ERCO AND NOVA LUMBER WIN THE DAY

Zoning hassles scuttle Maplewood plan

By CHARLES MAYER

QUALMS about a controversially zoned tract of
industrial land in Maplewood’s proposed official
community plan stymied North Van District
council Monday from
necessary to proceed with the area's long-awaited

revitalization.

Council rejected’ the
entire community plan after
months of debate failed to
resolve a zoning dilemma in
which two existing industries
— ERCO and Nova Lumber
— feared possible future
eviction for “in-
compatibility” with the
plan’s projected zoning.

Both industries are
located in an area zoned
medium industrial, but in the
Maplewood plan the land is
slated for hght industrial use.

District's decision to scrap
the Maplewood plan came in
hight of the municipal
solicitors recommendation
that any amendment to the
present plan would require
further public hearings.

“You asked me whether
the Maplewood community
plan can be amended so as to
show the Nova Lumber site
as medium industrial rather
than hght industrial without
a further pubhc hearing.”
said municipal solicitor
Robert Orr.

“In my opinion, the an-
swer is no. The uses allowed
in light industnal are sub-
stantially different) | from
those allowed in medium
industnal and would
require a new hearing.”
added Orr.

However, Alderman Mary
Segal, who voted alone to
adopt the bylaw, attempted
to sway aldermen to support
the community plan wholly
as prepared by District's
planning department.

She argued “we should |

adopt 1” since ERCO and
Nova Lumber are “small
contentions” and the larger
aspects of the Maplewood
plan have been dealt with
and are supported by the
community's residents.

But Alderman John Lakes
failed to find reason in
Segal’s support of the plan
He said Distnet would be
unfair if it changed zoning
on “the present landlords ~

“Pm going to stick to my
guns and vote against this

plan.” stressed Lakes “It
should go back to the
present zoning
(designation) ~

District Planner Kas

adopting the bylaw

Kreuchen,
defended Maplewood's
official community plan
despite council's opposition.
He said failure to ratify the
proposal as it stands could
result in “all elements” of the
plan being vetoed through
public hearing debate.

“And it could drag on fora
considerable length of time,”
said Kreuchen.

Alderman Ernie Crist,
who earlier supported
Maplewood’s revitalization
scheme and felt it un-
necessary to amend any
proposed zoning uses
outlined in the plan. also
turned his thumb down on
ratifying the community plan
bylaw.

“Nova Lumber and ERCO
are welcome to stay. They're
in no danger of eviction or
under pressure to leave. And
it's best to have another
public hearing so everyone is
satisfied with the new zoning
bylaws,” Crist said.

Mayor Don Bell agreed
with council's decision to
forego adopting Maplewood
official community plan
unul “we have another look
atit.”

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