Proposal for restaurant space limits at Ridgeway Plaza sent to council for approval
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A report has recommended reducing the size of new and expanded restaurants by 15 per cent of its current levels, though no changes will occur for existing restaurants.
Mississauga city council is set to vote next week on recommendations by city staff that would limit and reduce certain restaurant space at the popular Ridgeway Plaza.
The city’s planning and development committee on Monday unanimously approved sending the report to council on Jan. 14 for a ratification vote.
At issue was a report first presented last year that found parking at Ridgeway Plaza faces “constrained conditions” during weekend and evening periods and that the space was operating “close to capacity.”
It focused on parking across Erin Mills Centre in the north and Platinum Centre to the south, which make up the overall Ridgeway Plaza found at Ridgeway Drive and Eglinton Avenue West.
Included in staff recommendations is a zoning bylaw change to the size of restaurants at Ridgeway, reducing it by 15 per cent of its current levels.
Staff said that the proposal would only impact new and expanded businesses, not those currently in place, and the change would be temporary, with plans for adjustments as the months pass.
Ward 8 Coun. Matt Mahoney, alongside city staff, spoke during the committee meeting in an effort to alleviate the concerns of restaurant owners.
“We don’t want to hurt the businesses that are currently there. What we’re trying to do is get back to a spot where we have sufficient parking, where we’re able to keep safety within the plaza, and those are the areas I think are going to be addressed through this,” Mahoney said.
A report has recommended reducing the size of new and expanded restaurants by 15 per cent of its current levels, though no changes will occur for existing restaurants.
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