Creekbank Development Proposal
March 2006 - advise of prehearing May 3 refer to link
Nov 7 Public Hearing final Council Recomendation refer to link
New info Parkway Belts West Plan Map refer to link
New info Nov 2-Corp Profile of Legend Creek Homes Ravines Ltd refer to link
New info Nov 2Corp Profile of Creekbank Developments Limited refer to link
New info Nov 5 Town staff did not recommend removal of 2332 Upper Middle Rd from the Parkway Belt in 1994 refer to link
New info Nov 2Town staff did not recommend removal of 2322 Upper Middle Rd from Parkway Belt in 1994 refer to link
New Redside Dace Recovery Strategy refer to link
Letter from J Dockstator dated Oct 27 refer to link
Presentation by John Howe Oct 24 to Town Council refer to link
Letter from Conservation Halton dated Oct 21 to Town of Oakville refer to link
Comprehensive Constraint as per Conservation Halton related to above letter-Solid orange line represents the Conservation Halton Comprehensive Constraint refer to link
Oakville Staff Recommendation
re:Creekbank Application dated Sept 23 2005 Attend
Council meeting to express your views Oct 24 2005 beginning at 8pm
refer to link
Part 1 of 2 and
Part 2 of 2
Letter to Elgar and Sandelowsky dated Sept 12 2005 refer to link
Residents View of Creekbank Application refer to link updated June 24 2005
Minutes of meeting June 23 2005 prepared by Residents refer to link
1. Development Application Fact Memo Dec 17 2004 refer to link
2.Currently the proposal is outside the boundaries of the urban area and the Glen Abbey Community refer to map
3. Changes in the Planning Act
(refer to link) related to Official Plan Amendments -Subsection 22(7.1),
(7.3), (7.4) states "The Planning Act removes the right to appeal an official
plan amendment initiated by an applicant that proposes either to alter an "area
of settlement" boundary or establish a new "area of settlement".
Specifically, appeals are removed where:
-a municipality refuses to adopt or makes no decision on a
request to adopt an amendment, or
-an approval authority refuses or makes no decision on an
amendment.
refer to link
4. Parkway Belt West Plan 1978 refer to link
5. Aerial Photo of Area refer to link
6. Town Staff Presentation June 15 2005 refer to link
7. Lands brought into the Urban Area March 2001 refer to link
The info below was submitted by Beatrix Morrallee on June 20th
Residents Committee to Oppose the Potential 9 Storey Apartment Building on Upper
Middle Road by Creekbank Developments posted June 20 2005
The residents surrounding the proposed site for the
9 storey apartment building by Creekbank Development are very concerned and are
standing strong to oppose this potential development. We have developed a
committee to lead the residents. We have started a letter writing campaign to
the municipal, regional and provincial government officials. We have had
meetings with the residents, the Director of Town Planning and the developers.
This area is not appropriate for high density intensification! Any concerned
residents can join our email distribution list and will be emailed any updates.
Please contact Beatrix Morrallee morrallee5@cogeco.ca
to be added to the list and copy allan@elgar.ca
and rsandelowsky@cogeco.ca
Can we let this happen? Please note that
pictures are for illustrative purposes only and are not actual renderings from
Creekbank Development Inc.
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Will it be too late!!!!
Sent from Beatrix Morrellee on June 20 2005 to concerned Residents
Hi Everyone,
I'll start this info letter by saying- IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL THAT WE ALL
ATTEND THE PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING with the Town Planning Department and
CREEKBANK DEVELOPMENTS:
This Thursday, June 23rd
Town Hall, Trafalgar Room
7 pm
Please, please do everything you can to attend this meeting- encourage your
neighbors to do the same!! We need numbers in attendance! Send representatives
if you cannot attend. Children are welcome too.
Please see the attached minutes from the meeting held on June 15th at Town Hall
with Peter Cheatley, Director of Planning, Town of Oakville. Thanks to all of
you who attended!! It was an evening well spent. We had to add more and more
chairs to the room since we had such a great turnout. I know that we can double
our attendance for this weeks crucial meeting!!
We are fortunate to have Regional and Town Councillor Allan Elgar and Town
Councillor Renee Sandelowsky representing and supporting us. Thank you Al and
Renee!!!
Please look at the following website:
http://www.allanelgar.ca/creekbank_application.htm
Allan Elgar noted that the property in question that is proposed to be removed
from the Parkway Belt West Plan is not urban but is rural and therefore a
proposal to amend a change to the Official Plan is not appealable to the Ontario
Municipal Board. This is good for us. Council may have to vote whether or not to
increase the urban boundary- we may have our work cut out for us here.
Of the three properties in the proposed site, the middle property is the only
one designated urban and was removed from the Parkway Belt West Plan, the
property on the east side, 2322 Upper Middle Road was removed from the Parkway
Belt West Plan but was not designated urban-it is still rural. The last
property, 2362 Upper Middle Road is still rural and is still in the Parkway Belt
West Plan. We have some great ammunition here!
We need to stand strong as a community and push this fact to the developer and
to the Town. Again, it is of utmost importance that we have as large a crowd of
supporters attend this meeting on Thursday. It may also mean in the future that
we as a community may have to hire a lawyer and/or a planner to represent us,
which may be a little money out of our pockets (certainly far less than any
decrease in value to our properties would cost us!!).
Our councillors have added a link onto their website regarding this potential
development:
http://www.allanelgar.ca/ and follow the
Creekbank Development Proposal link.
The residents of Ravine Gate, many who have homes that back onto the proposed
site, and for which they paid huge premium lot fees, feel that the developer-Creekbank/Legend
Homes misrepresented the ravine properties since they were told that development
could not occur behind them. A class action suit against the developer would
certainly cause financial and time pressure on this developer.
There will be coverage in this Wednesday's Oakville Beaver regarding this
proposed development and the concern of the residents. It will include the date
and time for the meeting this Thursday, Town Hall @ 7pm.
To wrap up, again, please attend the meeting this Thursday! Voice your concerns,
put them in writing for those who prefer not to speak and deliver the letters
personally on Thursday. We need to show the Town and the developer that the 2 of
the 3 properties are zoned rural and cannot be appealed to the OMB. We need to
focus on the environmental issues, shadowing, privacy and noise issues,
endangerment of wildlife. We need to argue that an Offical Plan was made and
should be respected. This area should be left in the Greenbelt as planned. This
is not an appropriate area for high density intensification! Bring pictures of
how a 9 storey apartment would impact your privacy and the enviroment!
The very best outcome for us all would be no development at all. That is what we
need to stand strong for. That should be our stand on Thursday.
The Town of Oakville will make its Report to Council by the end of this month-we
need to have as much residential input as possible.
As always, our committee welcomes all input, suggestions and advice. Please
don't hesitate to call any of us.
Beatrix Morrallee 1564 Stationmaster Lane 905 825 0355 morrallee5@cogeco.ca
Joanna Iaboni
Elda Laing 1509 Stationmaster Lane 905 469 1976 elaing1@cogeco.ca
Elliott Dyer 2375 Ravine Gate 905 847 1398 gedyer@cogeco.ca
Fred Springer 2360 Ravine Gate 905 469 4979 springerf@cogeco.ca
Gus Marquez 2271 Shipwright Rd 905 465 3103 gus.marquez@cogeco.ca
See you all at Town Hall on Thursday!!
Beatrix Morrallee
Residents Committee to Oppose the Proposed Creekbank Development