PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA

DATE:	Thursday, June 14, 2001
TIME:	7:30 p.m.
PLACE:	Council Chamber Third Floor, City Hall 453 West 12th Avenue

Minutes of the meeting.

1. Text Amendment: 1088 Burrard Street [Wall Centre]

Policy Report dated May 1, 2001, refers.

Summary: The proposed amendment would permit motor vehicle wash as a permitted use in the underground car park.

Applicant: Calmont Investments Ltd.

Recommended Approval: By the Director of Current Planning

2. Rezoning: 7250 Oak Street

Policy Report dated May 7, 2001, refers.

Summary: The proposed rezoning would permit a 92 unit Special Needs Residential Care Facility.

Applicant: Sunrise Assisted Living Inc.

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

(a) That the proposed form of development be approved by Council in principle, generally as prepared by Mithun Partners, Inc. Architects, and stamped "Received Planning Department, August 10, 2000", provided that the Director of Planning may allow minor alterations to this form of development when approving the detailed scheme of development as outlined in (b) below.

(b) That, prior to approval by Council of the form of development, the applicant shall obtain approval of a development application by the Director of Planning, who shall have particular regard to the following:

(i) further design development to reduce the overall bulk of the building through the consideration of fourth floor setbacks and different and lighter materials for the fourth floor;

(ii) a 2.74 m x 2.74 m (9 ft. x 9 ft.) corner cut-off will be necessary at the right angle turn at the bottom of the parking ramp;

(iii) recycling storage and pickup should be clearly shown on the plans;

(iv) submission of a legal survey illustrating the following information:

- existing trees 20 cm caliper or greater on the development site;
- the public realm (property line to curb), including existing street trees, street utilities such as lamp posts, fire hydrants, etc. adjacent to the development site;

(v) submission of a Certified Arborist assessment of all the existing trees on site, to the satisfaction of the Landscape Architectural Technician;

(vi) submission of a detailed Landscape Plan illustrating both common and botanical name, size and quantity of all proposed plant material. Proposed plant material should be clearly illustrated on the Landscape Plan;

(vii) parking is to be rearranged in order to retain the existing Douglas Fir tree located between parking spaces 5 and 6.; and

(viii) further design development to include the principles of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) for the next design development phases of the project.

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

(i) make arrangements to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and Director of Legal Services for provision for the following:

- subdivision of Lot 7 in accordance with the rezoning proposal, including appropriate access agreements for the proposed northerlyparcel;
- provision of sidewalk on the north side of West 57^th Avenue adjacent to the site;
- provision of street trees adjacent the site where space permits;

(ii) make arrangements for all new hydro, telephone and cablevision services to the site from the closest existing suitable service point, including a review of the overhead plant upgrading that may be necessary to serve this project in order to determine its impact on the surrounding neighbourhood (this may result in the servicing points to the site being changed to reduce neighbourhood impacts); and

(iii) provide security to the City in an amount determined by the Director of Current Planning to be sufficient to cover the value of the retained and relocated trees prior to the issuance of the development permit, or prior to any site work, whichever is sooner. The security will be held until following occupancy, when a certified Arborist confirms with the City, in a Site Inspection Report, that the retained and relocated trees are in healthy condition and that the longer term management guidelines have been confirmed. The security will be 150% of an estimated dollar value for the replacement cost of the retained and relocated trees completed by a certified Arborist. This security obligation will be a separate written agreement between the applicant and the City. Such security to be satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services in her sole discretion and may include, without limitation, a letter of credit; and

(iv) pay a Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) based on the following:

CAC = floor space above 1.0 x Buildable (in dollars per sq. ft. as determined by the Manager of Real Estate services), preliminary estimate of this value is $365,800.

The payment shall be made in a form acceptable to the City Manager, with the advice of the Director of Legal Services.

(v) execute an agreement to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal Services and the Manager of the Housing Centre restricting occupancy to persons at least 65 years of age, to be registered in priority over all charges which may defeat or delay the agreement.

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