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Peter & Jennifer info@watsoninvestments.com (905) 842 -2100 Two new subdivisions are being pro- posed for north Oakville, which, if ap- proved, would bring another 810 homes and at least 15 apartment buildings to the area. The development proposals were dis- cussed during a Monday, March 7 meeting of the Planning and Development Council. The first proposal, which was brought forward by Sherborne Lodge Develop- ments Limited, seeks to build 505 residen- tial units on 24 hectares of land at the southeast corner of Burnhamthorpe Road West and Neyagawa Boulevard. Those 505 units would be comprised of 84 detached dwellings, 125 townhouse dwelling and 296 apartment units. It is unclear from the proposal how large the apartment building or buildings would be, but apartment structures in this area can be as tall as eight-storeys. The proposal also calls for a commer- cial block and a 0.29-hectare village square park. This site is located on remanent agri- cultural land. An eight-hectare wooded southern por- tion of the property would be preserved as part of the town's Natural Heritage Sys- tem. The second proposal, brought forward by Eno Investments Ltd., and Ankara Re- alty Ltd, deals with lands located to the im- mediate east of the Sherborne Lodge site. The developers want to build 601 homes on the 38.7-hectare property, including 292 single detached dwellings and 309 town- house dwellings. According to the developers' apartment concept they are also hoping to build 14 apartment buildings. Seven of these buildings would be 12- storeys in height and house between 140 and 340 units each. To that end, the developer is asking council for zoning changes at this property to permit apartment heights of 12 storeys. There would also be seven four-storey apartment buildings which would house between 24 and 32 units each. This subdivision would feature a 4.3- hectare neighbourhood park and Natural Heritage System blocks. A 2.43-hectare school property is also planned to straddle the two subdivisions. Town senior planner Robert Thun said this property would eventually be home to a Catholic elementary school. Oakville councillors had no shortage of concerns about the proposed subdivisions. Mayor Rob Burton commented that the province is not building schools fast enough to accommodate the growth they want to see in Oakville. Thun noted the planned elementary school is not expected to be up and running until 2029 or 2030. In the meantime, he said Catholic schoolchildren living in the two subdivisions would be bussed to St. Grego- ry the Great Catholic Elementary School and St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Second- ary School. Ward 4 Coun. Allan Elgar said he want- ed to ensure that if the subdivisions move forward there is no clause in the agree- ment that says that if a school board doesn't purchase the designated property within seven years the developer can build houses on that property. He said this scenario is currently play- ing out in the Saw Whet community and noted that area would be deprived of a fu- ture school, as a result. Ward 7 Coun. Pavan Parmar said that if the proposals are approved, she would like to see the apartment buildings construct- ed first so residents who move into the newly built homes are not surprised by apartments that sprout up years later. "There are some approved develop- ments in Ward 7 that have been sitting for five or six years with no development on them," said Parmar. "It is a real shocker to residents when they have been living somewhere for six years and a 12-storey building goes in." Some of the other issues raised revolved around whether there will be adequate street parking and adequate parking at the school. Thun said he was also concerned about the width of one of the streets of the inter- nal road network and if it would be able to accommodate the number of residential units being proposed. The matter will return to council for further discussion at a future date. NEWS PROPOSED SUBDIVISIONS SPARK CONCERNS DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com An aerial view of the land proposed for two subdivisions. Eno Investments Ltd., and Ankara Realty Ltd., want to develop the highlighted property while the Sherborne Lodge site can be seen to the immediate west. Town of Oakville photo