Vancouver City Council

SUPPORTS ITEM NO. 1(a)
P&E COMMITTEE AGENDA
FEBRUARY 12, 2004

SIGNIFICANT NEW REZONING APPLICATIONS

Address: 955 Burrard Street (YMCA), 969 Burrard Street Present Zone: RM-5B & DD (G)

(First Baptist Church) and Proposed Zone: CD-1
1017-1045 Nelson Street

Applicant: Mr. Malcolm Elliot (Stantec Architecture)
Heritage: YMCA - "B" and First Baptist Church - "A"
Date of Previous Application: June 29, 2001

Application Date: December 8, 2003 (revised application)

Staff Contact: P. Mondor, J. Barrett, Y. McNeill

Proposal:
YMCA (955 Burrard Street)
· transfer of 50,000 sq. ft. of density from the First Baptist Church site for use on the YMCA site,
· demolish the existing YMCA building except for the original building fronting Burrard Street,
· retain and restore the original YMCA building, a Category B building on the Vancouver Heritage Register, creating an estimated heritage bonus of 50-100,000 sq. ft.,
· construct a new YMCA facility of approx. 90,000 sq. ft., of which approx. 20,000 sq. ft. would be within the retained heritage building,
· construct a 44-storey market residential building at the western end of the site with floor area of approx. 285,000 sq. ft. and height of 410 feet, and
· potential transfer off site of unused heritage bonus density of 25-75,000 sq. ft.
First Baptist Church (969 Burrard Street and 1017-1045 Nelson Street)
· retain the existing church building, a Category A building on the Vancouver Heritage Register and a municipally-designated heritage resource in the Heritage By-law,
· demolish the dwellings at 1021, 1025 and 1045 Nelson Street,
· construct a 10,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. ancillary church facility adjacent the existing church, and
· construct a 24-storey market residential building at the western end of the site with floor area of approx. 108,108 sq. ft. and height of 240 feet, with townhouses at grade.

Applicable Policy:
· DD ODP (maximum 6.0 FSR and height of 300 feet),
· RM-5B (maximum 2.5 FSR and height of 190 feet),
· Transfer of Density Policy and Procedures, and
· Council decisions of November 8, 2001 regarding Policy Report dated October 31, 2001 on previous rezoning application.

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Issues:
· form of development (tower heights and location, massing, heritage compatibility),
· lane function and treatment,
· heritage bonuses, shift, and transfer,
· FSR exemptions,
· affordable housing, and
· "heritage" houses at 1021 and 1025 Nelson Street.

CAC Implications:
· Additional density would be generated through heritage bonus, which is CAC-exempt.

Method Of Public Notification:
· Usual method, including notification of West End neighbourhood groups and downtown business groups,
· Four information signs on site, and
· Open house - wait and see response to public notification, (Open House was held on November 4, 2003).