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I V/ The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, December 8, 1998 -15 I igns are looking good for this business owner By IRENE GENTLE1 The Champion2 ('ail lti îsgîtof the t[1010% Steve Miller of Miii Town Tire leamned what a difference a yeari maires when he returned to square off against Milton council in a iongstanding sign squabble. Mr. Miller applied last December for relief from a sign bylaw in order to have the sign of choice instaiied outside is 675 Steeles Ave. E. business. At the time council refused is request. Hfis retumn to council recently resulted in a heated debate among councillors on procedure, precedent, and the perception that coun-1 cii hobbies local businesses with red tape. I the end council upended the previous decision - largeiy due to zoning changes to the area proposed by the municipal officiai growth plan. 'Me plan was not in place at iast December' s meet- ing. The original dust-up was over a proposed sign that was too intrusive for the bylaw covening the property. 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Mir.Miller w t. hoinog to erect a ine square metre, lreestalidirig iiiuminated sign, much of which wouid be used to advertise prod- uct carried by the business. This was not in compliance with byiaws for the Steeles Avenue-Harrop Drive area, which is slotted as both residential and industriai zones. According to the byiaw, industrial signs can be used for identifi- cation purposes only. Recentiy, Mr. Miller retumed to spar again. "The sign I actualiy wanted to put up did not go through. We had to make some adjustments to it and that's flot what I'd like," he toid council. "I'd like to have the sign I'd like, basicaiiy." 'Me sign he asked for is no different from others in the area, he said. That was corroborated by Ward 4 Councillor Ron Furik, who popped over to the property to take the measurements himself. I have a pmobiem that we can't treat him the same as we treat bis neighbor on the other side," said Mr. Furik. "Let's give the guy what he wants. What's the problem?" A ray of hope was offered to Mr. Miller courtesy of Milton's new offcili plan l'or growAth. In the plan, the Mill Town Tire property is in a designated busi- ness, flot industrial, area. A suggestion by Ward 4 Councillor John Challinor tbat the issue be referred back to Town staff for study was opposed by Ward 2 Councillor Waliy Hunter. "I'm flot in favour. 1 don't see why we're sitting around dis- cussing this. We're micro-managing this issue," he said. -This is what gives council a bad name in the business community." Councillor Barry Lee aiso favoured immediate action over wait- ing for a staff report on the matter. "I just want to informn council that I'm getting a headache. Miii Town Tire may not even need a sign afier ail this," he said. "I think we should get on with it. I also think we shouid go back and review the sign issue in the area." 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