BYLAW - Amend 1863 - 19741216 - 203674v
BY-LAW NUMBER 2036-74
OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW NUMBER 1863, A COMPREHENSIVE RESTRICTED
AREA BY -LAW TO REPEAL BY -LAW NUMBER 2027-74.
WHEREAS By-Law Number 2027-74 passed on the 4th day of November,
1974 by the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Aurora purported
to amend By-Law Number 1863 of said Town of Aurora.
AND WHEREAS because of a problem of drafting By-Law Number 2027-74
did not set forth the true intent of the Municipal Council at the
time said By-Law was passed.
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to repeal By-Law Number 2027-74
and pass this By-Law to Annex to By-Law Number 1863 in accordance
with the true intent of the Municipal Council:
NOW THEREFORE THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN
OF AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
l. THAT By-Law Number 2027-74 of the Corporation, passed on the
4th day of November, 1974, be and the same is hereby repealed.
2. THAT the Zoning Map annexed as Schedule "A" to By-Law Number
1863 is hereby amended by attaching to the lands shown on
Schedule "X" which forms part of this By-Law the permitted
use as Commercial.
3. THAT SECTION IX, Exceptions of By-Law Number 1863, be amended
by the addition of the following clause:
.Notwithstanding the other provisions of this By-Law Number 1863:
(a) the lands shown on Schedule "X" to By-Law Number 2036-74
being a parcel on the north-west corner of Yonge Street
North and Orchard Heights Boulevard and comprising an
area of 656,000 square feet shall be used for no other
purpose than for the erection of an Indoor Mall Shopping
Centre where the buildings comprising the same are situated
in the locations shown on the site plan annexed as
Schedule "Y" to By-Law Number 2036-74, and which buildings
must include a Food Store of floor area not less than 25,000
square feet and a Department Store of floor area not less
than 86,400 square feet, and other Retail Store space with
floor area of not less than 74,700 square feet and a Cinema-
Theatre and Community Room with floor area not less than
18,300 square feet;
(b) minimum parking requirements for the said lands are
1,060 car parking spaces or 5.5 car parking spaces per
1,000 square feet of gross leaseable space in the
buildings comprising the Shopping Centre, whichever is
greater, and arrangement of parking and landsc~ping of
the said lands must be in conformity with the said site
plan, Schedule "Y".
4. THAT this By-Law shall take effect on the date of passing by
Council subject to the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 16th day of DECEMBER, 1974.
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READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS l6thday of DECEMBER, 1974.
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Copy of an Order-in-Council approved
by Her. Honour the Lieutenant Gover·nor, da~ed the
3rd day of November, A.D. 1976.
The Committ~e of Council have had under
consideration the report of the Honourable t~c
Minister of the Environmen~ and Acting Chairman,
Cabinet Committee on Legislation, wherein he states
that,
\~HEREJI.S A. f•1erzur and Sons Limited and
The Aurora Shopping Centre Nercha~ts Association of
Aurora, have filed a Petition praying that t!-1e
decision of the Ontario H:.micipal Board made on
the 8th day of July 1976, (whereby the Ontar·io 1-1unicipal
Board approved an application by the Corporation of
the Town of Aurora for approval of its Res.tricted Area
By-law 2036-74 >vhich 1·wuld amend -t;he existing use from
'· "D" (Development), which is a holding zone and permit
development of an lndoor mall shopping centre on an
area of land of approximately 15 acres at the noPUnrest
quadrant of the intersection of Orchard Heights Boulevard
and Yonge Street) be varied or rescinded and rem:'Lt'~ed to ·
. the municipality in ordel' that a market study be obtained
prior to· passing a further by-law.
The Honourable the Minister of the Environment
and Acting Chairman, Cabinet Committee on Legislation
pfter due consideration of the said Petition, therefore
recommends that pursuant to the provisions of Section
94 of•The Ontario Municipal Board Act, R.S.O. 1970,
Chaptel' 323, the aforementioned decision of the
Ontario Nunicipal Board, dated the 8th day of July
1976, be confirmed.
The Committee of Ct'U!'lcil concur in the
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recommendation of the i:0::ourable the i''iir.ister of
the Environment and ·Actj.:-,g Chairman, Cabinet
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Ontario Municipal Board
IN THE MATTER OF Section 35 of
The Planning Act (R.S.O. 1970,
c. 3.49)'
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IN THE !1\ATTER OF an appl,ication
by The Corporation of the Town
of Aurora for .approv!ll of its
Restricted,Area By-:-law 2036-74
C 0 U N S E L :
R.S. Thomson, Q.C.
