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DEPUTATIONS CONCERNING MOTION 20-P-049 - APPLICATION FOR AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY AMENDMENT FOR 51-75 BRADFORD STREET AN 20 CHECKLEY STREET
The following Deputations were provided concerning motion 20-P-049, Application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for 51-75 Bradford Street and 20 Checkley Street:
1. Doug McLaren discussed his concerns with the Smart Centre proposal for Bradford and Checkley Streets. He advised that he does not believe that the environmental area on this property should be impacted in anyway by this development. Mr. McLaren commented on his issues with this proposal being raised from the very first Public Meeting that this project is over-intensification and will have impacts on traffic, people, parklands, and personal space for the existing Barrie residents. He noted that he felt there was little public notification and public engagement from the City and the Developer with the affected residents. Mr. McLaren advised of issues with the height overshadowing and overcrowding that will not go away unless the proposed development is similar in size to the existing buildings. He discussed the matter of the hotel, and he noted in his opinion that putting a hotel near the waterfront would be a mistake and that you do not build a hotel between two well-established residential buildings. Mr. McLaren suggested that if Council wants a hotel in the downtown area, it should be built in the downtown business area and that the buildings need to come down in size with a reduction in the number of units in the range of 30 storeys or less, so that the vertical and not the horizontal area is impacted. He provided an example of a similar development to be built on Dunlop Street and he also noted that the development discussed tonight would be twice the height of the existing buildings. Mr. McLaren advised that he felt that development is good for a City but only if it is in the best interest of the existing ...
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