Zoning Bylaw No. 900, Amendment Bylaw No. 1001, 2018
Email from a resident of the Creekside townhouse development expressing concerns regarding noise levels from the casino and a tsunami warning sign.
Email Correspondence
From: Earl Fowler
Sent: June-19-18 9:42 AM
To: Info Address
Subject: Zoning Bylaw No. 900, Amendment Bylaw No. 1001, 2018
Dear View Royal council,
I am a member of the strata council for the Creekside townhouse development on Atkins Road, located about half a block behind the casino on the other side of Millstream Creek (you can see our units numbered 1-14 on the subject property map sent to neighbourhood residents for the purpose of this public hearing). I'll be at work tonight as your hearing unfolds, and so I am sending this email to highlight two concerns we have — one germane and one a bit more peripheral.
- Renumbering a principal use within a subzone to include an already- constructed conference centre would seem to be a housecleaning matter and, naturally, we have no objection to that. That is, unless it means we will be hit with more walls of sound like we were last night till 11 p.m. from apparently outdoor performances of loud rock 'n' roll.
(If the music was coming from indoors, we're really in trouble.) Some of the residents here are elderly and go to bed farily early. Some have young children. When it's hot as it has been, all are obliged to keep their windows open at night. We ask the town council and the casino management to be mindful that although we are hidden by the glorious wedge of forest on farmer David Pollock's land, the casino does have neighbours in surprisingly close proximity. I imagine the residents of Anya Lane experience much the same effect. Please turn the amplifiers down from 11. And ask the drummers to go easy on the cymbals. We all love rock 'n' roll, but we loved the owls we used to hear more. And not everybody can be Ginger Baker.
- We assume that as part of the casino redevelopment, tsunami-area warning signs will be prominently displayed by the entrances so that patrons will know what a risk they are running of suddenly being swept away. Actually, we don't assume that at all, because the risk of a surge of water moving up Millstream Creek and over the high banks of both the casino and our complex on the other side pale in comparison with the risk of a tsunami at dozens of other locations in View Royal (virtually the entire town). Our elevation is 23 metres above sea level, according to Google. The casino would be slightly higher. As a sop for putting up with the casino construction noise and some inevitable loud music or other events, could we at least have the tsunami-warning sign removed that was installed on the lookout platform adjacent to our unit 14 overlooking the creek and Kelvin Grove? Our strata president contacted Capt. Troy Mollin of View Royal Fire in January and was told the sign would likely be removed and used elsewhere, but half a year later it remains. The sign's effect on the local real estate market is difficult to gauge, but it's certainly not helpful. (Sorry, told you this one was more peripheral.)
Best of luck with the hearing,
Earl Fowler, 7-199 Atkins Rd.