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8- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday November 14, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate is awakening the ghost of Christmas past. From Monday, Nov. 26-Friday, Jan. 4, the local museum will be hosting holiday tours. They run Tuesday through Sunday, from 1­4:30 p.m. Cost is the price of regular admission. Erchless will be decorated for the holi- days and visitors will learn how Oakville celebrated in the early 1900s. On Sunday, Dec. 9, the museum is hosting a Candlelight Walking Tour at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, at $12 each, must be purchased in advance. History will be brought to life as visitors join R.K. Chisholm, son of Col. William Chisholm and Erchless resident, on a can- dlelit stroll down Oakville's first heritage district. On Saturday, Dec. 15 the museum will host a visit with Father Christmas from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $25. Registration is required. Hearing stories and music, making decorations and gingerbread treats, and a visit with Father Christmas in his old-fashioned house are among the planned events for the afternoon holiday celebration. To register through IRIS, visit www.oakville.ca. For details, contact Oakville Museum at 905-338-4400 or visit www.oakvillemuseum.ca. Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate is located at 8 Navy St. OAKVILLE - Celebrating 150 years! JOIN A TOWN OF OAKVILLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE Mayor Rob Burton and Members of Council invite and encourage you to apply to serve on a Town Committee and help make Oakville the most livable town in Canada. Currently there are vacancies on the following advisory committees: · Cultural Advisory Committee (1 position available) · Environmental Strategic Plan (ESP) Advisory Committee (1 position available) · Taxicab Advisory Committee (1 position available). We encourage current taxicab users to apply. PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for application to the Taxicab Advisory Committee is November 30th, 2007. Further details, committee descriptions and application forms are available on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca/advisory.asp or from the Clerk's Department at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. We welcome all interested Oakville property owners and residents, 18 years of age or older to complete and submit an application form either online at www.oakville.ca/advisory.asp or to the Clerk's Department, in person or by mail, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. All application forms must be received by the Clerk's Department by Friday, November 23, 2007. Please note: Applications for Taxicab Advisory Committee is extended to November 30, 2007. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the Clerk's Department has received their application. Town Council will appoint qualified candidates for citizen vacancies based on the recommendations of the Striking Committee. Please note that all applicants will be notified of the final determination of their application by mail. For more information about the appointment procedure, please call Colleen Tino, Clerk's Department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3136, or e-mail ctino@oakville.ca. Volunteer ­ you can make a difference NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Town of Oakville Lodging House By-law Monday, November 20, 2007, 7 - 9 p.m. Town Hall, South Atrium, 1225 Trafalgar Road Members of the public are invited to attend and provide comment on the subject by-law at a public meeting hosted by the Licensing & By-law Enforcement Services section of the Town Clerk's Department. The Lodging House By-law 2007-126 has been authorized by Council to enable enforcement staff to deal more effectively with concerns relating to Lodging Houses. This meeting has been scheduled to provide further public consultation and information with respect to the new By-law. For further information, please contact Jim Barry, Supervisor of By-law Enforcement and Licensing, at 905-845-6601, ext. 3256 or jbarry@oakville.ca. Copies of the by-law are also available from the Licensing and By-law Services department. NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING November 28, 2007, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Trafalgar Room General Amendments to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 1984-63 Town Wide ­ Town Initiated File: 42.03.74 Members of the public are invited to attend and provide input at a public information meeting hosted by the Planning Services Department. The proposed amendment is a general amendment to the residential and commercial regulations and provisions of Zoning By-Law 1984-63, as amended, including: · Reorganize and revise residential zone permitted uses in table format · Adjust regulations for buildings which legally existed on September 22, 1983 in the Parkway Belt Zones · Remove cemeteries, mausoleums, columbarium and crematoriums as permitted uses within residential zones · Rezone various existing cemeteries to a semi public open space ­ 03 zone · Remove single detached and semi-detached dwellings as permitted uses within the R7 and R07 residential zones · Remove single detached dwellings and duplexes as permitted uses within the R8 and R08 zones · Revise regulations for apartment buildings in the R9 residential zone · Remove Section 63, "Deemed Complying" of Part IV.I ­ Employment Zones · Clarify regulations for residential rooftop balconies · Permit florist shops, libraries and pet grooming services within various commercial zones · Remove outdated Planning Act references · Revise various definitions, including "multiple attached dwelling" or "terrace dwelling" · Revise and/or eliminate various Special Provisions · Remedy general inconsistencies · Address a number of general administrative items As this initiative is Town Wide, there is no property description or map provided with this notice. Members of the public are invited to review the work completed to date. Verbal or written comments will assist Planning Services staff in the evaluation of the proposal. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services Department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Questions, comments or written submissions may be directed to Ramona Boddington, Planner, Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, telephone: (905) 845-6601, ext. 3032 or email: rboddington@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at (905) 815-6053. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 14th day of November, 2007. Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, telephone: (905) 845-6601, ext. or e-mail: lmusson@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at (905) 815-6053. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 14th day of November, 2007. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PASS AMENDING BY-LAW TO REMOVE A HOLDING PROVISION "H" December 10, 2007, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Council Chambers File: Z.1432.04 The Planning and Development Council will consider a report to remove the Holding Symbol "H" for the following application: Palermo West (Colonel William Parkway and Dundas Street) Bronte Creek Communities Limited (Monarch Park Corporation) The effect of the removal of the "H" Holding Provision from Zoning By-law 2002-237, as it relates to a portion of Blocks B and C on schedule C of By-law 2002-237, is to permit the development of the lands for residential development. The "H" Holding Provision was placed on these lands to ensure that adequate municipal water and wastewater capacity was available to accommodate the development, to ensure that a subdivision agreement was in place and to ensure that the 14 Mile Creek Valley and associated setbacks would be conveyed to the Town. The removal of the "H" Holding provision is a mechanism to ensure that the above conditions are fulfilled prior to the development of the lands in accordance with the approved Zoning, and as such there is no right of appeal on a removal of a Holding Provision. The subject lands are located on the south side of Dundas Street and on the east side of William Colonel Parkway. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services Department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca as of December 3, 2007. Questions or written submissions may be directed to Leigh Musson, Senior Planner, Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225