Vancouver City Council |
POLICY REPORT
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING
Date: July 14, 2003
Author/Local: B. McAfee/7699
RTS No. 03460
CC File No. 5305
Meeting Date: July 29, 2003
TO:
Vancouver City Council
FROM:
Director of Current Planning
SUBJECT:
CD-1 Text Amendment - 1128 West Hastings Street (Pinnacle Hotel)
RECOMMENDATION
THAT the application By Jennifer Low to amend CD-1 By-law No. 8439 for 1128 West Hastings Street to add Motor Vehicle Wash as a permitted use, be referred to a Public Hearing together with:
(i) draft CD-1 By-law amendments, generally as contained in Appendix A, and
(ii) the recommendation of the Director of Current Planning to approve the application; andFURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare the necessary by-law for consideration at the Public Hearing.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
The General Manager of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing.
COUNCIL POLICY
This site was rezoned in 2002 to CD-1 Comprehensive Development District (#409) to accommodate special provisions for the hotel.
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
This report assesses an application to add Motor Vehicle Wash as a permitted use in the CD-1 By-law and recommends that the application be approved.
DISCUSSION
On June 1, 2000, when the zoning governing the Pinnacle Hotel site was still DD Downtown District, development permit number DE405002 was approved to permit the use of eight surplus parking spaces in the underground parkade as a car wash for a limited period of time. This permit expired in 2001. The applicant now wishes to relocate the car wash within the underground parkade. However, under the current CD-1 zoning this use is not permitted. Motor Vehicle Wash is permitted throughout most of the downtown.
Little extra traffic is generated by the use and the operation provides a service to customers of the building as well as providing extra security in the car park. A new development permit will be required for relocation and permanency of the use and it will be subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of the Sewer and Watercourse By-law and other relevant by-laws with respect to waste water management.
It should be noted that the same applicant applied for and received, in 2001, approval for a similar amendment to the CD-1 by-law governing Wall Centre at 1088 Burrard Street to permit Motor Vehicle Wash.
APPLICANT'S COMMENTS
The Applicant has been provided with a copy of this report and concurs with the contents.
CONCLUSION
Given that Motor Vehicle Wash was permitted on this site prior to its CD-1 zoning, its impact is minimal, it will use parking spaces surplus to the building's requirement, and it will provide a level of service and security to the project's tenants, staff support the proposed amendment and recommend that the application be approved.
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APPENDIX A
DRAFT AMENDMENT TO CD-1 BY-LAW No. 8439
Add to section 2 (Uses)
· To Service Uses, add Motor Vehicle Wash limited to the underground Parking Garage
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