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With salt, sand and snow ploughs ready at the Rich- mond Hill Works Yard, can winter snows be far away? Until this week at least we’ve been lucky and Old Man Winterfilfi Municipalities ‘here in York Region had better hur- ry up and prepare them- selves for much greater pres- sure from mobile or modular home developments. Ontario Housing Minister Robert Welch made it pretty clear last week that mobile or modular 'homes are being very actively considered by his new ministry as an im- portant component in the battle being mounted against the exploding crisis in hous- ing. All sorts of residential units are in very short sup- ply. Prices and rents (have been skyrocketing. Municipalities Face Modular Home Push At present the towns of Richmond Hill and Whit- dhurch-Stouffville here in Southern York Region are faced with major applica- tions for modular or mobile home subdivisions. RETAIL TAX CHANGES Welch, head of the pro- vince's newly created hous- ing ministry, last week told the Canadian Mobile Home and Travel Trailer Associ- ation meeting at a Metro hotel flhat the government is studying changes in the re- tail sales tax on mobile homes. The mobile home assod- afion is pushing hard for a tax cut. The factory home builders say they are being discriminated against be- cause they pay the seven percent retail tax on 100% of the value of their comple- ted product, including the labor put into building their 'home units in a factory, 0n the other hand, build- ers of conventional homers pay retail tax only on their materials. The factory home builders say this means com- peting "on site" home build- ers really pay retail tax only on 50% at their product. They want factory built homes Itaxed on the basis of 65% of value. But possibly more im- portant, Housing Minister Welch says the province plans to make the mobilfi more acceptable to buyers and renters, as well as more acceptable to muni- cipalitles. Welch gave the factory built home people some real reasons to be pleased about improved prospects for their industry. He promised pro- vincial action aimed at wip- ing out barriers which hitherto have held the in- dustry in cheek. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE Oak Ridges Kings' Coach Sil Steffan must be wonder- ing if he angered the gods as a result of Tuesday night's 6-5 loss to King City in a controversial Metro Junior “B" hockey match at King City. Oak Ridges Kings Lose 6-5 As King City Wins First Game It was also King City's first win of the season. Both clubs are currently hovering in the lower depths of the standings. INJURY J INX To make things even worse the Kings started out with 17 players and were reduced to 10 at game‘s end as the in- jury jinx continued to plague them. Coach Steffan still can’t believe the team lost stating that “we had three goals called back on us and King City's winning counter was one of those flukey types." The Kings got off to a shaky first period start and trailed 5-1 going into the second. He said the province is T own's Salt, Sand And Snow Plough: Ready developing a uniform build- mg code whidh will treat mobile like other homes constructed “on site" in the traditional way. This will make mobile or modular homes more readily assess- able and taxable, something which the association en- dorses. The existing license fee municipalities are al- lowed to charge movable homes new under the. Muni- cipal Act will be replaced by regular municipa’i assess- ment and taxation on these units. The housing minister left little doubt the province now feels mobile or modular 'homes are now an acceptable laind of housing for the many Ontarians who are seeking places where they can af- ford to live. He will make this type of housing more acceptable to local govern- ments by making the modu- lars pay taxes like any other property. MUNICIPAL RELUC'I‘ANCE Welch said the main prob- lem faced by mobile home developers is the reluctance of most municipalities to al- low mobile home subdlvi- sions or parks Housing Minister Welch said another major concern of the provincial government is to safeguard the rights of tenants and owners of mo- bile homes who occupy units on land rented in mobile home subdivisions. 'I‘he Landlord-Tenant Act doesn‘t cover these people and they don't have the legal protec- tion other residents enjoy. Because mobile home resi- dents haven’t been protected by law, the mobile home owners have faced park re- gulations which permit evic- tion for what is termed "cause". They are also sub- ject to sudden rent increases for space because they don't have leases. Mobile lhome park owners can also prevent erection of for-sale signs on mobile homes in their pro- perties. The minister said mobile homes now make up two percent of all housing in rthe province. 