Vancouver City Council

SUPPORTS ITEM NO. 1
P&E COMMITTEE AGENDA
MARCH 11, 2004

SIGNIFICANT NEW REZONING APPLICATIONS

Address: 2876 West 33rd Avenue Present Zone: RS-5
Applicant: Art Cowie, Eikos Planning Inc. Proposed Zone: CD-1
Date of Previous Inquiries: October 8 and October 22, 2003
Date of Application: February 2, 2004
Staff Contact: D. Thomsett

Proposal:
· A three-unit rowhouse with fee simple ownership on a 18.3 m x 40.0 m (60 ft. x 130 ft.) lot.
· End units 5.6 m (18.5 ft.) wide, centre unit 4.0 m (12.9 ft.) wide.
· FSR of 0.69, excluding below-grade mechanical and storage over 1.2 m (4 ft.).
· flat roof, contemporary design, concrete construction with stucco finish.

Applicable Policy:
· City Plan Rezoning Policy - Before and during Neighbourhood Visioning (Neighbourhood Housing Demonstration Project).
· Subdivision By-law.

Issues:
· Neighbourhood support for flat-roof contemporary design?
· Meets affordability criteria?
· Stucco finish and commercial building appearance.
· Exclusion from FSR of the below-grade storage space.
· Subdivision By-law amendment needed for less than 25' frontage.
· No information submitted on needed structural, servicing or legal agreements for fee simple ownership.

CAC Implications:
· Based on net density increase from RS-5.