Robert ~. Jarvis and
N. Jane.Pepino
Charles B. Cohen
Thomas B. McPherson
for The Corporation of the
Town of Aurora
for Larma Investments Limited
for Merchant Association of
Aurora Shopping; Centre and
owner A. Merkur
for Downtown Business Mens
Associatibn
DECISION OF THE BOARD delivered bv H. E. STEWART
The Corporation. of the Town of Aurora passed By-law
2036-74 on December 16, 1974. The processing which precedes
an application for approval of such a by-law was carried out
followed by an application on May 27, 1975 to t.he Ontario.
Municipal Board for approval •.
On November 19, 1975, "A motion for directions, namely,
to determine whether the application for approval of By.o.law
2036-74 should be given a hearing or whether consideration of
the application by this. Board should be deferred until an
Official Plan had been adopted by the Regional Council and
submitted to the Minister for approval. The motion hinged on
whether or not this is a regional shopping centre that should
await the establishment of policy in the Official Plan of the
Region for such centre".
In that instance, the evidence and argument in support
of the application being deferred "was not sufficient to
satisfy the Board that the matter should not proceed to a
hearing where it could be determined on .its merits".
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Accordingly, a hearing was set to commence on March 11,
1976. At the outset of the hearing, a motion was proposed
that the application be dismissed for the following reasons:
1. The plaza is Regional, hence it should wait for
the Regional Official Plan.
2.· A market study is lacking to support the appli-
cation, and
3. The site has problems so far as the .conservation
.authority having jurisdiction in the area is
concerned.
The Board. decided that on point No. 1, the previous decision
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on this question should be upheld -namely, the application
should be heard on its merits. On point No. 2, the Board
stated "that while in the opinion of the Board in this instance
the financial viability study is not legally required, it must
be the applicants'responsibility to determine·whether to pro-
ceed in light of the possibility of similar studies being
placed in evidence.by the opposing forces setting out an
opposite position in terms of the market situation in the
municipality''. The third point was the subject of recent corres-
pondence from the conservation authority and based on the know-
ledge that further detailed evidence would be forthcoming on
this aspect in the hearing, the Board concluded that this point
should not be a basis for dismissal of the application at this
point.
The motion was dismissed and it was decided to proceed
with the hearing,
A motion of adjournment was then proposed by Larma
Investments to a time when the whole hearing could take place
at one time because the remaining li days would not provide
sufficient time to finish the hearing. That motion was
resolved by granting the adjournment to Monday, May 31st at
10:00 a.m. and continue, if necessary, on June 1, 2, 3. The
hearing being scheduled for the above days was preceded by a
further motion on May 20, 1976 for the purpos.e of an "Order
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for Examination for Discovery of the Corporation of the Town
of Aurora .and of an Officer of Larma Investments Limited,
owner of the subject property and production of documents
which are or have been in their respective possession or
power, etc."
A similar application was made by Larmainvestments
in the event that the Board saw fit to grant the Order as
requested.
The Board did not provide for discovery for reasons
elaborated in this decision~ On the matter of production -
"To prevent anyprejudice which may not have been thought of
today, the. Board is not going to restrict production. Produc-
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tion will be in the form of the Order of Production, Form 4,
of the Ontario Municipal Board regulations. The Order will be
granted for the production both ways within 6 days after the
service of the Order".
With these matters having been disposed of, the hearing
commenced as scheduled on May 31 and continued until it
concluded on June 4.
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The property tinder consideration in this application is
located at the north end of the Town of Aurora.
The subject parcel is approximately rectangular having a
frontage along Orchard Heights Boulevard of 1079.19 feet with
a depth along Yonge Street of 548 feet and 588.76 feet at the
westerly end.
The are.a of the site is approximately 15 acres.
There is an Official Plan for the Town ·Of Aurora (a copy
of which was placed in evidence as Exhibit 5), approved by the
Minister on November 20, 1967. The lands are designated as
"Commercial". There is also a new draft Interim Official Plan
for the Town of Aurora adopted by Council on June 2, 197 5,
submitted to the Minister for approval but, as yet, unapproved.
