Whitby Fre Pree, VWednsdy, JumO 22, 1994. POPe Counicîllor'appalled' at Inivar plani Whitby Council agenda(s) MainaJune 20 Planning and Development Committee TIiat a. rezonlng and'site plan application f rom Ploneer Hospltailty Inc. for a gas bar and food court on the southeast corner of Consumners Drive and Paisley Court be clrculated for public and agency comment bef ore comlng back to commttee with a recommendation f rom planning staff. The f ood court wiii consist of a 7,000- square-foot, two-storey structure. Potentiai tenants are Tim Horton Donuts and Wend Hmburs department That plan of subdivision appl ications f rom Veltri & Son Lt., Paul Daigle and Jin ny Slyfieid for a mixed 252-unit deveiopmnent east of Thickson Road South, between the hydro right of way and Canadian Paciflo rail line, be crculated for public and agency comment bof ore coming back to commttee with a recommendlation f rom planning staff. Council approved officiai plan amendmnent applications for the previously doslgnated Industrial land last July. Referred topliannimg department That a rezoning application f rom Jackson's Touch of Class Catering for a 1 0,000-square foot catering and banquet hall at 104 Consumners Dr. be approved. Owner Graham Jackson wants to relocate his existlng catering business f rom McEwen Drive to the now vacant IndustrIal building. Recommended to council That a site plan application f rom Co-Steel Lasoo for an oxygenproductlon plant at Its Hopkins Street factory be approved. The company currentiy receives shilpments of oxygen by truck. Thse plant would replace the truck delivery system and Improve Operations Committee That a $1 .5-million tender f rom Novacor Construction Ltd. of Queonsvilie for construction of sanitary sewers, watermalns and roadworks ln Brooklln be approved. Whitby's portion of the joint project with Durham Reg Ion Is $41 7,204. Novacor was the second lowest bidder. The iowest bid, from Pachino Construction Co. of Stouffviiie, is the subject of a Durham Reglonal Police. Investigation (se. separate story). Rieommended to council By Mike Kowalsl A popoal aimed at replacing Whitby's abandoned Price Club wagrehouse site received a cool reception from Town couniciliors Monday. Councii's planning and deve- lopment committee was not thril- led after hearing details of a new iproposaI from Invar Industrial Lt4f. for its 22-acre holdings on the northeast corner of Victoria Street and Thickson Road South. If approved by council,1 the application would ailow small commeial units on land pre- viously deusmgated for ware- houses. However, the committee. was unanimous in teliing Invar offi- ciaIs their proposaI is contrary te council'. view of future develop- ment in that part of Whitby. "rm appalled at this,» council- lor Don Mitchell biuntiy tld Invar solicitor Robert Jarvis and company officiai Sal Crimi. It'so a groes attempt toeve's- cerate our estabiished commer- cial areas »"Mitchell ciaimed. What <à rew Mitchell's wrath were new rezoning and officiai plan amendinent applications submitted by Invar. The developer is seeking per- mission te increase the size of the property previousiy approved for retail warehouse uses. But it aise wants the flexibility cf building amailer units in addi- tion te one similar in size te the defunct Price Club. Potential tenants may b. more interested in cozier confines of lees than 20,000 square feet (as Invar is seeking), rather than the palatial atmosphere of the for- mer 116,000-square-foot Price Club proposai, committee heard. Last year, amidst opposition from both local and chain store outiets, Whitby and Durham Region councils approved Invar's application for two retail ware- houses. SThe Price Club, an Ainerican- owned food and department store chain which operated on. a memi- bership basis, was te have occu- pied on. of the warehouses. The other was to be a 129 172- square-foot Ailcenhead's home Improvement Warehoume. But foilowing a corporate mer- ger between Price Club and Cos- tco Warehouse Club (a similar American bulk merchandiser), the P'rice Club component was shelved. Company officiais feit a 133,000-square foot Coetco outiet in AMax was sufficient te serve Durham Region. Since then, Invar has been actively seeking another tenant for the Price Club portion. "We've had discussions with possible usera that could go up te 136,000 suare feetLb ut we've not yet ha an offer, Crimi told committe.. Invar wants to increase the maximum groas leasabie area. te 250,000 square feet by including property between Thickson Road ana Arrowood Court, as weil as the court itself. The first application oniy per- tained te land east cf the court. 0f the total area proposed, 190,000 square feet wouid b. divided inte smaiier buildings and/or units, with a minimum of 22,000 square feet. The remaining 60 000 square feet would b. divideâ inte build- ings and/or units less than 22,000 square feet. Businesses allowed under the new zoning would include banks, restaurants, offices and other uses found in a prestige indus- trial setting. «What you're looking at is another shopping centre," coun- ciller Joe Drumm told Jarvis. "No, it in't,» the lawyer repiied, describing the Project as a "destination mair' which requires a «few amaller ware- house unit to make it a go.'w Recailing the battle to aPPrôve Price Club, Drumm sid ît "'broke our hearts» when Costco killed the Whitby store- "What youre telling me is you have no hope in hell to get another Price Club," said Drumm. Councillor Dennis Fox sym- pathized with Invar te a point. "You have te, appreciate what we've don. as a comnttee and council,' said Fox. urmn not trying to 'pre.deb any means, but Pm disapinted, as Fm sure you are (with Fric. Club's departure),'» he said. "To the point of a lawsuit againt Price Club,» Jarvis noted (Although lie did not wish te The. Fr.. ProeaiatInvar la consideringr legal action against Price, Club7Coîtco for cmpensa- tion for abandoningWhitby. ("W. 'had a firm apeement from them to go ahead. They walked away,» said Crimi. («It's clearly understood that if w. ca't reach a settiement, we're clearly on the path of logal confrontation,» hoeadded.) Decribing the Thickson Road- Hwy. 401 area as «a prime loca- tion in Durham Region,» Fox said h. doos not want a "hodge podge» of development there. Jarvis said Invar is willing to negtiate with the Town. 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