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Last June, when council met with the community, it heard that the residents didn’t want any changes. Residents saw the re-zoning as a threat to the lifestyle they currently enjoy. Their concerns were that, if lot. sizes were re- duced, more — buildings would be built, therefore adding more people,. cars and passing traffic. Then, last fall, a number of residents who live on Third Street approached council and asked that their street be redesignated to al- low more lot coverage. They: argued that the present by- laws restricted what they could do to their “own homes. The 25 per cent lot coverage limitation, argued one resident, didn’t even al- low the addition of a garage » on his property. By restoring a zoning that existed there before 1995, owners there said it would ~ bring their street in line with’ that of adjacent properties. ~ ~The Victoria Airport Au- thority” was: the. subject of |. discussion © at ‘the: “North f Saanich council meeting on f- February | |. Michaluk said that while ~~ there has been some move- ment on the part of the VAA toward a more effective. "22. ° Mayor community — consultation - process, she isn’t convinced that it will do. what it’s in- tended to do. Michaluk and Council lors Irving and Townshend expressed concern «that: ~ VAA public meetings do not. allow enough opportunities for the community to. pro- input. . Townshend pointed out that many peo- ple. can't attend: daytime The - residents’ request was accompanied by a peti- tion signed by 31 people (24 properties) who live on Third Street or whose prop- erty abuts the affected area. However, residents from the remaining argued that a ‘spot _re-zoning’, as they termed this one,. sets a precedent for the rest of the neighborhood. “We have told council that ~ we don’t want our neighbor- hood to change,” said John Hestnes. “This is not a block issue, it’s a neighborhood is- sue. This decision could be used to further re-zone the area.” Councillor Ted Daly said he had studied all the docu- - mentation over the weekend . preceding the meeting. “We're supposed to.come to the public -hearings with an open mind. I guess I did, « because {’ve changed my mind,” he told council. “I can’t support t this.” © Daly said his concern was the question of density. He. understood from town staff ~ meetings because of: work hand. ot “Council: “was. “generally. aie he . pleased with the progress. | of the draft Accord between ; . North: Saanich - and the. — “commitments, and Michaluk “suggested that distributing: information earlier would al- - Jow people time to become familiar with the issues and provide their comments dur- ing the time provided at the - beginning of the meetings. the VAA Board of Directors, “said they plan to have some evening meetings and will give people a chance to re- Keith Jackman, the chair of - changes. that the downzoning of the street would not allow more | people and buildings and less greenspace; but said, since the re-zoning would al- low three homes on_ the space of two existing lots coupled with the fact that the zoning allows secondary suites, he understood con- cerns that the population density and traffic could in- crease. Coun. Jack Barker said the re-zoning actually re- stores the conditions that ex- isted in 1995. He agreed with some residents who said the current zoning restricted what they could do to their own. residences. He said most of the town is covered by bylaws and zoning that al- low 50 per cent lot coverage; this re-zoning will restore that same level to dwellings along Third Street. The majority of council voted in favor of changing the bylaw and zoning. Coun- cillors Daly and Tony Whit- tall. voted against the change.” Draft plan meets council approval. ‘ Rachel Goldsworthy | > Review contributor view ‘information before-. VAA; ‘with some reserva- tions about wording of the. . Land Use. and By-Law clauses, which Jackman _and board member Graham Ross will present to the — board — with. propenee ‘Intermunicipal business licensing The District. of North Saanich is participating ina “One-Stop” business regis- tration pilot project that could eliminate the need for small businesses to file pa- pers, including forms for — business licenses, with sev- eral government offices in different locations, Colwood, Langford, View Royal, and Metchosin are also involved in the discussions. 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