaied to the Ontarlo Municipal Board by a Whltby couple concemned about the deletion of somne hazard lands within the projeot. However, the couple agreed ta withdraw their objection ln retumn for certain assurances from Erin Mlis concemling deveiopmnent on the lands. R.ecoimmded to coundll Operations Committee That the town increase licence fees for nevada lotteries ta thmee-percent of the total prize value, which woul boost annual revenues from $9,000 to about $1 7,000. Groups wunning the break-open ticket lotterles last year Inciuded Big Brothers and Sîsters, United Way, Block Parents and Durham Save-A-Heart. Recommended to council That fees for uslng lghts at bail diamonds and soccer pitches be Incmeased this year to aiiow the town ta recover 50-percent of its costs. Llghtlng charges would rise from $345 ta $4.28 per event for basebaîl and $4.05 ta $5.12 for soccer. Fees would lncrease ta 60-percent of cost In 1995 and reachl100- percent ln 1999. The parks and rec dspartment estimnates the Increase will mean $1500 moreln eesthisJear alone. Rec ned tocouneil That rentai fees and lighting charges for outdoor lacrosse boxes be lnsttuted this year ta allow the tawn ta recover -peren 0fit cots Vipond Memornal Arena ln Brookiin. The arena wouid be ciosed in August ta do the work. The town has budgeted $W,000 for the work and expects ta forego $2850 in rentai charges. Recommended to coundil By Mike Kowaleki Whitby haeu moved anather stop dloser to adopting a new blueprint ta pguide future growth in the municipality. Town council's planning and develapment committee received submissions from 18 delegations last week during a public meet- ing ita deal with Whitby's draft ofcai plan. Although hie had expected a few mare deputations, councilior Ross Batten, cammittee chair was pleased with the averali contenta of the presentations. «It was a prt oo~d sampling. There were two or three themes that ail deputations touched an,» ho said. Last week's session marked the beginning of the fîfth and final phase of Whitby's officiai plan review. For slightly mare than three years, councii through its con- suiting firm Ii.M Dillon Ld has been updating its officia plan. A document that spelse out preferred land uses in a munici- paiity, WhitbIYs newe plan, when approved, will dteiine deve- iopment in the town over the next 20 years. Whitby's existin~ plan has been in effect sixice f974. According ta Batten, "about five or six" of last week's presen- tations deait with the environ- ment. "I think most were concerned that it was not being addressed and that is not the case,"»lho said. Measures aimed at protecting and enhancing Whitby's open space and green areas have been propased in the draft plan, Bat- tn sa4d. For example, the plan recomn- mends establishment of linked parks and open space systems, tho primary of which wil be the Oak Ridges Moraine Lake Ontario waterfront and Heber Down Conservation Area. It also cails for a system of "greenways" comprised of. valley lands, parks, utility corridors and open space areas, as well as policies ta, protect environmien- tally sensitive lands. '<There's no question that wo will adhere ta those policies," Batten promisod. The other major concern deait with the p Ian's ustaing poli- cies ... what lands can De develo- ped and when,» lho said. Some developers and land owners were upset that the draft plan puts «too stringont» re- strictions on development, Bat- ton said, but hoe makes no apolo- gies. Ini most cases, Whitby muet foliow the lead of Durham Region's recently approved offi- ciai plan, as weil as adhering ta Ontario government stipulations, Batten expiained. «Some developers are concer- ned about time frames, but we're legisiated not ta go beyond 15, 20 years,» hoesaid. Concerns were also expressed about west Whitby, specifically lands abutting the proposed freeway corridor linking Hwy. 401 and the future Hwy. 407 Batten added. However, no decisions wili ho made on deveiopment in west Whitby until theiink's final Whitby businessman Bihllilttie spearheaded a 500-name petition demanding protection for down- town Brook? nwhiethe Down- town Brooklin Business Associa- tion also had misgivings about the initial proposais. The plan had suggested desig- nating the Brock Street and Taunton Road intersection as a major. commercial area with 400,000 square feet of floor space. It also callod for 150,000 square feet of floor space outside the village's downtown area. Although the Brock-Taunton proposaI romains (seo separate story) commercial growth in Braoglîn will ho dirocted ta the downtown area, before it is per- mitted outside the village., Little, who made a presen- tation ta committee last week, comznended council for heeding the residents' concerns. "Fim pieased with the central corridor planning. It keeps the downtown, a downtown,» he said. Little noted that 2 000 square metres of commercial space haï been allocatod ta downtown Brooklin and that deveiopment must ccur there bofore sproad- igbeyond the core. Alhuh land south of Win- chester 1Road and Hwy. 12 bas heen designated a future growth area, dovelopmont there wiil not likely tako place for severai years. "Brooklin has basically been protected up ta a population of 13,000 (1,600 currently),» said Little. "We've protected downtown Brooklin, I'.mi quite happy. 1 think they've (council) seen the ligrht,» ha added. No54Uh ward councillor Don Mitchell alsa applauded Diilon's changes ta Brooklin. 1«What I I*ped ta:seein the officiai pla Wa oetigthat would focus an an established, cohierent, defined downtown, around. which the. community could grow,» said Mitchell. "That's what was done. They expanded the centre (of Brook- lin) » he said. Ã4itchelI said the downtown will continue ta be the centre of Braoklin, even though the officiai plan projects a 25,000 popula- tion. But growth must occur fram the centre outwards he strossed. Therofore, Mitchell abjects toaa proposai from Markborough Pro- perties for a mixed' industrial- comrcial-residential develop- ment east of Thickson ]Road, stretching from Winchester ta, north of Columbus Road. (The site bas beon designated Startà irg ah eek ail notices, announcemnents tenders and other advertis4ing from the Town of Whitby have been consolidated at the back of the paper. see page 23 as a future urban development area in the draft plan.) «That gives me a great deal of concern. W. should develop from the inside out» said Mitchell. «TMe last diing we need is a large independent outside com- munity with no attachment ta the euisting community.» The draft officiai plan will be circulated for additional pubiic/ agency commiente before Dillon makes its final presentation ta, committe. in April. The plan is scheduled for coun- cil adoption In June and thon will be forwarded to, the province for its approval. LET US FI11 UP YOIJR WINDSH1ELD WASHER RESERVOIR PLUS RECEIVE A FREE 4 LITIRE JUG 0F WItIDSHIELD WASHER FLUID. MEA&M WE CAMAfOUT rom SAMT1 Expires Feb. 16 . 94. Ajt presentit Ia d et JL of replacement. 1013 Dundas St. E. 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