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The Board heard convincing evidence on the preparation and
purpose of the Interim Official Pla!l and was satisfied that
it basically brings the land use designations of the existing
1967 Official Plan forward and provides for some greater
development control. Insofar as the subject site is concerned,
the designation has not changed and the decision to proceed
with the development of it was made prior to the adoption of
the Interim Official Plan by.approximately 5l months.
Under By-law 1863, the lands are presently zoned "D"
which is a holding zone and the subject By-law 2036-74, if
approved, would remove the holding zone and permit development
of the lands for "no other purpose than for the erection· of an
Indoor Mall Shopping Centre" in accordance with the further
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details as set out in .the by-law and site plan which is
attached as Schedule "Y" to the by-law.
According to the. evidence of Kenneth Rodger, Clerk
Administrator for the Town, several proposals had been put to
the town for the development of the sU:bject site for general
commercial but the municipality wanted a more specific proposal
with development controls;
The hearing was informed that the site had not only had
proposal for commercial development over the years but the
residential development surrounding the site had been designed
with the understanding that the site would develop commercially.
The street patt.ern for the area, the design for the
construction of Orchard Heights Boulevard along the south side
of the site, the lay-out of different types of residential
development, and the over sizing of services on Orchard Heights
Boulevard were all planned over the years on the basis of .the
subject lands being developed as des~gnated in the Official
Plan. Specific reference was made to the proposal of the
shopping centre on the subject site as being a fairly major
factor in choosing the location of the senior citizens apartments.
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This proposal is for a total of 215,400,000 square feet
of leasable floor space. According to the by,-law, there must
be a food store of not less than 25,000 square feet, a depart-
ment store of not less than 86,400 square feet, other retail
floor space of not less than 74,700 square feet and a Cinema-
Theatre,and Community Room of not less than 18,)00 square
feet. According to Exhibit 21 and Exhibit 23, being the site
plan and second floor plan for the proposal, the required
sizes for the above facilities have been provided. The ,pro-
posed development has been designed to fit the site in such
a way as to avoid as much as possible the necessity of changing
the existing contours. Thomas Brown, the architect responsible
for the design, gave evidence to the effect that the layout was
the result of several meetings with staff of the municipality,
staff of the South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority, Council
for the Town of Aurora, and two meetings with home owners in
the vicinity of the subject site. Originally, the proposal
located the buildings 30 feet from the westerly lot line and
as a result of meetings with th~ residents, it was changed to
provide a, further 20 feet or a total set back of 50 feet. The
revised site plan is to be attached if the by-law is approved.
The entrances on Orchard Heights were located to fit the street
design which has already been constructed and the entrance
from Yonge Street was placed as far north as possible to take
traffic movements away from the corner of Yonge .and Orcha:rd
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Because of the physical characteristics of the site, there
was some concern raised at the hearing whether the site could
be developed in a manner acceptable1 to1 the South Lake Simcoe
Conservation Authority. The evidence of Andrew Brodie, a
Professional Engineer with James F.;Mctaren Altantic Limited
and John Murray, land use planner with the Conservation
Authority, made it clear to the Board that the plans as proposed
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conformed to the requirements of the Conservation Authority
and that the site could be developed without creating pro-
blems. On this point, it should be noted that while the
South Lake Simcoe .Conservation Authority has no legal juris-:-
diction in the Town of Aurora, there has been co-operation
to the point of the Authority working out the conditions that
should be met and the developer agreeing to meet those
conditions in the design and development of .the site. ·
The planning which led to the passing of the subject
by-,law was primarily based on the fact that the Official
Plan designated the site for the proposed use, the development
in the area had taken place with this in mind, the Council's
decision that such a facility was needed in Aurora and the
desir.e on the part of an entrepreneur to invest in· and
develop a shopping centre. While the muni.cipality does not
have a planning department of its.own, the area planning
services branch of the Region of York prepared the Interim
Official Plan and Gordon Bush, now a professional planning
consultant who was previously with York Region Planning Depart-
ment was in charge of the preparation of the Interim Official
Plan for Aurora. He gave evidence in support of the proposed
development. He took the position that the north end of·
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Aurora had developed recognizing the subject site and could
see no problem with .Aurora having two plazas. Under strenuous
cross-examination he maintained his. view that the impact on
the existing plaza could be beneficial as a result of good
competition and that no detrimental effect would result.
