Matter slated to go to Ontario Municipal Board next month
A revised development plan for the Chedoke brow lands that is destined for the Ontario Municipal Board is drawing negative reviews from many of the neighbours.
“It’s still too dense for the area,” said Andrew Knowles of the plan by Deanlee Management of Mississauga to build 529 townhouse and condo units on the 24 acre site along Sanatorium Road, north of Scene Drive.
The revised plan, released last week by Deanlee’s lawyer, contains fewer units than the 700 originally planned and the maximum height of the buildings has been lowered to six storeys.
But the number of units is above the 450 limit set by city council.
“It still doesn’t respect the character of the community,” said Knowles, who is representing his grandmother and long-time brow lands area resident Shirley Fawcett.
The revised plan also calls for what appears to be some underground parking in the middle of the site and that has drawn the wrath of neighbour Agnes Hansebout who is concerned about potential blasting near the edge of the Niagara Escarpment.
“When is the destruction going to stop?” she said.
The residents have been fighting brow lands development for the last four years.
They’re concerned the plan is out of character with the community, will worsen traffic in the area and destroy valuable green space.
In addition, the plan calls for two six storey buildings along Scenic Drive near the wood lot on a section of the brow lands the city is looking to purchase and preserve as park land.
Deanlee appealed the matter to the OMB last fall after their original plan was voted down by the city’s planning committee.
The OMB has slated a three-day hearing starting on Sept. 7, 10:30 a.m. at the McMaster Learning Centre on Main Street East.