20,334 mobile homes were produced in this country in 1972 and another 4,695 were imported, rhe said. WARRANTIES FOR MOBILES Welch said the altomey- general is also studying a system of warranties for mobile 'homes.»These could go well beyond those now provided ‘by factories. They turned on the power to tie the game only to lose it with about five minutes left. Scoring for the Kings were Dennis Acomb. Chuck Lunau. Jeff Wood. Dave Van Nos- trand. and Gavin Smith. REMOVE GOALIE Steffan removed his goalie for the final few seconds but bad luck continued to hound the Kings who Shot over. around, and just by the oppo- sition nets. "We were forced to go with two lines for half of the sec- ond and most of the third due to injuries," commented Steffan. “But at least we're not being blown out of the rink anymore. I still think we can make the playoffs. The Kings are currently holding down 10th spot in the 12-team loop with King City trailing the entire pack with only a total of five points in 23 games. (Continued from Page 1) . Said: Mayor Evelyn Buck of Aurora: If we assume t‘hese planning powers, what criterion is the region going to use in considering appli- cations for amendments? York Region Council Likes Transfer 0f Powers Arrangements A descendant of pioneers who came to this area from Pennsylvania, and a man who contributed to his com- munity in many ways, Mor- gan Baker, died in Scarboro General Hospital November 29. He was in his 90th year. Mr. Baker was born in Whitchurch Township and lived and farmed in that township until 28 years ago when he moved to King Township. He served as reeve of Whitchurch for five years and as the Liberal Member of the Ontario Leg- islature during the Mitchell .Hepburn Era for York Northj ‘from 1934 to 1943. -December 1 at Baker Hill Baptist Church, Whitchurch, of which Mr. Baker was a member, with Rev. William Whitcombe officiating. In- terment was in Baker Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were six grandsons: Morgan Ba- ker Jr. of Newmarket, Rob- ert Baker of Hartford, Con- necticut, Wayne Oldham of Oakville, David Oldham of Goodwood, Malcolm Ratcliff of Wawa and Ronald Hutch- inson of Willowdale. VI." :Mr. Pound ‘said council would .‘have to follow the procedure of the planning alct. In all cases, there would have to be a public hearing. C-hailrman Garfield Wright said that the new proposals wouldn’t change procedure. The only involvement would come when there was a “call- The latter refers to legis- lation that would empower the Minister of Treasury, Economics and Intergovern- mental Affairs, ’00 call in any application, which he felt wasn't in accord with provin- cial. policies and g'uidlines, and which wasn’t of a high Standard. The government’s report said this would take away from a region anyx applica- tion (Official Plans asd sub- divisions) in Which a region “appears to be acting in a prejudicial manner," or an application, which has a “great significance for pro- vincial policy." The minister would Ithen reassume the de- cisionâ€"making power himself. Chairman Wright said this was the first time the go- vernment had an opportuni- ty to return planing powers to the communities. WHAT POWERS? “When did we ever have these powers?" asked Coun- cillor Lois Hancey of Rich- mond Hill. May-or Joe Dales of Geor- gina Township, said he felt council should accept the re- commendations in principle, “but keepioqrr opgionsppeg.” Mr. Wright said assess- ment and the courts had pre- viously been rtaken away. He said he thought the ministry was handing out the powers begrudgingly, as it had provided so many “es- cape hatc‘hes." Council should be able to withdraw and hand back responsibilities to the province anytime it felt shortchan-ged. Councillor Hancey moved that the planning committee request tihe Ministry to de- fer the second reading of its planning act bill aband the third reading of Bill 227. dealing with land division, to give council rLime “to dis- cuss and formulate" the new planning proposals. Mayor Margaret Britnell of King said she didn’t feel council should accept the full delegation of responsibi- lilty until it had its own Of- ficial Plan. Former York North MLA Morgan Baker Dies At Age 90 He was predeceased by his first wife, Edna Gertrude Clubine in January 1936 and is survived by his wife. the former Minnie Vivian Vow- ell (Bernie) and five child- ren: Alma (Mrs. James Old- ham). Merlyn. Doris (Mrs. Floyd Ratcliff) all of Stouf- ffville, Alan of Chicago and Mary (Mrs. Keith Hutchin- sonl of Stouffville. a sister Mrs. Zillah Gilbert and a brother Eugene, both of Stouffville, 19 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held stayed away. But the time will come. As seen here the town’s snow ploughs look every bit like heavy artillery ready for battle. Mayor Forh-an said he couldn’t agree; c o u n c i 1 should accept all the recom- mendations now. Mayor Garnet Williams of Vaughan said he could sulp- pont all the recommenda- Ui‘ons, but the one dealing with the commitmees of ad- justment. FULL HOUSE This one called for a re- gional land division commit- tee .to be established as the responsible authority for consent granting throughout the regional area, or for council to be the established authority for granting con- sents throughout the area. Mayor Williams sad-d he was opposed to taking any decisions away from the 10- cal committees of adjust- ment. The region’s council chambers would be full all the time with delegations, if it did. Councillor Robert Adams of Markham said he was con- cerned that government was getting farther away from Mrs. Hancey’s motion was lost. getting farther away the people. There we reason why "the pe‘ should Ihave 'to go the I for land division forms. He said he was a; giving that power rtc region. DUPLICATE BRIDGE â€" 3 sessions, Mondays and Fri- days 8 pm, Wednesdays 1 pm. Oak Ridges Plaza. Marie Cole, 773-4280. tfc13 Mayor Roman said there should be a recommendation to the minister asking that the present power of the committees of adjustment 1?