Vancouver City Council

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
(PUBLIC HEARING)

DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, June 26, 2003

TIME: 7:30 p.m.

PLACE: Council Chamber
Third Floor, City Hall

For information, please contact Lori Isfeld at 604.871.6399
or e-mail lori_isfeld@city.vancouver.bc.ca

1. Text Amendment: Downtown District & Downtown Eastside - Oppenheimer ODPs

A. THAT the application by the Director of Current Planning to amend the Downtown District & Downtown Eastside - Oppenheimer ODPs to permit relaxation of the retail continuity requirement be approved as outlined below:

· amend the Downtown-Eastside Oppenheimer District Official Development Plan to permit General Office, Health Care Office, and Social Service Centre as temporary uses in Sub-area 1 at grade, generally as contained in Appendix A of the Policy Report dated May 1, 2003, entitled “Use and Retail Requirement Relaxations At Grade on Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside”;

· amend Sub-area 1 of the Downtown-Eastside Oppenheimer District Official Development Plan to make it possible to relax retail continuity requirements at grade, generally as contained in Appendix A of the Policy Report dated May 1, 2003, entitled “Use and Retail Requirement Relaxations At Grade on Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside”;

· amend Sub-area C of the Downtown District Official Development Plan to make it possible to relax retail continuity requirements to allow General Office and Health Care Office uses at grade on Hastings Street east of Cambie Street, generally as contained in Appendix B of the Policy Report dated May 1, 2003, entitled “Use and Retail Requirement Relaxations At Grade on Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside”;

B. THAT the Director of Current Planning be instructed to monitor the proposed amendments and report back to Council on changes in storefront vacancy rates on Hastings Street.

C. THAT the By-law to amend By-law No. 5532 regarding retail continuity be amended to correct an error in the first line of Section 1 by replacing the reference to "By-law No. 4912" to "By-law No. 5532".

2. Text Amendment: 4500 Oak Street & 501 Bute Street CD-1s

THAT the application by the Director of Current Planning to amend the CD-1 By-law No. 5091 for 4500 Oak Street and CD-1 By-law No. 7681 for 501 Bute Street to correct errors generally in accordance with Appendices A and B of the Policy Report dated May 13, 2003, entitled "Corrections to CD-1 By-laws for 4500 Oak Street and 501 Bute Street be approved.

3. Heritage Designation: 900 Main Street

A. THAT Council authorize the Director of Legal Services to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement for the property at 900 Main Street to:

$ secure the rehabilitation, protection and on-going maintenance of the AB@ category Vancouver Heritage Register former bank building; and
$ vary the FC-1 District Schedule of the Zoning and Development By-law to:
$ increase the maximum residential floor space ratio from 3.0 to a maximum of 4.4;
$ increase the height of the infill building; and,
$ not apply the maximum frontage of ground level use.

B. THAT Council require a registered agreement to secure the protection during construction and prohibit occupancy of any proposed dwelling until the heritage building is rehabilitated to the satisfaction of the Director of Current Planning;

C. THAT Council by by-law designate as municipally Protected Heritage Property the exterior of the heritage building, and portions of the interior of the main banking hall and basement, as described in detail in the Administrative Report dated June 11, 2003, entitled "Heritage Revitalization Agreement & Designation - 900 Main Street";

D. THAT the Director of Legal Services bring forth the by-law to authorize the Heritage Revitalization Agreement; and

E. THAT the Director of Legal Services bring forth the by-law to designate as municipally Protected Heritage Property, the exterior of the heritage building, and portions of the interior of the former main banking hall and basement, as described in detail in the Administrative Report dated June 11, 2003, entitled "Heritage Revitalization Agreement & Designation - 900 Main Street".