PAGE 22, WBEIY >~88 WED$ESDÂY, AMRIL24, 3w9 Com itee denies panfor.srvcestiÀ By Mkeowasld there are no sewer limes near the men rpoasfo h nrhsie "ow wonde >hyPepplbe ave, nuso~d Fear of setting an unfavorable site. o hl te aorc crnofte eoutmand eneth h omt~' eomn precedent has roped the The committee iilso heard'that staff. (Unitýd) Stts . 'e ,ust, tion wast c aebendil wt rejetionf a asoine tatin inthePoperty l cated directlY ."As thýs frontage of Hwy. 2 la about ready ora revol tion, fthe by oni o ody west wnitoy. Town council's planning and development -committee last week recomniended against a rezoning 'application froin Maclock Developments Ltd. for pro~ at the northeast corner of Hrw. 2 and LakeridgRd The company is seekina rezoning to permit a three-island gas bar with kiosk on the site. Tlhe gas bar would occupy slightly more than one acre of the applicant's overail 28-acre holdings. However, since LAkerdr bas. been identified as a possibfe con- necting link between Hwy. 401 and the proposed Hwy 407 Town planners expressed severai concerna about permitting a. gas bar in that location. During a public hearing asat month, the committee was told the proposal originally included a But that part of the applica- tion was withdrawn because acoesthle road im one 6f Ontario's largeat apple orchards. .A 'letter from the ow*nér, Charles oppa of 704 ]Kingaton Rd. E., Ajax, op og the appli- cation, was icudedmlua'staff report. -Coppa said a es bar would mnevitably lead te other develop- ment proposais which would negatively impact on lus, pro- perty. But it was the opini*on of Whitby's laningdepartment that swaye the comnmittee. Staff said if Lakeridge even- tually becomes the connecting lirîk, land required for road and acceas purposes could "impair" traffic circulation and the entire "viability» of the proposed site. Stf f are also concerned that development of the area will increase stormn water runoif, thereby overloading the exristing drainage system.. However, fear that a gas bar could trigger further develop- uncIeveIpedI,and-iii the; absence of a secondary plan for- the, ares, staff question the need for a gas bar on this particular site,» states the report. Although -the committee denied the application «without prejudice,» propérty owner John Nicols was upset. (The term essentially 'means future applications will be judgèd on their own merits.) Nichols said he haz owned the property for more than 35 years and flow la prevented from sel- ling it. .«If you owned the land al these years and you were mie how would you feel?». asked Nichols.' Councillor Rosa Batten, com- mittee chairman, teld Nichols he could stilI plead his case before council the following week. But one unidentified man with Nichols said it would serve no purpose. p *i~:~1 r~mevt~ UI,.hI~.p.I, -~ us CORPORATION 0F THE' ~ TOWN0F WHITBY PARKS.AND RECREATION DEPT.. PUBUC.NOTICE Due to the eMcremely wetconclitions of all the playing flelda in the Towvn of Whutby, qroups areequested fnot to use soccer, basebaill, softball and rugbiy fields until the weather mproves. Continued use of these fields wilt cause additional damnage which will affect the field conditions for the .1991 playing ýseason., The co-operation of ail sports groupa is appreciated. For more information, please contact the Parks and Recréation Departmnent at 668-7765. LJ. MORROW DIRECTOR PARKS AND RECREA1ON DEPARTMENT [112 PRICE]