ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                             Date:  1995 06 15
                                             Dept. File No.  JF


   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     Associate Director of Planning -
             Land Use and Development Division

   SUBJECT:  Strata Title Conversion:  52-58 West 10th Avenue

   RECOMMENDATION

        THAT  the application  to convert  the building at  52-58 West 10th
        Avenue (Lot H, Block 33,  D.L. 302, Plan LMP18272) to  strata title
        ownership  be approved in principle,  but that  pursuant to Section
        9(1) of the Condominium Act, the Certificate of  Approval (Form 10)
        shall  not be  issued unless  the following condition  has been met
        within one year of the date of this approval:

                  Completion  of  all work  required by  the  City Building
                  Inspector, under the required permits, at  no cost to the
                  City, and issuance of an Occupancy Permit,  in order that
                  this previously-occupied building substantially  complies
                  with all relevant by-laws.

   GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

        The  General Manager  of Community Services  RECOMMENDS approval of
        the foregoing.

   COUNCIL POLICY

   Council Policy is reflected  in the City's Strata Title and  Cooperative
   Conversion  Guidelines,   which  outline  factors   which  Council  will
   consider  in reviewing  applications for  converting previously-occupied
   buildings to strata title or cooperative ownership.

   PURPOSE

   Council  approval  is  required  for  an  application   to  convert  the
   previously-occupied building at  52-58 West  10th Avenue  (Lot H,  Block
   33, D.L. 302, Plan LMP18272) to strata title ownership.
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   BACKGROUND

   The site  is  zoned RT-6  and  is  developed with  a  former  two-family
   dwelling  built  circa 1900,  which  is  currently being  altered  under
   Development Permit No.  DP216684 and Building Permit  No. BP219800 to  a
   four-unit multiple conversion dwelling.

   The  current owner  purchased this  property on  February 28,  1994, and
   took  vacant possession of it on March 1, 1994.  Since then the property
   has  remained vacant while undergoing  a partial internal demolition and
   subsequent  alterations.   Although  there  is  no record  available  to
   indicate  exactly  when the  building  may have  been  last occupied  by
   tenants,  records  indicate that  the  previous  owner held  a  Business
   License for a two-unit rental  occupancy.  There is no evidence  of when
   or how  previous tenants may  have been given  notice of  termination by


   the previous owner.   Further, there is no evidence  to suggest that the
   previous tenants were treated unfairly.

   The site location is shown below in Figure 1.

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   STAFF ANALYSIS

   In  addition to  Planning Department  staff, the  City Engineer  and the
   City Building Inspector  have reviewed this application.   As there  are
   only four residential dwelling  units on this  site, the Manager of  the
   Housing Centre has not been asked to comment.

   The City Engineer has  no dedication or servicing requirements for  this
   site.

   The  City Building Inspector  reports that  when all  the work  has been
   completed  in accordance  with the  approved plans  and permits,  and an
   Occupancy  Permit  has been  issued,  this  building will  substantially
   comply with all relevant City By-laws.

   CONCLUSION

   Based  on  the foregoing,  and on  the applicant's  compliance  with the
   City's   Strata  Title  and   Cooperative  Conversion   Guidelines,  the
   Associate  Director  of Planning,  Land  Use  and Development  Division,
   supports this application.


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