Town okays OP changes to allow 184-home subdivision

Friday July 11 2008 By Cynthia Gamble, Staff Writer

Plan and zoning bylaw amendments were approved to allow a 184-home subdivision on McFarlane Dr. at Guelph St., at a Halton Hills council meeting recently.
Menkes Georgetown Estates plans to build 104 single-detached homes on 30 and 40 ft. lots, 80 on-street townhouses, plus a park on 24 acres of tablelands at the northeast corner of Hwy 7 and McFarlane Dr. The property was severed from the Upper Canada College (UCC) lands.
Building cannot go ahead until some conditions are met including receiving a water allocation from Halton Region and sharing in the cost of installing traffic lights on Guelph St. at McFarlane Dr./Hall Rd.
A report on a Plan of Subdivision will be presented to council at a future date when a water servicing allocation becomes available.
Under questioning by Ward 4 Councillor Bob Inglis, Planning Director Bruce MacLean said the planned subdivision would not set a precedent for the remaining UCC lands.
"No it does not," said MacLean. "The remaining lands have environmental sensitivity, and from my perspective we would not anticipate the remainder of the lands to be developed."
MacLean added there will be at least two more opportunities for the public to express comments about the proposal at subdivision plan report stage and site plan stage. Residents who have already listed their names to be notified will be sent letters at these stages. Already close to 90 letters have been sent to the Town's Planning Department on this project.
The Town's report, PD-2008-0027, on this project is available on its website, www.haltonhills.ca