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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MARCH 14.2001 PAGE 7 Clarington draws the line on subdivision renderings Municipality asks builders to be careful with sketches BYJACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer CLARINGTON - The old adage may be buyer beware but the municipality is telling new home subdivision developers it's also watching out for its newest residents. Mayor John Mutton has requested requested the municipality's planning planning staff contact all new home developers in Clarington to ensure ensure subdivision plans displayed at sales offices properly reflect the municipality's plans for sidewalks sidewalks and other municipal services. services. The issue came to light following following concerns raised at council from residents of a new home subdivision in northeast Bow- manville. The residents asked council not to include a sidewalk in the turning circle at the top of their street because, when they purchased their homes, the plans at' the' sales office indicated no sidewalk was to be installed there, said resident Robert Cochrane. He told council the residents purchased their homes on the assumption the court would not have pedestrian traffic. Public Works Director Stephen Yokes informed council - ; / • O'j.' ' after name WAYNE CLARKE 'Highly unusual'plans in sales offices would not be up-to-date. the municipality always intended to install a sidewalk there and said he could not explain why the developer's plans did not include the sidewalks. Mayor Mutton noted he has had calls from other new home- owners with similar issues and wanted to ensure new homebuy- ers were not being misled by inaccurate inaccurate drawings. To date, the planning department department has visited two of the developers, developers, says Larry Taylor, manager manager of the development review board for the municipality. Of those two, one did need changes made to the drawings on display, lie says. However, lie adds, "I don't see this as a problem. More times than not the information in the sales trailers docs comply (to municipal plans)." In order to ensure ensure all developers do comply, however, he says the municipality municipality is now including the requirement requirement of correct municipal plans as part of the development agreement agreement so now it "is in black and white." Wayne Clarke, president of the Durham Homebuilders Association Association says "it is very unusual that that type of incident falls through the cracks." He notes all stages of a plan of subdivision must be approved through the municipality so it is "highly unusual," unusual," plans in the sales office would not be up-to-date. Mr. Taylor suggests sometimes sometimes subdivision marketers create create display boards that "are not very detailed," which may be the source of confusion. He recommends recommends homebuyers drop into the municipal centre planning department department if they require specific information regarding the placement placement of municipal street services. Kingchurch Nissan 1-800-565-6365 Ajax, Ontario 905-686-0555 cautitLcuxu uLL A ■ r t n ■ 1994 Lumina APV Seven passenger Deep Tint AM/FM Cassette Great Condition 1997 Nissan Quest GXE Full Power Group, windows, locks, keyless remote cruise control, tilt, air, tint 1994 Ford Crown Victoria LX Edition Power Seats, 5.0L V8, rear wheel drive Ideal for trailer towing 1991 Camera RS 5.0L V8, alloys, ground effects, auto, air, remote hatch Just 110,000 kms. After Hours Please Call Tom Carette at 905-706-2720 ÎO 'lo.': Ik BOWMANVILLE - A man faces a theft charge after an air filter was special-ordered special-ordered from a local hardware store; then stolen! /' Police say a man ordered the unique air filter from Bowmanville's Canadian Tire store, left a name and phone number, number, and was called when the filter arrived. arrived. Saturday, store staff found the empty box for the $80 air filter hidden in die lighting section of the store. Police! Police! used, the phone number left by the man who ordered the part to track down a'suspecbK' 000. « rirri': -br Jessey -Thompson, 19, of King Street East in Bowmanville is charged with theft under $5,000. with 16,000 ' BOWMANVILLE - A Newcastle man who took'a 16,000-volt shock while working on a transformer box Thursday morning sustained secondrde- gree bums to his hands. - The 42-year-old man was checking the transformer box at a Weldrick Crescent Crescent construction site to ensure the wiring was labelled properly when he received the jolt. He was taken to Lak- eridge Health Bowmanville with bums to his hands, "but he's going to be OK," says Staff Sergeant A1 Mack of the Durham Regional Police Clarington Community Office. The Ministry of Labour is investigating. i«-- (.SPECIAL IN TODAY'S paper lo have jour Huts delivered In Durham's #1 Carrier fora Call 579-4407 Wednesday, March 14,2001 • Future Shop* • Sears* • Square Boy* •Work World* • Home Outfitters" • 2-4-1 Pizza*