Reginald Willis, a planning consultant with many years
of experience, most of which has been in the public sector,
supported the need for the proposed mall. While in the Borough
of Scarborough, his responsibilities included planning for
commercial development related to population. His experience
is that a consistent pattern exists between population growth
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decisions which have already been made based on the designa-
tion in the Official Plan road patterns, services, grading
of residential densities, location of s.enior citizens. housing
and the relationship of this site to and its effect on
industrial development,. He pointed out the interest that
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factor in industrial development. He agreed, as did Gordon
Bush, that this proposal would impact the C.B.D. and both
planners were of the opinion that the C.B.D. had for some time
been in the process of changing fr01ri a retail area. to a ser-
vice area and that trend could be expec.ted to continue even
without the proposed mall. To go into a redevelopment scheme
within the C.B.D. and provide for retail facilities simila.r
to that proposed with the necessary provisions for parking
and traffic would, in.the opinion of the planner, be a massive
project with s.ich an impact on the residential area behind the
commercial strip along Yonge Street that it would require the
entire Town to be replanned. The best approach in his view is
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to proceed to implement the Official Plan and create a seconcl.
commercial area at the.opposite end of Town, thus increasing
the exposure to the service area in the C.B.D. Mr. Willis·
could not'be moved from his position that when the designation
has been on the Official Plan as long as this one has, ·that it
has not been his experience,that a market study is necessary
that this is more a neighbourhood shopping centre than a
regional type centre in that it is unlikely that the department
store required in the by-law will be other than a junior
depa.rtment store and because of this, some of the chain stores
which go in only where there is a major department store, will
not go in here. In an attempt to accommodate persons with an
interest either for or against the application, time was taken
on the second day of the hearing to receive their evidence.
Two of the ratepayers who appeared in support were members of
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and various types of commercial growth.
Referring to the Toronto Central Region Plan, he out-
lined the proposal to encourage development to take place in
Richmond Hill, Aurora and Newmarket· and that if Aurora is to
meet the proposal of that plan it should have commercial
development relative to the residential growth. The population
projection for Aurora under the Toronto Central Regional Plan
originally was 25,000, but because of a request by the County
of York, it was changed to 28,000 -30,000. His studies
included the existing commercial development in all three
municipalities -each was inspected to determine the square
footage used for.retail sales,the comm~dities being sold so
that the various types and areas could be categorized, The
results of this study showed the Town of Aurora to be deficient
in terms of Commercial Square Footage related to Planned
Population (Exhibit 15), .particularly with reference to depart-
ment store type merchandise. It must be recognized that the
projections used in terms of the planned population could change
because the amount of commercial space could be expected to
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increase. However, the figures based on the existing popula-
tion are significant. In.the opinion of Mr. Willis, this is
really the crux of the future of Aurora, if the Town is to
justify its existence as a separate municipality. It must have
a commercial square foot ratio to population more similar to
the other two centres. If the pro.posal does not go ahead,
there can be a detrimental effect because the community will
satisfy its shopping needs in the facilities outside the
municipality. On this point, he stated that some of their
needs would have to be satisfied beyond Aurora even if the Mall
proceeds because it is not a regional centre and will not
provide stores that could be expected to be found in the larger
centres. In summing up his evidence, he cited many points in
support of going ahead with the proposed development, the
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the Aurora Council. Evylin Buck, the mayor, expressed her
desire to see Aurora have the convenience of indoor shopping,
a theatre and a larger choice of stores. The people in the
Town have expected this Site to develop commercially for a
long time and it. would benefit the Town by bringing some of
the shopping dollars back to Aurora and providing jobs for
people in the area. These views were supported by Peter
Miller. In opposition to the applications, four residents·
appeared, Rhea and Paul Morris own their house at 27 Laurentide
Avenue which is just south of Orchard Heights Boulevard on the
east side of Laurentide therefore, close to the proposed Mall.
They have lived there for 6 years and are not sure if they
we:re aware before they purchased that the site was planned for
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commercial development.
Mrs. Morris feels that the town should be kept the way
it is. She likes the stores and tries to do most of her
shopping locally. In her opinion, the proposed mall will be
made up of boutique type stores which do not provide the best
day to day shopping and the theatre is a carrot. She was
also concerned about the traffic on' Laurentide. Paul Morris
informed the Board that he tries to shop in town. If the
mall is not a success, the Town will.have a white elephant on
its hands. Osbourne Higgins, 71 St. Andrews Court stated that
he was horrified at the start but now looks at the situation
more objectively. He likes. the small ;town atmosphere and shops
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locally, but because the Town is mobile and most.people work
in Toronto, they can be expected to shop competitively. In
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his opinion, insufficient research was carried out by the
applicant. Francis Camenzuli a resident of Aurora, graduated
f.romU. W. 0. as a planner and.is presently a student at M.I.T.,
appeared first on his own and later was called as a witness by
counsel for the Merchants' Association of the Aurora Shopping
Centre.
