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Question How can you justify good planning practices (with
respect to separating industrial and residential
areas) by permitting 9 single family homes to be
built with a 22 foot high concrete wall at the end
of their back yard?

Our: second major concern regards Council's policy with
respect to creating transitian zones between industrial and resi-
dential developments. Pledse consult a copy of the "Mary Hill
Industrial Plan Report™ of September, 1985, Pages 9 and 10. This
section of the Report dé@als with the Kingsway=McLean industrial
area. On Page 10 the City has outlined a number of policies for
development in the area. The very first policy states "Buffering
the surrounding residential neighbourhoods from industry by re«
quiring a 20-meter setback along the side of industrial properties
beside residences.” This policy was enforced when we built our
building as we were required tc aave 20 meters between our rear
lot line and the rear of our bi ding. Therefore, for Council to
consider allowing this proposal, it would be only appropriate to
also enforce this policy between our building and the proposed
residential properties. With this required residential rear yard
and front yard setbacks also taken into account, less than 8 meters
is left to build upon - therefore making it impossible to develop
this site for housing without relaxing the 20 meter buffer strip

requirement.

Question 2. Is Council prepared to go against its own policy as
outlined in the Mary Hill Industrial Plan Report
(Page 10) with respect to creating a buffer strip
between residential and -ndust:tial areas?

| Please realize that should Council not follow its own
policies with respect to the buffer strip, owners of buildings
that have left the required buffer strip may wish to have the
policy relaxed on their sites as well so that they can make
additions to their existing warehouses.

A third concern which we have regards the proposal to
allow access to the proposed residential lots. Assuming that the
answer to Question 2 is "yes" and Council decides to forget about
requiring a’ buffer strip betwen the two lots, some attention must
be given to ensuring that the provisions of the existing zoning
by~Law are adhered to. Section 1003 (3)(£) states that the minimum
side yard flanking a lane must be 6 meters. Therefore, the propo-
sal must show the lane as being at least 6 meters from our property
line. The City is not permitted to allow our property to become

non-conforming.

Question 3. Is the proposed lane separated from our property
' line by at least 6 meters? What will become of the

6 meter strip? Will it belong to all nine owners?
Will it be dedicated as park? Who will maintain it?

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