The business of Excite Taxis has been operating from No. 111 – 113 Mountain Road (corner of Palmerston Road) for quite a while now. These properties are zoned for residential use only. The owner has now applied for rezoning to Special Business Use Zone.
UWRA has stated in the Woodstock Development Framework that Woodstock should remain a residential area and business creep into the area must be avoided. Rezoning of the above properties might open the door for all kinds of other businesses operating there in the future: totes, workshops, garages, places of assembly.
Some time ago we asked the Woodstock residents for comment and we only received responses, which stated that people were against the rezoning.
UWRA has officially submitted a letter of objection to the rezoning to the relevant council department (see below). The process will now follow its course and we will let you know of the outcome as soon as we hear anything.