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A study carried out under his direction titled "The
Effect of Perriferal Commercial Development on the Gore" was
submitted in evidence as Exhibit 13.
In his study which was prepared as a thesis for his
work at University he looked at
the role of the Core Area
the community attitude
the commercial inventory and
an inventory of all off street parking.
He expressed.a cop.cern for the poor and the elderly who
live next to.the bore Area should the function of the Core
change. Based on his report a small town should not become
"multi nucleated" in terms of commercial centres because
when this happens it is his opinion that only one centre
can service. He describes the town as being multi nucleated
now and suggested that from a planning point of view, the
present Aurora Plaza should be closed although he realized
this is not practical. In its present situation, he feels
that the C.B.D. can be saved with a lot of effort and a lot
of money. The study shows consumer attitude to be confused.
The percentage of people who prefer to shop in the core area
is higher than the percentage 1vho actually shop there and
he found no preference for owner operated stores as compared
to chain stores. Mr. Camenzuli agreed with the evidence
of Mr. Willis on the commercial inventory and that a high
percentage of shopping is done outside the town. He also
agreed with Mr. Willis that the mall cannot be described .
as regional but the affect will be that there .will be a
regional impact. His major difference from the two planners
supporting the. application was that the new mall would
seriously aff.ect .the C.B.D., however, that conclusion was
based on an earlier assumption on page 6: "It is assumed
that peripheral cqmmercial development does have an effect
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on C.B.D's. Therefore, t)l.e essence of this study is to
determine the nature and degree of the effect." A quota-
tion forming part of the conclusion on page 77 of Exhibit
13 states: "Decline of' retailing downtown is concomitant
of deep-seated changes in resident,ial and transportation
•patterns that are not likely to be reversed by attempts to
revitalize the Core". The author of Exhibit 13 proceeded
to express his view when he states: "The challenge is not
to return the .Core to its original condition or what it was
prior to peripheral commercial development but rather to
modify the existing core, while maintaining its historical
heritage, so that it can better accommodate consumer demands
and again become the vibrant focus of the community it once
v.,ras."
Murray Pound, Commissioner for the Region of York,
was brought to give evidence on his report on the subject
by-law and particular reference was made to the regulations
as set out in the Interim Official Plan. His comment was
to the effect that whether they were in an Official Plan
or not, the regulations form a basis of a.sound planning
approach but he was not sure that the Planning Act gives
a planner the right to consider the matter of competition.
George Przybylowski from the Community Renewal Branch of
the Ministry of Housing was brought to give evidence on
the new programme called Ont.ario Do,wnt,own Revitalization
Programme. This program is presently in a conceptual
stage. and .while there is some money set aside, he didn't
known when the program would become ac.ti ve -and at any
rate, Aurora had not been discussed nor had an application
been made by the town to participate in the program.
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The remainder of the witnesses for the respondents were
business men. David Blandford, Vice President, etc., didn't
think expansion of commercial facilities should take place
until 1979 or 1980 because of the amount of space available
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at present. However, his company raised no objection to
the mall because it would not have a significant long term
impact on the Upper Canada Mall. Keith Goodman gave figures
to show that his store sales had decreased when the Upper
Canada Mall opened and they had recovered. He was concerned
that the pie would be cut into smaller pieces if increased
competition was permitted. Omar Khamissa has had the Kiddie
Store for 8 years and the shoe store for 6 years. When
Upper Canada Mall and Richmond Hill opened, his Kiddie Store
went down slightly in dollar value and his shoe store sales
in dollars have not decreased but his unit sales have gone
down. He too was concerned about the possibility of too
many stores creating a competitive situation were no one
could survive.
Richard Isaacson, Donald Green and Gerald Simmons
were witnesses from the Downtown Business Mens Association.
