WHITB FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1989, PAGE 11 NOWJ15. -YEARS OLD- Officiailplan review Whitby residents w .Ill get a chance to express their opinions on Whitby's 15-year-old officiai Ian at a public meeting to be Ced in-September. The document guides and con- trois existing and future develop- ment in a municipaiity. Whitby's c urrent officiai plIan was approved by council in 1973 and the Province in 1974. Howe- ver, according to Whitby's plan- ning departmnent, the document was actually based on older background information and stu- dies. "It's long overdue," said plan- ning committee chairman Joe Drumm. The meeting will also give resi- dents the chance to let. council know about concerns and issues they feel a new officiai plan should address. According to planning de part- ment, the provincial. guidelines on officiai pans require a muni- cipality to "comrehensively review"its officiaipI a n every five years to ensure, it is stili effec- tive. «There have been coiuncil efforts to review it but there was always the tinie factor and a shortage of staff " said Drummi three years., Planning, director Bob Short has estimated the review will cost $350>060 to $400,000. The Town has already allocated $150,000 towards the cost, îAt a number of public meet- ings, residents have complained about the age of the officiai plan. Some candidates during last year's municipal election cani- paign also favored a review of the officiai plan. Drumm éays he understands concerns but doesn't see a hait to deveiopment while the officiai plan is being updated. "The world doesn't have to stop. We're (council) not going to wait," said Drumni. He added that'council could deviate from the. plan knowing it is under review. In a report to council, Short noted that since 1974 there have been 52 amendments to the offi- ciai plan, 27 of them as a result of developers' applications. Short also told'counceil that Whitby's officiai plan is two years) older than Durham ligos Whitby's plan must conforni to Durham's. «While the two documents generally conform on land use distribution and major volicv thrusts, there still exist in- stances of policy gaps and con- Ilicts. "This is particulariy true of permitted uses and terminologies in the various land use cate- gories, and can be a source of confusion. "In the case of policy conflict, it is noted that the regionai plan takes precendence over the area municipal plan," states Short in the report. He informed council that the 1973 plan was designed to handle Whitby's growth for 25 years and was to accommodate a population of 110,000 south of Taunton Rd. (within an unspeci- fied time frame.) " ... it is readiiy apparent that Whitby's south urban area will be built-out weil before reaching a population of 110,000,"' wrote Short. He contributed that to deciin- ing household size and a deveiop- ment trend that includes lower density housing. Some of the areas to be reviewed include housing, environment, rural development, transportation, future urban growth and commercial and in- dustrial growth. SIDEVIAIK SALE SPECIALS Facials On Speclal $2S»00 Reg. $30.00 WAXING - 10% OFF Mancure & Pedlcure Speclal C>nly 25.00 10 Tannlng Sessions Speclals Expire Ju IU 589 L JOHN BROU WER GiARDEN AND LANDSCAPING CENTRE 650 Lakeridge Road South, Ajax, Ontario Li S 4S7 TELEPH-ONE: 686-1545 or 686-1680 OPEN: .g Sundaypem : oam 10 Spm Z Qualifier Sale Ail Season _____ 195x70SR13 ....$89.00 205x7OSR13 ....$93.00 195x7OSR14 ....$93.00 205x70SR14 ....$98.00 215x70SR14 ....$101.00 225x70SR14 ....$105.00 215x70SR15 ....$105.00 225x70SR15 ....$109.00 235x10SR15 ....$113.00 205x6OSR13 ....$92.00" 225x60SR14 ....$105.00 235x60SR14...'...$l11.00 245x60SR14 ...$120.00 235x60SR15 ....$1 22.00 245x60SR15 .$..1 24.00 255x60SR15 ....$129.00 275x60SR15 ....$135.00 215x65SR15 ...$111.001 265x50SR14.................................... $133-00 265x50SR15 ....................... .... .......139.00 295x50SR15 ........................... ........ .$155.001 Feestallto & computer iBalance VAN HEMMEN TIRES 31*7 HOPKINS STOP WHITBY Quest or Ail Season 155x8ORl3.......$64.OO 175xOOR13.......$68OO 1S5Rl4.»......$74.00 195x75R14........$78.OO 2O5x75R14........83OO 2D5X75R15....-..$83.OO 215x75Rl5.........$85.OO 225X75R1l..---..$89.0O 235x75R15......$95.OO OOO*m2121 Hours: Mon.Fri. 8 a.m.'6p.mo., Sat. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Don't FOR ALL YOUR LIGHTING AND I ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES SEE US "THE LARG EST LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL STORE IN DURHAM REGION."Y WE'SAVE Y..... BIG$ oss LECRIC 209 BLOOR ST. E. I i± OSHAWA 576-4166 = ". JL: