POLICY REPORT
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING

	Date: June 8, 2000
	Author/Local: RWhitlock/7814
	RTS No. 01496
	CC File No. 5302
	Council: July 4, 2000

TO: Vancouver City Council

FROM: Director of Current Planning

SUBJECT: Text Amendment to BCPED (B.C. Place/Expo District)

RECOMMENDATION

THAT the application by the Director of Current Planning to amend the text of BCPED (B.C. Place/Expo District), be referred to Public Hearing, together with:

(i) draft by-law amendments, generally as contained in Appendix A; and
(iii) the recommendation of the Director of Current Planning to approve, subject to the condition outlined in Appendix B.

FURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare the necessary amending by-law for consideration at Public Hearing.

GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

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

COUNCIL POLICY

There is no policy directly related to this matter.

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

This report forwards an application by the Director of Current Planning to amend the B.C. Place/Expo District (BCPED) (Comprehensive Development District) zoning to clarify permitted uses in sub-areas 6(a), 6(c) and 9 of the False Creek North Official Development Plan (FCN ODP). The purpose of this amendment is to align BCPED with the FCN ODP for those sub-areas.

The Director of Current Planning recommends that this application be referred to Public Hearing and that the application be approved.

Areas under consideration are highlighted above.

DISCUSSION

BCPED is a comprehensive development zoning district created in 1984 to initially provide for Expo '86. The FCN ODP adopted in 1990 serves as a broad intermediary framework for development, intended to be supplemented with sub-area CD-1 zones in place of BCPED (see Appendix C for the list of CD-1 zones created to date). However, unlike the Downtown District ODP, the FCN ODP itself does not have sufficient regulatory content to serve as a zoning-like mechanism. For City and Concord purposes, it is necessary to amend the BCPED zoning to specify residential and park uses in the three remaining development sub-areas at the eastern end of False Creek.

Staff have stipulated one condition of approval in Appendix B for the rezoning, that the property owner enter into an agreement which secures their commitment to not seek approvals for permanent development until sub-area zones are established, through the normal rezoning technical evaluation and full public consultation. With this agreement, there will be no chance or risk of inappropriate development being applied for or resulting from the zoning now proposed.

An extract of the FCN ODP for the three areas is reprinted in Appendix C. The proposed amendments in Appendix A will provide the necessary limitations.

CONCLUSION

The Director of Current Planning recommends that the application be referred to Public Hearing and that the application be approved.

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DRAFT AMENDING BCPED BY-LAW PROVISIONS

Amend Section 2 (Uses) as follows (additions or deletion shown in bold italics):

2.0 The area shown outlined in black on the said plan is rezoned to a Comprehensive Development District to be know and described as "B.C. Place/Expo District (BCPED)" and the only uses permitted within the said area and the only uses for which development permits may be issued are:

(a) residential uses;
(b) institutional uses;

(c) industrial uses;
(d) marinas;
(e) commercial uses;
(f) commercial-recreational uses;
(g) parks and open spaces;
(h) exposition and trade fair uses;

and customarily ancillary uses thereto, subject to the form of development being in conformity with such conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by any Official Development Plan, By-law or applicable policies and guidelines adopted by Council, and such other conditions not inconsistent therewith which the Development Permit Board in its discretion may prescribe.

2.1 Notwithstanding the above, uses will be further limited in the following sub-areas, as shown in Figure 1:

(a) sub-area 6(a) will be limited to residential, recreational, park and open spaces uses and customarily ancillary uses;

(b) sub-area 6(c) will be limited to residential and recreational uses and customarily ancillary uses; retail and service uses to a maximum of 1 400.0 m² (15,070 sq. ft.) will be permitted within an area defined by reference to 46.0 m (151 ft.) along the west side of Abbott Street immediately south of Pacific Boulevard, to a depth of 31.0 m (102 ft.) as shown in Figure 2;
(c) sub-area 9 will be limited to park and recreational uses and customarily ancillary uses.

Figure 1 - False Creek North Subareas:

Figure 2 - Area 6(c): Retail and Service Uses

PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL

(a) That, prior to enactment of the CD-1 By-law, the registered owner shall make arrangements to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal Services not to seek permission to construct any permanent buildings in sub-areas 6(a), 6(c) and 9 until sub-area-specific rezonings have been approved and enacted.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Background: The B.C. Place/Expo District (BCPED) was enacted in February 1984. At that time, the former CPR lands were being readied for use for the 1986 Expo World's Fair.

In April 1990, the False Creek North Official Development Plan (FCN ODP) was adopted, putting into place a framework for the development of the north shore of False Creek which is now being developed by Concord Pacific. Following adoption of the ODP, CD-1s have been adopted for several sub-areas:

Sub-areas 1A & 1B: Beach Neighbourhood (1999)
Sub-area 2 Roundhouse Neighbourhood (1993)
Sub-area 3 Yaletown Edge (1990)
Sub-area 4 Quayside Neighbourhood (1993)
Sub-areas 5a & 5b: included with Quayside (1993)
Sub-area 6b: Plaza of Nations (1996)
Sub-area 7a: GM Place (1993)
Sub-area 8: International Village (1990)

Each CD-1 reflects the policies provided under the ODP. Ultimately it is intended that CD-1 zones will replace the entire BCPED.

FCN ODP: The following is an extract from the ODP related to the three sub-areas which are the subject of this report:
"Area 6(a): This residential area is to focus around a waterfront park. Special attention, at the sub-area zoning stage, is to be paid to mitigating bridge impacts and the affects of the adjacent regional facilities . . .

"Area 6(c): This residential area is located on the western edge of a major waterfront park and extends between the viaducts east of Abbott Street. Retail use is to be extended along the west side of Abbot Street to the waterfront. Abbott Street is to be extended for a short distance along the water to Carrall Street. A marina will be considered in the small bay with respect to the policy of encouraging non-power craft at the east end of False Creek. Berths will be located to provide a water view down Abbott Street. The land between the viaducts is to be developed with residential amenities and parking as determined at the sub-area zoning stage.

"Area 9: This area consists of a large park. Park design and uses will integrate with East False Creek Park, the residential amenities and parking to the north, and the residential area to the west."

Notification: As the proposed changes have no effect on possible development of the affected lands, notification will be limited to the legal advertisement for the Public Hearing as required by the Vancouver Charter.

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