September 13, 2010
Dear Mr. Hakala:
Re: Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment Proposal and Site Plan Control Proposal for 100 Champagne Avenue South (File No: D01-01-10-0008; D02-02-10-0025; D07-12-10-0147)
The Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association (CHNA) objects to the development at 100 Champagne, as currently proposed.
We support the City's plans to promote intensification and sustainable development in a way that meets the needs of our community, both now and in the future. However, we request that the City recognize and deal with the traffic issues resulting from developments such as 100 Champagne, and consider our very reasonable recommendations (enclosed as Appendix 1) which are in keeping with Official Plan and 20-20 objectives.
As you know, the primary goal of the City's Official Plan is sustainability, where sustainable development is defined as "development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The plan suggests a balance between the needs of present and future generations.
This development (and the other large developments in the same area) do not promote this balance. In fact, we think the needs of current residents are being ignored. We respectfully request that you consider our needs and our very reasonable recommendations.
A response to these recommendations would be much appreciated. Please note that we would like to make one minor amendment to recommendation number two to enable residents living on Hickory Street between Champagne and Loretta to get to their homes between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m..Recommendation 2 a) should read: 'No entry from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m' signs at Hickory and Champagne (going North and West) to divert traffic to Carling during rush hours.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
Katherine Steinhoff
Vice President
Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association
No comments:
Post a Comment