- main the same. Mayor Dales then asked that a resolution drawn up by council at its recent week- end in Muskoka, be consi- dered. This called for the go- vernment to With-hold legis- lation until council could come to some sort of agree- ment on granting consents. The motion was lost. A subsequent motion by Mayor Lazenby t‘hat clause 3 (a) be droppedâ€"establish- ment of a regional land di- vision committee for consent granting â€" and substituting “monitoring" for “granting" in clause 3 (b) regarding consent granting in the reâ€" gion, was carried. SPEED UP PLANNING O t h e r recommendations called for the minister «to provide an annual uncondi- tional per capita grant to the addifional expenditure incur- red when the region assumes the Minister's 'powers. The region will also seek changes that will speed up the planning process. partiâ€" cularly the consideration of plans of subdivision. Among these would be one calling for the Plans Administration Brandh to indicate, within 15 DANCING every Saturday night year round. Square and round. Glendale Beach Pavilion. Musselman’s Lake, South Road. Music by Max Ewart and “The Glendales”. Phone 640- 1332. c6W20 people against rto 'dhe region days of receipt of the regio- nal council's decision. in matters of subdivision pro- posals, whether the Minister intends to exercise 'his call- in powers. The Minister would also be urged to consider estab- lishing a time limit between draft approval and registra- tion of the final plans, be- cause of the time lag that can occur in between. Mayor Gladys Rolling of East Gwillimbury. chairman of the planning committee, said that she was convinced that the new proposals proâ€" vided the opportunity coun- cill had been waiting for. “ . . . In fact, it may be difficult for a member of our York Regional staff to get a word in edgewise should the delegation of powers be ac- cepted by this council,” 'Mrs. Rolling said. (Photo by Susan Samila) Municipal Board Zoning which would per- mit townhouse development on the west side of Elizabeth Street has been turned down by the Municipal Board in consideration of Ridhmond Hill's new zoning bylaw which is known as Brylaw 66-71. The board also called for height restrictions and reserved decision on three ,o'dher clauses, but “approved without further notice or hearing” the balance of the bylaw. Zoning Bylaw Given Conditional Approval The recommendation is that the fheight restrictions are to be no more onerous than those in effect under Bylaw 1000 which has go- verned rthe town’s develop- ment since 1961. Under that bylaw apartment buildings were limited rto 60 feet in height and commercial buildings to 100 feet. The board's decision stated that townhouses on the west side of Elizabeth were not considered necessary to pro- vide a buffer between the high density uses in the Yonge Street corridor and the low density residential development to the west of Elizabeth Street. They con- curred with objectors who claimed that existing single family development on the west side of Elizabeth is al- ready an effective buffer. [lllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllilllllilllll“lllllllllllllllllllllll“) Application has been made to the OMB for dis- cussion of the height re- guirements, Planning Di- rector Hesse Rimon told “The Liberal”. At present residential development is restricted by Bylaw 66-71 to 35 feet but there is no restriction on commercial development. Once this matter is cleared up to the satisfaction of the board final approval will be given to the zoning bylaw. till“ill“lllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll vCounoil is asked to give funther attention to the de- finition of “service establish- ments and the property of the Rosetown Chinese Res- A residential mul'ti'ple sixth designation was ap- proved whidh ‘will allow apartments on the east side of Elizabeth because there are already apartments in the area. taut-ant. The new zoning -by- law prohibits drive-in res- taurants and according ‘to the definition would also limit 'fitake-out" restaurants. In summing up. the boa-rd recognized the bylaw’s in- troduciion of more flexibili- ty in residential categories, that usable open space re- quirements “has been doubled except in one category. park- ing requirements have been increased, screening. buffe- ring and yard requirements have been increased, play- ground requirements are in- creased. In lower density re- sidential categories f r o n t yard setback are decreased while rear yard setbacks are increased. Provision is included for more mixed commercial and residential uses in the Yonge Stree’c Corridor and Drive-tin res- taurants are prohibited. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1973 3 THE YORK REGION PLANNING AND YOU Gen. Manager of Village In The Valley Unionville ELASSICOMM And every hour on the hour until midnight WITH v PETER RUDDY This Week: The Developers AND C. D. MILANI TUNE IN TO CHANNEL 10 THURSDAY AT 7 PM President of Milani, Milam’ Holdings of Vaughan 884-8111 ROSE TOWN RESTAURANT allmsnrg‘“?L s"? roonfl Monday to Thursday â€" 4 pm. to 1 am. Friday and Saturday â€" 4 pm. to 2 am. Sundays and Holidays â€" 4 pm. to Midnight RICHMOND HILL LIONS CLUB Christmas Bingo MONDAY, DECEMBER 17th JACKPOT $250 MUST GO Early Birds 7:40 p.m. This will be the last Bingo of the year. It will start again Janaury 7th, 1974. 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