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Waterloo city council will now come to the people, at least once, : following approval of a resolution made by Ald. Brian Turnâ€" The su&g:stion was made dufil:’gbo committee of the le meeting on Monâ€" day and received approval following a heated debate. Ald. Turnbull, Marjorie Carroli}, Mary Jane Mewhinâ€" ney and Robert Henry all voted in favor of the resoluâ€" be held in local neighbourâ€" Council goes to the people tion. The remainder of counâ€" Mr. Stoltz, an engineer with Paul Theil Associates, made a presentation for a possible development on a 6.35 acre site bounded by Columbia Street on the north, Old Post Road on the east and Beechlawn Drive on the west. [NWPW concepts in houses suggested Zero lot line development was suggested as a good alternative _ to _ present housing â€"developments in Waterloo by Dick Stoltz during a public meeting held on Monday night. The public meeting. was called because Ronark Deâ€" velopment of Hamilton, the owners of the lot. need a zoning change from the present medium _ density to single family dwellings. The lot wag scheduled for an 82â€"unit condominum project Ronark wants to build 60 single family units on lots smaller than Mr. Stoltz said _ that planning since the Second World War has beéen a cookie cutter affair with planners and developers building houses to suit lots already divided. the 4,500 squareâ€"foot lots required under the bylaw. He said that developers would divide up a parcel of land and then the builders would make the houses fit the lots. Mr. . Stoltz then _ said the bylaws further restrictâ€" ed the planners by moving the front of the house 25 to 35 feet back from the road allowance. This could be as high as 75 feet from the curbs in some developâ€" ments. The proposal presented at the meeting has been called zero lot line developâ€" ment or comprehensively planned development . Mr. Stoltz said that under present bylaw zoning a developer _ was _ required to leave about four feet of sidevard on each single family dwelling Under the new proposal houses would be built on the lot line at one side of the lot If a 35 foot house was built on a 45 foot lot then. under present bylaws. ® a __ _ | #â€" ~ .. ce ols â€"Câ€"J4 â€" City to meet in neighborhoods > 120th YearNo. 26 waterioo chronicle (% cil was against the plan although Ald. Rudy Kominek did not vote and Ald. Charâ€" les Voelker was absent from the meeting. Ald. Turnbull‘s suggesâ€" tion is to move council and senior staff members into local areas where a project or other matter can be brought to the residents. Following the suggestion Ald. Harold Wagner said he was against such a plan. ‘"This is the seat of govâ€" emment for Waterloo," said Ald. Wagner, "this is The zero lot line developâ€" ment calls for the house to be built on one of the lot lines. In the example the house would have one 10 foot sideyard with nothing on the other side. there would be about five feet on either side of the house. Mr. Stoltz said that this new concept in developâ€" ment calls for the planners. developers and â€" builders to look at the whole lot and development as one unit instead of a number of lots. He said that sewers, roads, landscaping, house placement and other necesâ€" sities in a community should be viewed as a total packâ€" age and not fragmented. The unique feature of this idea is that the houses., along with fences, provide residents with total privacy. a way that one wall of a house would provide a privacy wall for its neighâ€" bor. Each wall of a neighâ€" borhood _ ho me that forms part of a privacy lot for other houses would not have windows in them in order to create the feeling of privacy. Mr. Stoltz said that houses would be placed in such a way that one wall of He said that the proposed development would allow about 10 single family units per acre and provide residents with privacy and a good indoorâ€"outâ€" door living arrangement. Paul Skinner, an archiâ€" tect hired to view this proâ€" ject. told council that the development would include homes with single and douâ€" ble garages and some car ports. He said that each home would have about 2.000 square feet of living space on a 3.000 square foot lot Mr. Skinner said the development did have about six basic models of homes to choose from and. with slight changes. there would development did have about The report listed traffic six_ basic models of homes and pedestrian â€" volumes to choose from and. with _ and suggested that a crossâ€" slight changes. there would _ walk would help both motorâ€" be a total of 12 different ists and pedestrians as models for home shoppers drivers would not have perâ€" Ald Harold Wagner sons walking out into the (Continued on page 2) _ street at random locations it meets and I‘m Wednesday, June 25, 1975 opposed to this."‘ ‘"I agree with the intent," warrant this type of move." He said he could see where the idea had merit for a public meeting but not a council meeting. * Ald. Turnbull said the council meeting: would be for issues in the. area where the meeting would be held and not for regular council business. said Ald. Henry, "but I‘m Ald. Mewhinney suggestâ€" ed that persons living in an area where the meeting was Traffic signals approved for Albert St., Bearinger Rd. area Persons wishing to cross Albert Street near Bearâ€" inger Road will find the way easier after council approvâ€" ed the installation of a $3,500 pedestrianâ€"activated _ trafâ€" fic signal near this interâ€" section. Council approved the exâ€" penditure _ following _ an engineering report that sugâ€" gested â€" pedestrian â€" traffic could warrant a crossâ€"walk in area It was pie in the face for John Boers during the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Tarpons Aquatic Club‘s annual championship and picnic held at the Breithaupt Centre in Kitchener on Saturday. About 60 members of the club watched Clare Ratz blast the coach with the lemon pie. the â€" Parkdale Plaza «i e Ald. > Wagner said that council had an example that very night when three difâ€" ferent groups from neighâ€" bourhoods approached counâ€" cil with their problems. briefs to council. be,"" he said. . Mayor Herb Epp said that the idea was fine if the meeting were just an inforâ€" mation meeting and not a council meeting. He said that council should hold its regular meetings in counâ€" cil chambers. Ald Harold Wagner said that something had to be done about the fastâ€"moving traffic along Albert Street between Columbia and Weâ€" ber Streets. ‘‘Give the pedestrian a break."" he said. The report. submitted by city engineer Gordon Lemâ€" mon. stated that the deciâ€" sion would probably be a political one as studies do not indicate a strong need for a crosswalk. Mr. Lemmon felt that traftâ€" fic signals would only serve to impede vehicular tratâ€" fic and possibly cause acâ€" cidents if pedestrians did not use the crosswalk or the traffic signals properly While council did approve is where it should Mayor Epp said it was unfair to compare city counâ€" cil with the recent Ontario cabinet meeting held in Kitchener. He said most persons do not have an opâ€" portunity to meet cabinet ministers ‘or the premier but the council door is alâ€" ways open to residents. "‘I‘m opposed to the extra expense,"" said Mayor Epp. *‘We should try and save the public‘s money.‘" Ald. Turnbull said there would not be a great exâ€" pense as the only cost would be renting a hall. He said Waterloo, Ontario Albert St. closed to truck traffic the _ installation of _ the traffic signals, the exact loâ€" cation has not been deterâ€" mined at this time. The Heavy truck traffic will now _ be banned _ along Albert Street between Uniâ€" versity Avenue â€"_ and Columbia _ Street _ West following a number of complaints from area resiâ€" dents City council. during a comâ€" mittee of the whole meeting on Monday, heard a report from the engineering deâ€" partment recommending that school children yuuld be given a sheet outlining when and where the meetâ€" ing were to be held and what "It is important that counâ€" cil take the initiative and build up a rapport with rateâ€" payers," said Ald. Turnâ€" wnille councii did apâ€" prove at least one meeting outside the council chamâ€" bers, the date and location of the meeting has not been decided at this time. engineering department will study a number of possible locations before installing the lights. The report stated that a number of trucking firms had been contacted and agreed not to use Albert Street but after a short period trucks were again using this thoroughfare. This prohibition _ now makes four streets in the city closed to truck traffic heavy truck traffic be banâ€" ned along this stretch of road from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. 10 Cents