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New Picton Street
housing units get
nod from council
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signal -star staff
Goderich Town Council made another step forward in
their quest to populate the downtown area Monday night,
giving the go-ahead for two housing projects - the Maple
Tree affordable housing project on Nelson Street and four
. seniors' residences on Picton Street East.
The Maple Tree buildling, formerly Maple Grove Retire-
ment Home, has been much -debated in council lately, with
neighbouring residents contesting the plan until conces-
sions were made with fencing, waste disposal and parking.
Weekend mediation efforts, led by county planner Scott
Tousaw, resulted in an agreement between Maple Tree and
its neighbours and the plan was given third and final read-
ing May 24.
Also before council was a plan to sever the back lots of
two Britannia Street properties to make way for a four -unit
seniors' complex.
The lots, owned by the Good family, extend from Bri-
tannia through to Picton Street, with the new residences
built on the Picton side. The plans required zoning changes
and variances on almost every aspect of the town's zoning
by-law, according to planner Joyce Wilson. However, the
Town of Goderich Official Plan encourages higher density
dwelling in and about the downtown core.
"Overall, it's good planning," she said. "You may just
wish for first and second reading with consent approval...
I'm recommending approval."
That sentiment was shared by Mayor.Deb Shewfelt.
"I'm going to suggest you give it three readings," he
said. "To go to severence with only two readings can get
expensive."
The new residences would use up 48 per cent of lot
space, compared to the 40 per cent allowed in the by-law.
Additionally, both the front and back yard will be reduced
in size to accommodate the 1,000 square -foot dwellings.
Concerned neighbours to the west of the lot brought their
concerns forward during the public input session, however
the side -yard allotment is by -the -book at three metres.
Doug Culbert, representing the developer, said each unit
will have a basement; providing a cost-effective solution
to the issues of interior•space and land usage.
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