Public Hearing Agenda - January 25, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA

DATE: Thursday, January 25, 2001

TIME: 7:30 p.m.

PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBER

THIRD FLOOR, CITY HALL
453 WEST 12TH AVENUE

Minutes of this Public Hearing.

1. HERITAGE DESIGNATION: True Colours Program

Administrative Report dated December 22, 2000 - 1210 Lakewood Drive.
Administrative Report dated December 28, 2000 - 2919 East 29th Avenue.
Administrative Report dated December 22, 2000 - 2620 Oxford Street.
Administrative Report dated December 28, 2000 - 3223 West 37th Avenue.

Summary: To designate houses which participated in the true colours heritage program.

Applicant: Director of Current Planning

Recommended Approval: By the Director of Current Planning

2. TEXT AMENDMENTS: Miscellaneous

Policy Report dated September 25, 2000, refers.

Summary: The text amendments would correct or clarify various sections of the Zoning & Development By-law, CD-1 By-laws, Official Development Plan By-laws, and the Sign By-law.

Applicant: Director of Current Planning

Recommended Approval: By the Director of Current Planning

3. TEXT AMENDMENTS: 1299 West Hastings Street (501 Bute Street)

Policy Report dated December 4, 2000, refers.

Summary: To amend the CD-1 By-law and Coal Harbour Official Development Plan to reduce the required percentage of non-market housing and increase the allowable residential floor area.

Applicant: Director of Current Planning

Recommended Approval: By the Director of Current Planning, subject to the following conditions, as proposed for adoption by resolution of Council:

(a) THAT, prior to enactment of the CD-1 By-law, the Coal Harbour Arts Complex Contribution Agreement be amended and such other arrangements made as may be necessary to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal Services and the Director of Cultural Affairs to delete 1299 W. Hastings (Lot J, DL 185 and of the Public Harbour of Burrard Inlet, Plan LMP 29893) from the list of Residential Lots for which installments of $1,750,000 (escalated by CPI) for the Arts Complex must be made by Canadian Pacific Properties Inc.

(b) THAT, prior to enactment of the CD-1 By-law, the Social Housing Agreement for Phase 3 of Coal Harbour be amended and such other arrangements made as may be necessary to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal Services and the Director of the Housing Centre to increase the floor space allocated to Lot J, DL 185 and of the Public Harbour of Burrard Inlet, Plan LMP 29893 by 8,966 sq. ft. and to amend the terms for the payment of the purchase price for the site and such other terms as required by the Memorandum of Understanding between Canadian Pacific Properties Inc. and the City of Vancouver dated January 20, 2000.

4. TEXT AMENDMENT: I-2 District Schedule

Policy Report dated September 19, 2000, refers.

Summary: The proposed amendment would permit floor space relaxations for General Office uses similar to Wholesaling uses.

Applicant: Director of Current Planning

Recommended Approval: By the Director of City Plans

5. TEXT AMENDMENT: 289 Alexander Street

Policy Report dated September 19, 2000, refers.

Summary: The proposed text amendment would allow Artist Studios-Class B and residential units associated with industrial uses.

Applicant: Brook Development Planning Inc.

Recommended Approval: By the Director of Current Planning, subject to the following conditions, as proposed for adoption by resolution of Council:

(a) THAT in the approval of development applications, the Director of Planning shall have particular regard to the following:

(i) design development to include, where feasible, features, including appropriate door widths, loading bays, electrical, plumbing and ventilation systems, for industrial type development in industrial work/live units;

(ii) design development to orient residential uses on the ground floor away from streets and sidewalks where feasible; and

(iii) design development to provide a minimum of 5.7 m„ of storage space per industrial work/live unit.

(b) THAT, prior to enactment of the CD-1 By-law, the registered owner shall:

(i) obtain acceptance from the Chief Building Official for the Building Code equivalencies required for combining industrial and residential use; and

(ii) make arrangements, to the satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs, for provision of improvements of a reasonable standard to the workshop and amenity area.

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