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The application proposed amendments to the Former City of Scarborough Employment District By-law No. 24982 (Golden Mile) to permit four new buildings on the subject property as follows: Proposed Building A would be a 2-storey mixed office/retail use building. Building B would be a 2-storey industrial building. Building C would be a 1-storey retail building. Building D would be a 1-storey retail/restaurant building. A previous standalone site plan application 18 130567 ESC 35 SA is now associated with this rezoning application and the plans have been revised accordingly. The rezoning and site plan applications are being reviewed concurrently.
What's wrong with a marijuana factory? How is it different from a Canada Wire plant? Is everyone in the area going to started smoking up because it shows up. Would a brewery cause the same complaint?
As are the security requirements.
That's my point. The security requirements far outweigh the benefits to the community.
A microbrewery is not bad (think steamwhistle or bellwoods) because they are a part of the community. A Marijuana factory is a virtual fortress in terms of security requirements.
In terms of overall community relations it is not a good fit for a residential area. It would be better in Etobicoke where things are and likely will be industrial for a very long time.
Scarborough has been residential for decades while Etobicoke has been industrial.
Honestly, it is no different than CAMH being near liberty village for example. With all the security issues families really don't want to live there.
Yet that very area is extremely industrial. I worked on Murdoch Mysteries for a couple of seasons and they're on Hymus, with adjacent sets storage on Comstock. It's been light industrial for decades around there. Yes, things are changing up but let's not pretend it's not an industrial zone.