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glebe report Ottawa, June 14, 1985 Vol. 13, No. 6 Herb and Spice but neighbour's may close By INEZ BERG The persistent pop-up question of whether the doors of the Herb and Spice Shop will be forced to close may soon be put to rest. On June 7, Doug Wallace of the City's legal department stated that tentative agreement was reached between counsel for the city and Kamal's Restaurant Inc. and Jeff Sugarman that the landlord will pay the city a cash-in-lieu settlement for the nine spaces required for Herb and Spice. In exchange the city will not seek the injunction to close the store which was opened without the required building inspection. He said that Sugarman will now be able to apply retroactively for a building permit and get an inspection. While agreeing with Sugarman's defense that it was the city's parking bylaw requirements for the store that prevented him from applying for a building permit, Wallace also confirmed that no attempt to apply was made until well after the renovations had begun and the city threatened legal action to close the store. Asked whether the integrity of the city's building code and bylaws might have been seriously undermined, he did not comment beyond saying that inspectors had visited the store to verify violations during the renovations and that the buildings branch was reasonably satisfied that no serious breach had occurred. Asked further if the city' could be held legally liable in the event of structural problems from work done in any case without proper approvals and inspection, he said, "I couldn't elaborate on that, but in this case we are reasonably satisfied there was no safety hazard." He added that the charges against Jeff Sugarman will still go to court in September. The three parking spaces required for Kamal's restaurant expansion were not mentioned, but the application to rezone 105-107 Third Avenue for demolition and redevelopment is in process at City Hall. Wallace indicat- ed, however, that the city might not favour demolition The application for rezoning to R4-X proposes to de- molish the current structure replace it with a smaller two-unit building in the extreme southwest corner of the lot and use the existing drive to access two resident ial parking spots for the building and six more along the north side of that lot and the lot behind Herb and Spice. Existing access to this space from Second Avenue hasn't been considered an option. A covering letter by Kamal's lawyer says Kamal is Highpoint delayed for further study Catholic Church By with a clos- INEZ BERG ing date of mid-July, in On June 6 an application order to allow time for deto the Committee of Adjust- veloper Morris Melamed to ment to sever into lots the obtain financing and comply heritage property at 520 the with city planning and her- Driveway was postponed until itage regulations. further notice. City of Since plans for the devel- Ottawa Planning Branch re- opment were made public in quested the delay because April, area residents have they require more time and raised many questions and more information from Melgro concerns about its potential Holdings Limited about the effects. seventeen-unit site plan. With the support of the Area residents supported the Glebe Community Association, decision for similar reasons,they submitted a brief to The heritage site and the various departments of City historic Whyte House on it Hall, the National Capital were conditionally sold to Commission and the Local Melgro Holdings Limited by Architecture and Conservatthe Basilian Order of the ion Advisory Committee. The FURTHER- page 5 doors stay open investigating construction of further units on top of 109 Third Avenue (above the Herb and Spice Shop) and wants parking for those included in the six spaces provided by the rezoning and redevelopment. He specifies that granting of the rezoning application should settle the question of parking spaces for all new construction. City planner Jack Ferguson says they are still awaiting responses from the community and likely won't meet on the application until later in the summer. In the meantime, one resident is hopping mad. Bill McBurnie of 103 Third Avenue Ratna Ray named advisor to Peterson By JOAN OVER A Glebe resident, Ratna Ray, has been named to a , team of advisors assembled to prepare Liberal leader David Peterson for his transition to power after 42 years of Tory government in - Ontario. The ten-member team, consisting of five women and five men, has been meeting with Ontario public servants for the_pasu week or so to obtain information and to discuss provincial government procedures. The team includes representatives from a number of professions and backgrounds. Ray is a management consultant who has had extensive experience in the federal public service. Other members of the team are educator and race relations expert Jean Augustine of Toronto; Conwest Exploration Company's chairman Martin Connell of Toronto; lawyer and wonen's activist Mary Eberts of Toronto; farmer Peter Hannam of Guelph; University of Windsor president Ronald Innai; Sudbury alderman Dianne Marleau; teacher and Grand Council Chief of Anishinabek tribe Joe Miskokomon; Toronto alderman June Rowlands and Computer Museum of Canada president Abe Schartz. Ray, one of the Glebe Community Association's two vice-presidents and a regular contributor to the GleZ9e says the extra traffic, the noise and the illegal parking have caused him more stress and aggravation than he wants to cope with. He says, "Almost everyone on the street is against his store being there. Sugarman's so called "walk-in" traffic parks in front of my driveway by the hour almost every day. When I phone parking control they say "Oh yeah - we're familiar with the area." I'll never understand why the city didn't close him down in the first place." Why have bylaws if they won't enforce them." McBurnie feels media coverage was pretty one-sided. CITY- page 5 Report, served as special assistant to former official languages commissioner Keith Spicer. She was executive secretary to the National Unity Task Force under former Ontario Premier John Robarts and Jean-Luc Pepin, and was executive director of the federal Labour Department's Women's Bureau. She now operates her own management and communications strategy consulting firm in the Glebe. Ray told the Giebe Report she is pleased to be on Peterson's transition team which she said is composed of "enthusiastic and highlyskilled people." Just hours after Peterson announced the names of the team members on May 31, and a few days after NDP leader Bob Rae signed a deal to form an alliance with the Liberals, Ontario Premier Frank Miller, speaking to the McGill society of Toronto, gave further indications that he expects to be defeated in the legislature. The defeat could come as early as June 18.
