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Present at the meeting were about 100 members of the public, all members of Richmond Hill Council's Planning Committee - Chair- man David Stophenson, Re- gional Councillor Lois Han- cey, Councillor Jack Major, Graeme Bales and Andy Chateauvert â€"- and Council- lor Lou Wainwright. Elongated colored draw- ings of each of the five pro- posalsâ€"which have been ad- vanced were displayed on the wall, and the fifth was presented in sections by means of a projector on the back wall of the stage, and a public address system, which echoed badly, was provided. OPEN SPACE STRIPS A strip of landscaped open space is indicated on both sides of Yonge Street with the parkway belt also being indicated at Highway 7. As the plan progressed north- ward prestige industrial and general industrial develop- ment was indicated on the east side with some housing at a density of 15 and 50 units per acre as the corridor nears Markham Road. On the west side the land use along the Yonge Street frontage ranged from high- way commercial and office commercial to 50 unit per acre housing. The plan shows Edgar Avenue being exten- ded across Yonge into the industrial area and 15 unit per acre housing between Westwood and Edgar on the west. 16 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, June 12, 1974 ...yy--.-o~ is now ready to --_ rho Richmond Hill Council. present its recommendations to Should council adopt these recommendations they will become part of the new comprehensive official plan which will govern development throughout the whole town during the next two decades. , The proposal presented by Greer and his colleagues, Miss Edith Ganong and Mr. Jack Little. to the public at Bayview Secondary School May 30 was the fifth draft. The fourth had been presen- ted to a public meeting some weeks ago at which members of the public criticized pro- posed densitic: of popula- tion, a proposed opening of Palmer Avenue to Yonge Street and a proposed link- ing of Church Street South (a residential area) with a service road to proposed in- dustrial development run- ning south to Highway 7. The fifth draft omitted the opening of Palmer, cut off the industrial service road at Hillsview Drive on the north and reduced the densi- ty of hohsing units per acre in some cases. completed and agreed upor an official plan will be pre- pared for this area and in- cluded in the town’s official plan. The lines are flexible and movable. We are n01 trying to determine where the lines should be specifi- cally. It will be the job 01 the zoning bylaw eventually to draw the line as it im- plements the official plan So when it comes to the zon- ing bylaw the line limiting the commercial property may be drawn on either side of that lot. The intent is tc recognize the commercial use which exists." “Will this zoning bylavi come before the people con- cerned?" asked Mr. Varley He was assured that it will that the town must follow a procedure laid down by the Municipal Act, that proper- Between Oak Avenue and Carrville the west side is again designated highway and office commercial and the east side general and prestige commercial with a green belt running north- ward to link up with green belts to serve as walkways and bicycle paths right up to Markham Road. From Carrville to Weld- rick, on either Side of Obser- vatory Lane on the east side housing at 50 units per acre is indicated. On the west side the density is again 50 UPA and 30 UPA. From Weldrick to May, the Yonge Street frontage is again highway commercial with a green strip separat- ing it from existing residen- tial development on the west. On the east the hous- ing density is shown as 30 UPA and Hillsview as an ac- cess to the industrial serv- ice road. It is also indicated that Harding could continue ac- ross Yonge where a civic centre could include a hotel, institutional and office build- ings. The first member of the public to approach the mic- rophones asked for a defini- tion of 15, 30 and 50 UPA.‘ Miss Ganong reported that; 15 UPA could mean two or three storey row housing, 30: UPA stacked town houses or four-storey apartment build- ings (depending on the zon- lng bylaw) and 50 UPA could bring seven to eight storey apartment buildings (or high- er depending on lot cover- age). l5 UPA could mean two or three storey row housing, 30 UPA stacked town houses or four-storey apartment build- ings (depending on the zon- ing bylaw) and 50 UPA could bring seven to eight storey apartment buildings (or high- er depending on lot cover- age). Referring to the purple square on the southwest cor- ner of Roosevelt Drive and Yonge Steret. Don Varley of 9 Roosevelt Drive asked if it was council's intent to change the zoning on the first residential lot on the south side of the road from residential to commercial. The purple (indicating com- mercial) designated the pro-. perty occupied by Falcon- bridge Mines (an L-shaped property) as C1 office com- mercial. but had been squar- ed off to include the first residential lot. VERY GENERAL the proposals on the draw- “It is true the parks and recreation committee ask for 5% rather than land in many subdivisions,” said Councillor Andy Chateau- vert a member of that com- mittee as well as of the plan- ning committee. “The main reason is that in small subdi- visions the park lots would be so small as to be virtually useless, they would be dif- ficult to maintain and we ‘ have found we have a great- er need for larger parks. What the parks board has : been trying to do is to take the cash and build up suf- ficient funds to buy a large acreage and develop major facilities to which activities now located in neighborhood parks, often causing annoy- ance to residents of the vici- nity. can be transferred.” Other members of the public also expressed con- cern over the laclt of parks ‘ and recreational faciIities in Mr. Liddle answered that1 the area south of Markham Road. Mr. Liddle answered that the proposals on the draw- ings are of a very general nature. He pointed out that the town has two prime do- cuments â€" an official plan and a zoning bylaw. The of- ficial plan is a master plan indicating the long-term lin- tentions of the municipality, he explained, and doesn't get down into the nitty-gri-t- tY. “Once the studies are Planning Future Development Yonge South Corridor Back in January William Greer of Munic- ipal Planning Consultants, a firm hired by the Town of Richmond Hill to study a 600 foot cor- ridor on both sides of Yonge Street from the Markham-Vaughan Roads intersection south to Highway 7, told a public meeting that Richmond Hill has a rare opportunity to plan development on Yonge Street. » A . . u 1 ‘1 9”,“ v“ -V.