Appeals for commercial development with drive-through dismissed due to heritage, safety, and character incompatibility.
The applicant appealed the Town's failure to make a decision on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan approval to permit a commercial development including a restaurant with a drive-through service facility.
The applicant also appealed the Town's passage of Heritage Designation By-laws for two of the subject properties.
The Tribunal upheld the heritage designations, finding the properties met the prescribed criteria and there was no compelling reason to overturn them.
On the planning merits, the Tribunal found the proposed development, specifically the drive-through facility, was not good planning.
It required an excessively high noise wall that conflicted with urban design guidelines, presented unacceptable vehicle-pedestrian conflicts, necessitated the removal of all mature vegetation without adequate space for replanting, and was incompatible with the rural small-town character of Caledon East.
The appeals were dismissed and the applications refused.
