A proposal to build self-storage in Foxboro, Ontario, Canada, was shot down Monday by the planning committee after residents opposed it. The developers sought rezoning for a parcel on Ashley Street with the intent to build 120 units. The plan included a buffer zone between the facility and residential area, according to the source.
Several residents attended the committee meeting, and nine spoke against the rezoning. Their concerns included a possible increase in traffic, safety issues and water-drainage problems stemming from the site.
Mayor Taso Christopher and councilor Paul Carr also spoke against the request. Carr called the area “rural” and suggested self-storage be restricted to industrial zones. “It just isn’t the right development for the hamlet of Foxboro,” Christopher added.
The committee voted against recommending the council rezone the land.
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Quinte News, Saying No to Storage Unit Development