-°- ~-_--__ His firm was hired in October, has held four meetings for public information and inppt and THE PUBLIC SPEAKS “Will this zoning bylaw come before the people conâ€" cerned?" asked Mr. Varley. He was assured that it will, that the town must follow a procedure laid down by the Municipal Act, that proper- ty owners must be notified and given the opportunity to comment and/or object, and be given a chance to state their case before the OMB if they so desire. PARKS LACKING The next man to the mic- rophone roiced objection to “a green belt no wider than a city street. We must have more green. Man has to have trees and grass and open Spaces in order to exist. Richmond Hill doesn’t need high density. development. We cannot have increased density at the corner of Markham’and Yonge. People won’t be able to get in or out and it will only make that corner even more dan- gerous." He also attacked the lack of recreational areas in the area south of Markham and east of Yonge. "It seems to me that Richmond Hill doesn’t get parkland but is too prone to take money in- stead. I’d like to have your comments on why you can't provide a park where the youngsters in our area can play ball." He also challeng- ed councillors to name any parks acquired in the past 10 years. completed and agreed upon an official plan will be pre- pared for this area and in- cluded in the town’s official Plan. The lines are flexible and movable. We are not trying to determine where the lines should be specifi- cally. It will be the job of the zoning bylaw eventually to draw the line as it -im- plements the official plan. So when it comes to the zon- ing bylaw the line limiting the commercial property may be drawn on either side of that lot. The intent is to recognize the commercial use which exists." “We're getting more park- land than the law demands from all developers, maybe more than you realize," re- plied Chairman Stephenson. Regional Councillor Han- cey named Glenbrae, Cedar and Lennox, Skopit, Crosby. the new park at 18th Avenue and 3rd Avenue, the lease negotiated with the Orange Home for the use of part of their property for parkland. She also told the ratepayer that expropriation proceed- ings are now under way for the Prokopetz property which will complete the Crosby Park land, and noted that the town had added the Polish Park to the Mill Pond area ‘in recent years (and forgot to mention the ac- quisition by purchase of Sun- set Beach at Lake Wilcox and by lease of adjoining property). -,,A,; r.-r,,V Mrs. Hancey also pointed out that the land south of the Hill is all in private hands. "The owners are go- ing to be asked to conform to the new official plan if they come up with def/elep- ment plans. At that time the town will negotiate for ad- ditional parkland, to provide a recreational facility for children in the area." IN BYLAW 1000 “The population density at the corner of Yonge and Markham indicated on Draft 5 is the densin permitted by Bylaw 1000. If we were able to convince all property own- ers in that area that they would like it to remain single family, council would be in a good position to keep it as single family,” she ad- ded. John Birchall asked how wide is the parkway belt. Planning Director Hessie Rimon replied that this ques- tion should really be direc- ted to the provmcial authori- ties since they are the only ones who may have a definite answer. To the best of his knowledge, he said, the park- PARKWAY BELT ’way belt would contain a highway and a linear corridor for utilities such as hydro, sewers and water in combi- nation with a green belt. Then he added, “Personally I don’t think the intersection of two major highways is the right place for any recre- ational installation." EFFECT ON OBSERVATORY “What effect will the pres- tige industry have on the ob- servatory?" he asked. “It has a certain status and gives Richmond Hill a status throughout the world. To put a park in a built up area is very costly, I know, but this land is now in pub- lic hands and developing it as a park would not be dis- possessing people." Mr. Rimon answered that Markham's official plan has designated the farm indus- trial since 1964. “The own- ers do not have any plans to turn it into a park. As to the domed stadium. I don't think Mr. Birchall continued by expressing concern about urban sprawl, noting that the jail farm is the only exist- ing greenbelt between Metro and Richmond Hill and ex- pressing a desire to see it remain in the official plan as A (agriculture) 1. “In the long range it could be deve- loped as a passiVe park or recreation area." Fmd out what mother didn’t tell you about buying meat. Join the‘ Bridal Pack’. “For years, young couples have known our meat men for the friendly, helpful advice they offer when buy- ing meat. They can count on us to show them how to get the most out of their meat dollar with economical cuts of meat. 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I ’m afraid you are talking about buildings which will come up to the height of the observatory, making a very serious impact on us. We would rather see the industrial service road go north of Hillsview through the undeveloped area and that Hillsview be blocked at the railway so that the only access to the observatory would be from Bayview. This would prevent high density traffic passing by which would be very serious indeed. The hotel ac- I‘OSS Yonge could cause prob- lems with night time activi- ties. Any lights in close pro- ximity to us can cause us problems." “We like the observatory, we like to see green grass and trees, but what chance do we have when we have developers infiltrating plan- ning boards and councils?" asked a women in the au- dience. “We have to be practical," stated Mr. Stephenson. “We can have only as much green F.\ c|_\ n '& Dave I ighlhuund I-Up INFILTRATION? SPECIAL‘ 5 FL. 02. com. :ns' Week June 16th to 22nd Quality starts here. 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As develop- crs come in they are not going to dictate to us, through planning committee and parks board we will do .he dictating.” “There is no planning board now," explained Mrs. Hancey. “It’s now the coun- cil which does the planning. As for infiltration by deve- lopers it’s the responsibility of citizens to recognize this at election time." Another questioner said, “I assume all services are in this area?" The answer was in the negative â€" no sewers, no water. “Are we working in conjuction with the Minis- try of Transportation and Communication, which is planning to rebuild Yonge Street?” he continued. The answer was yes and that the widening is not expected be- fore 1976. “How far away are the wa- ter and sewers?” he went on. “I only know what I read in the newspapers," replied Mr. Stephenson, but estimated it would be one to five years. “Nothing can go until the sewers come?” was the next question. 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