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To: Mayor and Council                                                             April 18, 2001
Saanich Municipality
770 Vernon Ave.
Victoria, B.C.
V8X 2W7

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The petition with the following wording continues to be circulated among the residents of Gordon Head:

        WE, the undersigned residents and taxpayers of Saanich, are in 
        favour of retaining the current zoning of RS-6 (Single Family 
        Residential) for the four hectare parcel at Tyndall Avenue and 
        Kenmore Road.

        WE hereby petition and request that the Saanich Council as our 
        representatives reject and defeat any and all proposed amendments 
        that would change the current zoning to allow for commercial activity 
        or increased residential density.

Attached are 9 additional pages of this petition signed by 130 more Gordon Head residents, for a total of over 400 signatures. This reflects a view consistent with the statements and policies of the Gordon Head Local Area Plans since 1981.

Why is the Saanich Planning Department involved in trying to change the use of this property against the wishes of the local residents ?  This vacant property is zoned RS-6 (single family residential) and has recently received a conditional subdivision approval for this use. 

Local residents continue to be very concerned about the possible development of the 4 hectare vacant property at Kenmore and Tyndall for commercial and high density residential use. For over 20 years, Gordon Head residents have opposed the use of this property for commercial purposes. The Gordon Head Local Area Plans of 1981, 1987, 1993 and 1997 have reflected this: "Gordon Head residents are strongly opposed to commercial use of this property."  Further, the Gordon Head Local Area Plan, Commercial Use Policies have restricted commercial development to only those sites that are already zoned for commercial use.

An overwhelming majority of the residents within the local neighbourhood of the subject property are strongly opposed to any zoning change for this property. Please respect and represent their interests in this matter.

Sincerely,

The Local Residents of the Tyndall / Kenmore / San Juan Development

cc. Anne Topp, GHRA, Denis Mamic, Darrell Wick, Stephen Tyler, David Harper, Times-Colonist, Saanich News, CHEK, CFAX, CBC