- By JEFF NAGEL
KEITH JANAS just wants -
t0- sets up his lighting: and

: --on with-business, an

‘ parking: spaces ‘and the city’ 5
~ vision for downtown:

". has. gone,”

small:
.. “But this is causing me ex-

~ of dollars fighting them.”
>. penmicthat.would allow Ja-

of ‘the’ Shan Yan’ Restaurant;:

7 Janas’ “request

“Tob 012
7 ‘He: waited to: use ft

a vice. ‘trucks,

dustrial: zones, “but”: “nol: iti

- On-breaks my: ‘whole -busi-
ines," ' Janas.sald, ‘adding s se-
om ia is. kei “3

: -hicles. securely Icould make
. this: business work,” x

Business ir in dust up
with city council —
over building use

~~ both’at the front on the street:

a electrical. shop. in a vacant. up to.four vehicles. ~~ ley.
downtown building : and get:
io es. on. the -same- block: have:
| -But-he says he's. hol sure. much Jess ‘parking.
* that’s possible after a ‘gruel- **
ling: fight vith’ city-hall-over

. Angled Stalls are possible.

co Sit is. absolutely mind-
- boggling: ‘how: fae-the city “will have: lo back’ out a'long: |
"gays Jarias, who,”
“SUAS: Sterling Electrical Ing.

= “They. say “they: -SUpport a
business, ™ he said, to use that,”
; “is going. to “park 100° feet.
~ treme hardship. and Costing: past six-other:. vehicles ‘and: ,
» mie thotisands and thousands:
wo the: Stree? At's, aul absolute
City council: two’ weeks ! i

ago approved a development :

A. mas to renovate the: ‘building ~
al déio Greig Ave., just west;

“pounds: like’ Canada. Post” 3

Already exist dawitown.:

lo. require =~:

~ only four’ rather thai seven

~parking stalls in the adjacent >

~ But couneil (ufned- down’

. tions-he: expected. -
7°. maining: space : at’ the. rear’ on
of the lot-for'a secure com-":
7 - pound 10 store electrical ser-
» os said,
_. .. Fenced! ‘coflipounds: lke
4° that'are: ‘allowed “in; light in-
“vould be: téased ont to retail

: the’. downtown. “commercial tenartts, Jariag said, °

_. “1s ‘minor, but, it makes.
“the building, ‘with an’office,.

“a Aighting. show «room: and. _begunto repeatedly fi ine. him.
ors house planning table;

Stik -backs™ out “ant. the’
“higher alley.is a, Shop: from.
. Which. the” électrical = con-

~Janas maintains” he shag - aracting. end of the business:.

- enough parking’ -to. caver.

: The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - Ad

Yor Sterling’ ‘s ‘pce, but
-{s-also of interest to'the city:
“because i opens. 10 the al:

“and inside the rear shop,
Avhich has ‘bays: that house"

He argues other. business: "stead: ‘of electrital cor:
7 lracting’ there,’ “Janas.-, said,
vcity. officials, see ia
boutique” ‘drawing “tourists. :43
stip Thé-alley (rom. the ‘new "|?
jowntown : tourism. centied us
nKalum Sheehy us
“This is “the wrong ‘pubis
" neS§ for, this area," council-:
lor-Caral: ‘Leclere: said, “It’s
/ «ROL dowiitown: Its nor wel-
‘coming to the. VIA Rail heo-
“ple coming up the: street.”
*L.Sense poor. planning,”
aid ‘councillor. David’ Hull, Fe
adding | the business’ wasn’ ‘ta ;
good ‘fitinanarea that should: :
‘be. more: “boutique like, Moe
Electrical: “contracting
si ‘Lan: allowed. “use down-

“The parking. jot beside thé
building is so narrow, only!

-That'means any custome
parking at:the back of the lo

distance to exit: back: On to”,
Greig. Sod ;

Nobody is ever: doing
he said "Who!

then have-to’ “back:- ‘out-onto.”

Waste.” .
*Coineillor Marylin: Da ;
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“town, except Sheri” Ws: a ©
. secondary’ ist to a” primacy: -
retail shop - - Tike’ a-lighting
~slore ~ = in.the same building,”

As that’ exception” thal-;-
~ makes Janas’ proposal possi.
“ble, -alihough som, council-
- lors: ‘Say ‘il: threatens, ito ‘make. ;
mal ‘mess. of zoning. ‘rules.
“the lighting store cldses™
own, Hull. noted; the. bot leeation in general.
ouaelinig” bisiness: would then,
be-noti- conforming, leaving =
the: city With little. recourse...”

“councillors: inclined to back”
Janas.’ ‘noting’ fenced’ corn-.

Janas:. planned: to install |
‘trees and. lattice ‘serecning
for. ‘the’ compound, ‘part ‘of
“$70, 000 worth: of renova.

“| ‘hate“to- turn: “down:
business When’ we'rein such:
economic, _ Straits," ‘Davies:

7 “The: ‘ground flodi of the»
building, which fronts Greig, : :
/“Are we onthe verge. of spot.
"rezoning 0 or t spot sage?” he.
asked. Lf

Jans § says" “he. ‘bought the
building: “after. the: “Cily | had “

- Sterling” “ould, “oceupy -
most ‘of the ‘second. Moor: of.”

with the: city.

. - for. parking , this. “electricat ge
“service vehicle -in-the drive."
way, of. his, ‘house. “He's: “still *
) fighting a a series <éigin |
court. S

~ Hes says he had'verbal-as-;

“AL-the:rear-of that: avers:

opment permil,”

would ‘operate. °

KEITH, JANAS ‘from Ster-
“fing Electrical stands with
his -van. in ‘the proposed °- .
‘parking area for his ‘busi-".””
-Ness-on Greig Ave. across.-
“from the old Co- “Op build.
‘ing. The ‘company, is‘em-:
“> broiled with the éity in dis- .
. cussions: dver the parking: .
~area-and_on the business ’

EEF NAGEL PHOTO -

the building was acceptable enc

- Nine: ‘months: and ‘thou- =. °°
sands of ‘dollars later, he’s
“NOW. using , a lawyer to. deal ae

"And he: said he’ 5 - hot. ‘sure 7
: whether lo proceed, withthe. |
renovations under the devel-

“danas fears-ihe- city could.»
- force: him to carry’ ‘out more ;
“ extensive: repairs. tor the age.

‘store and customer needs = od The, (wor ebay shopis ideal.

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