NEWS Plans for Avalon Mews revised By E. LISA MOSES Development plans for Avalon Mews have changed dramatically as a result of revisions to Ontario's "Convert to Rent" programme that subsidizes conversion of selected commercial properties into residential rentals. Original plans for the Mews, owned by Avalon Mews Limited, included converting the former Co-op Garage on Second Avenue and Bank Street into 38 much-needed residential units. Revised plans now call for renovation of the existing ground floor units along that section of Bank Street for cominercial use only. After researching the developer's proposal to convert the Co-op Garage into rental units, the province apparently gave him verbal assurances that the project could proceed on the basis of plans submitted, and expressed enthusiasm about this particular "Convert to Rent" project, which would have been the first of its kind in Ottawa. Delay After the provincial election, however, the developer was informed that the province was no longer certain it had the funding to continue supporting "Convert to Rent", and that interested developers were now required to submit permits along with plans before consideration would be given to such proposals. At the same time, the City notified Avalon Mews Limited that it would have to provide two additional parking spaces to comply with bylaws before a permit would be issued. Records show that the developer supplied City Hall and the province with all the information they required well in advance of deadlines. According to sources the "buck-passing" between city and provincial governments, before making the necessary decisions, served to delay a reply to the developer until "the rules had changed in midstream." Sources report that the developer has, therefore, opted not to "begin at the beginning" of this lengthy and expensive process again, since no assurances appear to be forthcoming, and to restrict his activities to renovation of existing units. At a Glebe Community Association meeting on May 28, representatives from Avalon Mews Limited asked the GCA to make recommendations for developing the remainder of the property under the new conditions, and to submit a proposal to them within four to six weeks. This is the first time in Glebe history that a major developer has formally requested input from the community. PLEASE HELP THE NATIONAL RED SHIELD APPEAL For the love of God...Give. Family Home of Distinction Located conveniently on one of the Avenues not far from Bank Street, this professionally updated and beautifully restored home is well priced at S199,000. The showplace of this spacious, five-bedroom home is the designer kitchen featuring custom oak and glass cabinetry. The decorating throughout is tasteful and luxurious with the utmost attention to detail. For more information call Elizabeth Sankey: office 238-2801, res. 235-5091. Brownies and Guides, 5000 strong, march down Bank Street to Parliannet Hill. June 2 vvas a beautiful sunny day for the 75th anniversary parade. LITTLE REPAIRS "REPAIR IT, DONT REPLACE 11' We repair household goods, mend toys, tighten furniture joints in short, we make all manner of LITTLE REPAIRS not readily available elsewhere. Call 237-5827 Renovated Townhouse Super Investment What can you buy for S115,900., steps from Fifth Avenue Court? Surprisingly spacious, this three bedroom unit will delight you with its modern kitchen, bathroom, refinished floors and attractive exterior. Further details are available by calling Elizabeth Sankey: office 238-2801, res. 235-5091. TO VIEW ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES OR FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING REAL ESTATE IN THE GLEBE CALL ELIZABETH SANKEY AT YOUR LOCAL GLEBE ROYAL LEPAGE OFFICE 164 ISABELLA STREET. (LOCATED IN THE CFRA BUILDING) 238-2801 IT'S GOOD TO KNOW SOMEONE WHO KNOWS. ROYAL LEPAGE = 111 June 14, 1985, GLEBE REPORT - 2
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