Vancouver City Council

ITEM NO. 1
P&E COMMITTEE AGENDA
April 24, 2003

SIGNIFICANT REZONING APPLICATIONS

Address: 1201 West Hastings Street Present Zone: DD/CWD
Applicant: Downs Archambault and Partners Architects Proposed Zone: CD-1
Heritage Listing: N/A

Application Date: February 14, 2003

Staff Contact: Alan Duncan

Proposal:

_ Rezone from DD and CWD (Downtown District and Central Waterfront Districts, a split zoned parcel) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development District) to permit residential use (141 Multiple Dwelling) and a one-storey Retail space for a Grocery Store with at total Floor Space Ratio of 6.8;

_ Proposed form of development includes a 30-storey residential tower, five 3-storey townhouses along West Hastings Street and a 1-storey grocery store along West Cordova and Bute Streets;

_ Gross residential floor area of 17 640 m5 (189,877 sq. ft.) and retail floor area for a grocery store of 2 352 m5 (25,317 sq. ft.); and

_ 342 below-grade parking spaces (27 for retail) and 178 bicycle parking spaces.

Background:

_ Reconfiguration of Marathon and Firwood lands resulted in a split-zoned parcel containing both DD and CWD zoning;

_ Coal Harbour Official Development Plan process did not provide this site with density, height or other regulations;

_ A 1997 City-initiated rezoning removed development potential from the CWD portion of the site and included it in the Coal Harbour Official Development Plan area in order for an appropriate CD-1 zoning; to be negotiated in the future; and

_ Although the DD zoned portion of the site includes some density, the majority of the proposed density will be purchased from a site that has heritage density vested within the heritage density bank.
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Applicable Policy:

_ Central Area Plan;

_ Coal Harbour Official Development Plan;

_ Downtown District Official Development Plan;

_ Triangle West Policies;

_ Development Cost Levies (Triangle West);

_ Transfer of Density Policy and Procedure; and

_ Public Art Policies and Guidelines.

Issues:

_ Height and form of development impacts on neighbours; and

_ Retail grocery store rather than residential at-grade along Bute and West Cordova Streets.

Method Of Public Notification:

_ Standard notification; and

_ Open House held prior to application submission.