Richard Isaacson, as stated before, owns two stores in
Aurora and is a strong supporter of Community events. He
is concerned that if the core businesses go out of business
it will affect the whole coiillllunity because the chain stores
do not give the community the same kind of support. His
business stayed level for a year when Upper Canada opened
but since then it is back to normal. With regard to the
proposed mall, it will take some of his business but in
his words it will not "destroy" him, however, he believes
that the C.B.D. and Aurora Plaza will be destroyed. In
cross-examination, he agreed that only the marginal
businesses would go out of business and his main concern
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was not from a business but from· an aesthetic point of view.
Donald Greenbaum, Men's Clothing Store and Pant Store,
has his store located in a small strip development at the
south end of Aurora. He has been in business 10 years and
the Upper Canada Mall did not affect the clothing business
very much, although the pant store was affected by
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25 -JO percent. The pant store has recovered only partially.
The proposed mall, he expects, would have some effect on his
stores but .did not know how much. He, too, is a strong
supporter of community activities. Mr.· Greenbaum does not
express a great deal of concern in that he obviously feels
he can compete because he is in the process of building
his own commercial development of 14,000 square feet in the
south end of Town. His decision to go ahead was made in the
fall of 1975 and the subject by-law was passed December 16,
1974.
The basic thrust of the evidence in opposition to the
application was one·of impact on the existing commercial
establishments. However, on this point, the witnesses
generally concluded that while there would be an affect,
they would be able to meet the competition. As previously
stated, one merchant decided to change from a tenant operation
to a much expanded owner operation, knowing that the new
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mall had been approved by Council.
Having reviewed all of the evidence and argument of
legal counsel, the Board feels that it would have been
prudent of both or either the Town or the developer to have
produced a market study supporting the need for the proposed
new plaza, even though such a study is not mandatory because
the proposed mall is not a regional shopping centre. The
Board, .however, is satisfied that:
1. the planning actions.of the Town of Aurora
over the.pp.st 10 years have been based on the
concept that the subject. si.te is being developed
for commercial use;
2. the proposed development, while drawing shoppers
from an area larger than the Town of Aurora,
cannot be considered as being a Regional Shopping
Centre and no concerns of competitive effect have
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been expressed by either of the Regional
Shopping Centres in Newmarket and
Richmond Hill;
3. the Council of the Town of Aurora honestly
believes that the timing for the development
of the subject site is right and that the
need for the shopping facility.has been in-
dicated by the people of Aurora;
4. the planning evidence and statistical data
provided indicate the desirability of the
proposed Mall;
5. any attempt to reverse the multi-nucleated
development of the Town of Aurora through
the establishment of a complex shopping. centre
in the Central Business District is unrealistic;
6, the Council of the Town of Aurora will continue
to support and encourage the development of the
c.B.D, to maintain its role within the multi-
nucleatia structure of the community;
7. the proposed development has been designed
in a manner to fit into the community and the
natural characteristics of the site, and
8. the technical evidence does not indicate any
problems regarding.the execution of the pro-
posed project.
The Board also feels that the opposition to the proposed
shopping centre has failed to show that the development
of the subject site is premature. No market study was
produced to prove such prematurity, The witnesses in
opposition expressed legitimate fear of an increased
competition. but the Board was not satisfied that the concern
was sufficient to cause the application to fail.
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The by-law is, therefore, approved with the amended
site plan attached as Schedule "Y" to provide for the
set back of 50 feet from the west boundary as agreed with
the homeowners in the area.
DATED at Toronto this 8th day of July, 1976.
H. E. STEWART
MEMBER
K. D. BINDHARDT ··
MEMBER
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Ontario Municipal Board
IN THE MATTER OF Section 35 of
The Planning Act (R.s.o. 1970,
c. 349).
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IN THE MATTER OF an application
by The Corporation of the Town
of Aurora for approval of its
Restricted Area By-law 2036-74
B E F 0 R E :
H.E. STEWART
Member
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K.D, BINDHARDT
Member
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Tuesday, the 22nd day
of May, 1979
THIS APPLICATION having come on for public hearing on
the 31st day of May, 1976 and the lst, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
days of June, 1976 at the Town of Aurora and after the
hearing of the application the council of the applicant
corporation having an opportunity to consider certain
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amendments to the said by-law and the said council having
on the 7th day of May, 1979 passed By-law 2271-79 amending
By-law 2036-74 and incorporating certain recommendations of
the Board and having caused a certified copy thereof to be
filed and the Board having dispensed with notice and hearing
in respect of By-law 2271-79;
THE BOARD ORDERS that By-law 2036-74 as amended by By-law
2271-79 is hereby approved.
ENTERED
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