Public Hearing Agenda - October 16, 2001

NOTICE OF MEETING

PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA

DATE: Tuesday, October 16, 2001

TIME: 7:30 p.m.

PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBER

THIRD FLOOR, CITY HALL
453 WEST 12TH AVENUE

Minutes from the Meeting

1. TEXT AMENDMENT: 910 Mainland Street (Showmart Building)

Memorandum dated October 16, 2001, from Dave Thomsett, Senior Planner, refers.

The following documents refer:

1. Extract from the minutes of the Vancouver City Council meeting of September 18, 2001.

2. Memo dated September 18, 2001, from the Assistant Director of Current Planning, withdrawing Recommendation B from report.

3. Policy Report dated September 4, 2001 refers.

Summary: The proposed text amendments to the Downtown Official Development Plan would permit a greater variety of uses and increased densities for those uses for the life of the existing building.

Applicant: The Spaxman Consulting Group

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

(a) THAT, prior to enactment of the amendments to the DD ODP, the registered owner shall make arrangements to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of Legal Services for the installation of two corner bulges adjacent to 910 Mainland Street, one at Smithe Street, and the other at Nelson Street, at the property owner's expense.

[RZ. 530/2001 - 910 Mainland Street]

2. TEXT AMENDMENT: 2001 Nanton Avenue (Arbutus Club)

Memorandum dated October 16, 2001, from Lynda Challis, Rezoning Planner, refers.

Administrative Report dated August 22, 2001 refers.

Summary: The proposed text amendment to the CD-1would permit the relocation and expansion of a temporary tennis bubble and increased on-site parking.

Applicant: Richard Bernstein, Architectura

Recommended Approval: 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 Richard Bernstein, Architectura, and stamped "Received City Planning Department, November 29, 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) any temporary air-supported structure to be installed no earlier than October 15th each year and dismantled no later than April 15th each year;

(ii) the temporary air-supported structure to be made of a material light in colour, such as white, grey-white or sky blue;

(iii) mechanical equipment (ventilators and exhaust systems) for the temporary air-supported structure (bubble) to be designed and located to minimize the noise impact on the neighbourhood along Nanton Street and to comply with Noise By-law No. 6555;

(iv) submit a report from an acoustic engineer, indicating measures, such as increased landscaping or acoustic absorbing material, to be undertaken to reduce noise from the building and parking area for residences to the east of the site;

(v) design development to provide additional landscaping and permeable areas within the existing and proposed parking areas to reduce the extent of pavement;

Note to applicant: This may result in a reduction in the number of proposed parking stalls.

(vi) design development to take into consideration the principles of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) having particular regard for reducing opportunities for graffiti on the existing exposed wall on the north corner of the site, facing Arbutus Street. This wall and the service area should have landscape screening from Arbutus Street and hedging should extend along the exposed, blank walls.

(vii) all existing trees 20 cm caliper or greater (proposed to be removed or retained) must be illustrated on the landscape plan;

Note to applicant: Two existing trees located at the south east corner of the quad tennis courts have not been illustrated. These two trees should be retained.

(viii) provide a legal survey illustrating all existing trees 20 cm caliper or greater on the development plan; and

(ix) in addition to the existing trees shown as retained along the east property line, provide a continuous landscape strip (minimum 1.0 m wide) between the property line and the parking spaces. The landscape strip shall contain one high branched tree (minimum 8 cm caliper) every 6.0 m of property line and a continuous low planting of evergreen shrubs (90 cm high) as per Parking By-law Guideline 4.8.5 "General Landscaping Requirements at the Site Periphery".

(i) make arrangements to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of Legal Services for:

(1) widening of the existing sewer right-of-way that passes through the site from 1.52 m to 4.5 m in width, centred on the existing right-of-way; and

(2) clarification of all charges registered in the Land Title Office against title to the lands (a charge summary, including copies of all charges, must be provided) and modification, extension or release of any charges deemed necessary by the Director of Legal Services;

(ii) make arrangements for all electrical and telephone services to be undergrounded within and adjacent the site from the closest existing suitable service point.

[RZ. 519/2000 - 2001 Nanton Avenue]

3. SIGN BY-LAW TEXT AMENDMENT: Billboards

Administrative Report dated August 30, 2001 refers.

Summary: An amendment to the Sign By-law to restrict billboards within 60 metres of existing and future rapid transit guideways and rail lines carrying passenger trains.

Applicant: Director of Current Planning

Recommended Approval: By the Director of City Plans

[RZ. 536/2001 - Billboards]

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