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NEWS BUILDING NOT SUITABLE FOR AREA: Continued from page 3 and 2169 Sixth Line, north- west of the River Oaks Bou- levard intersection. According to informa- tion provided by the devel- oper, the nine-storey build- portation impact study of this site on behalf of Bara Group, argues one typical car-s! ice can re- place: four residential park- ing space: That math still leaves the development short sev- ing would feature 247 resi- _ en residential spac dential units, a 391-square- e consultantal also said met dical/dental of- the 55 visit fice and 352 square metres of retail space. Vehicle parking at the site would be provided by two ine of underground parkin; The ‘proposal calls for 185 residenti parking spaces, fow car-share spaces and 55 Wisitor/non- residential spac This falls short of what is required by the town, which calls for 208 residen- tial parking spaces, 49 visi- development of this size. Consulting Ltd., which conducted the trans- Cudmore’s Garden Market is proud to once again share the holiday season with you, offering free home delivery of premium Christmas trees, hand-crafted holiday arrangements, wreaths and locally made giftware to Oakville and Burlington. tial parking spaces are enough to serve anticipat- ed demand but noted there is street parking available along Sixth Line for when it sets k particularly busy. restry Consul! inginn t nductes treei i ventory of the site on be- half of the developer and found there are 66 trees ei- ther on site, within six me- tres or within the right-of- way. The company said a to- tal of 46 trees will need to be removed to site is presently home to a one-storey dental/medical building and various other fing storey commercial the © immediate south of the site is Sixth Line and then a low-rise eaiating neighbourhood consistii generally of detached dwellings. To the west of the site are two residential build- ings, the Oaks Condomini- um and Knox Heritage Se- niors Place, a bete are both four wr storeys in he’ a resident aatatine Krave argued the pro- posal does not conform to the town's official zoned for two-storey com- mercial buildings. She also voiced con- cerns about the increased amount of traffic she fears thi will bring the development and/or because of their condition. The 7,200-square-metre to the area. Krueger said Sixth Line is already gridlocked in the RESIDENT morning and evening peak periods as a result of a nearby school and people he Sixth Lineas anatternative to Trafalgar Ro: She said she hopesn more residents will aware of this ropeced ‘de. velopment and make their voices heard. Krueger said she only found out about the propos- al because she was walking past the site. Ward 5 Coun. Jeff Knoll also weighed in on the de- development is outside of the character of and stable neighbourhood where it is Propo: posed," he said. “When River Oaks was originally developed, this and three other sites in the area, were designated as neighbourhood retail and services to serve the com- munity, it was never in- Knoll photo Councillor Jeff Knoll is among those with concerns about the proposed development. tended for housing. This proposal is not acceptable to me or to the many resi: brief on the site on behalf of the developer, said the pro: context and contributes t plann wth and inte: sification in Oakville. “The proposed develop- ment is successful i in pro- uilt form that en- 2, B 2 Ss Ss 3 BE s ue G58 2g ¢ 1 soquienon ‘Aepsinyy | seneeR OINA¥EO | 2 proves the pedestrian con- dition at grade while appro- priately responding t to the dents that to me. Oakville has ale growth nodes identified and allocated to provide for new housing opportunities fo meet the needs of the ‘ity and for us ean achieve our growth tal set by Queen's Park." LEA Consulting Ltd. concluded in its transpor- tation study that the devel- opment would have mini- mal impact on the sur- rounding transportation network. Bousfields Inc., which prepared an urban design A continued family tradition. For more information, visit: cudmoresmarket.ca @ CUDMORE'S context," the company said. A public meeting on thi: matter is ; anticipated for early STORY BEHIND THE STORY: A nine-storey mixed use building has proposed for an Oak- oie neighbourhood and we thought people should know exactly what the developer is planning as well as what the local councillor and an area resident have to say about it. woo"uoy}EYyapIsUt