The future development of the area around Upper Canada Mall will be up for consideration at Newmarket council on June 21.
Council will also be discussing Main Street balconies and giving final approval to several resolutions from the previous week's meetings.
Here's what NewmarketToday will be following:
Upper Canada Mall Master Plan
MHBC Planning, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture will be presenting to council about the plan, which proposes new residential areas and green space to be developed around Upper Canada Mall over the next 30 years.
The plan includes both residential and non-residential structures, street layout, as well as parks. The existing mall would remain in place, for incorporation into the new neighbourhood. The development would take a phased approach, which would take more than 30 years to complete.
You can read more about the proposed development here.
Council will not be making any decisions, and any feedback will be considered for a future report to council.
Residents can submit comments or arrange a live deputation through video conferencing at the meeting by messaging [email protected] by end of day on Sunday, June 20.
Main Street Balconies
Hamid Electriciteh will be making a deputation regarding Main Street balconies.
Council committee of the whole backed a June 14 resolution to undertake a policy review on street-facing balconies in the Main Street Heritage Conservation District. The resolution also directs staff to defer a decision on any such applications using balconies until the study is complete. The resolution is up for approval at the council meeting.
The move came after councillor Bob Kwapis expressed concern about an application involving balconies in the district June 14. He said it could be precedent-setting and advised a more thorough review.
Personal Wellness Establishments
Council is due to approve new regulations on personal wellness establishments.
The comittee of the whole backed the new rules at a special meeting June 16. The regulations aim to push out massage parlours where sex work takes place, using a stricter business licensing system.
The bylaw has attracted criticism that it unfairly harms Asian massage workers, including those who do sex work and those who do not.
Even if council approves the new regulations, it will not come into effect until an accompanying zoning bylaw amendment kicks in later this year.
The full meeting agenda is available here.
