The intent of these changes, according to the Planning Department, is to continue the Limited Industrial Zone in accordance
with the Master Plan - to extend the current industrial park over the area vacated by the extension of Roulston Road and the
discontinuation of Lamson Road.
If the intent of the proposals is to contain the zoning change along the north side of the new Roulston Road/111
intersection, the wording of these proposals needs to be cleaned up! As the map above indicates, changing the zoning
of these lots encompasses all four corners of this intersection. This would include the area in front of Searles
Chapel. The Limited Industrial Zoning would allow for, among other uses, a gas station here. This may not
be the intent, but it clearly opens the door!
Using the map above, the inclusion of lot 290 (blue) is bewildering. It is clearly in the center of the intersection,
extending south to the Searles chapel access road. Any development here could threaten the aesthetic integrity and
historic presence of this landmark.
