Agenda Index City of Vancouver

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

TO:

Vancouver City Council

FROM:

General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT:

656-658 Union Street - Proposed Closure of a Portion of Union Street

 

RECOMMENDATION

COUNCIL POLICY

The authority for closing and disposing of street and lanes is set out in the Vancouver Charter.

The subject property contains a municipally designated heritage building which is listed as a category "B" on the Vancouver Heritage Register. Permitting the building to remain encroaching onto the street will help ensure preservation, and is therefore consistent with Council's heritage policy.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to obtain Council authority to grant an easement to contain the encroaching elements of the building at 656 - 658 Union Street.

BACKGROUND

On April 18, 2000, Council approved the strata title conversion of the building at 656 - 658 Union Street. The Registrar of Land Titles has taken the position that to satisfy the Condominium Act, the strata corporation must have control over the portion of street or lane affected by the building encroachment, for the life of the building. To accomplish this, the volumetric portion of street or lane containing the encroachments must be closed, stopped-up, and an easement granted for the volumetric portions of the building that encroach. It will be necessary to raise a title for the portion of Union Street, dedicated by the deposit of Plan 196, that is encroached upon.

DISCUSSION

On the Union Street side of Lot C, Block 101, District Lot 196, Plan LMP 45455, a roof-level cornice and other minor architectural features encroach a maximum of 0.58 metres (23 inches). It is necessary to seek Council approval to close, stop-up and to authorize registration of a volumetric easement over the portion of Union Street encroached upon.

We are recommending that fees and annual rentals be charged as per the Encroachment By-law. This is consistent with past Council direction.

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