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j 4 stouffville suntribune i thursdayfeb 102005 battle over infill homes reaches municipal board by hannelore volpe srrtjf writer a fight to keep the char acter of new homes com patible with older estab lished neighbourhoods has reached the ontario municipal board a hearing was held on a proposal to redevelop a large lot at 128 rose ave but a decision wont be made until a later date an older bungalow sits on what is now considered four lots on the stouffville street the property at the intersection with lloyd avenue was bought more than a year ago by brundale fine homes ltd it built a narrow two- storey home there last sum mer with a garage jutting out front on the western part of the property when brundale came to the towns committee of adjustment asking for a lot line on the property to be moved to create 41 and 69- foot lots the request was denied the lot wouldnt be com patible with the rest of the established neighbourhood the committee said thats when brundale appealed to the ontario municipal board whit- churchstouffville council decided the town would not participate in the jan 31 omb hearing residents randy mole and bryan millsip are among those worried creat- asthma we can help call the lung association friday saturday only i brand new 4x8 slate pool tables 1000 00 tax cash carry i3i is titanium cues hi 59 cue racks s poker sels 300 chips and much more nelson billiards 18 r sales service accessories 9056400011 main office 195 main st south newmarket criminal law family law warren skinner barrister solicitor in practice since 1986 stouffville office hours now available 9058954571 9058302367 24 hour mobile ing one drastically smaller lot would pave the way for the developer to request five 40foot lots the residents and councillor rob hargrave want to see a municipal pol icy in place to make any new home construction in town compatible with adja cent established neighbour hoods it will happen all over town if we dont stop it here mr mole said preservation of older neighbourhoods is more valuable than their loss he added at a jan 25 council meeting my client has no present intention to subdivide the property brundale lawyer michael melling said about 10 residents mayor sue sherban and at least three councillors attended the omb hearing over the course of the day mr mole and jeanne major represented the rose avenue neighbours a policy on infilling as its called is in the works as part of the towns reassess ment of the stouffville sec ondary plan town planner andrew mcneely explained it could take several months for the policy to be ready councillor hargrave wanted an infill bylaw put into place immediately to set the standards for other such developments council had asked for one from planning staff sev eral months ago if the application is refused by the omb mr melling said there will be no architectural control over any of the houses built on that lot another issue worrying residents in the area is whether some of the decadesold lovinglytend ed cedar hedges providing shade and privacy would be destroyed if a walkway rec ommended by the town was constructed neighbour heather mclean said she knew when her family bought a house in the area it was adjacent to land that could be devel oped but the beauty of this area and the hedges made this property what it is 0 finance 0 lease offered on 36 month term 1 0000 rebate applies to cash purchase on 2004 diamante only see dealer for details liquidation sale jfjinancingv- all demos must go 2004 galant gts- 38l v6 auto leather sunroof air power group traction control only 21 000 kms 1 only 2004 lancer ralliart- 5 speed sunroof lowering kit stage i kit evo viii spoiler only 15000 kms1 only 2004 lancer oz rally auto air sunroof abs only 18000 kms1 only tabmmbmpf 1011 hwy 7 markham i aisaafio west of kennedy in unionville lv5 wwww tmt83tsffiwmms