Vancouver City Council

CITY OF VANCOUVER ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

	Date:	April 20, 2004
	Author:	Robert Waite
	Phone No.:	7217
	RTS No.:	04173
	CC File No.:	5655
	Meeting Date:	May 4, 2004

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:	Payment-in-Lieu of Parking Application 663 Gore Ave.

RECOMMENDATION

A. THAT Council approve in principle, for deposit into the Payment-in-Lieu Parking Reserve, the offer of payment-in-lieu in the amount of $29,000 by Gomberoff Bell Lyon Architect for the waiver of 2 parking spaces required by Section 4.1.2 of the Parking By-law; and

B. THAT the Director of Legal Services be requested to bring forward a by- law to amend Schedule A of the Parking By-law pursuant to Section 4.12.5 to effect this waiver.

COUNCIL POLICY

In 1986, Council approved payment-in-lieu parking provisions.

PURPOSE

An application pursuant to Section 4.12 of the Parking By-law has been received to waive the number of parking spaces required by Section 4.1.2 of the By-law and to make payment-in-lieu. The particulars of the application are as follows:

Address: 663 Gore Street
Applicant: Eileen Albang, Gomberoff Bell Lyon Architect
Zoning: HA-1A
DE No. 407974
Type of Development: To construct a four storey mixed use building containing retail uses on the first storey and three storeys of

dwelling uses (4 per storey, dedicated as seniors rental housing for a period of 15 years.)

Legal Description: Lots A, B and C of 25 and 26, Block 17, DL 196, Plan 500*

Parking Required: 4
Parking Provided: 2
No. of Spaces for Payment-in-lieu: 2
Recommended Amount/Space: $14,500
Total Payment-in-Lieu Amount: $29,000

A review of this application found that payment-in-lieu is appropriate, given the site constraints and the lack of opportunity to provide parking by another means.

* To be consolidated as a condition of the Development Permit.

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