ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                           Date:  January 11, 1996
                                           Dept.  File No.  JF


   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     Director of Land Use and Development

   SUBJECT:  Strata Title Conversion - 518 Beatty Street


   RECOMMENDATION

        THAT the application to  convert the premises at 518  Beatty Street
        (Lot  B, Block  39,  D.L.  541,  Plan  LMP19253)  to  strata  title
        ownership be approved  in principle, but  that pursuant to  Section
        9(1)  of the Condominium Act, the Certificate of Approval (Form 10)
        shall not be  issued unless  the following condition  has been  met
        within one year of the date of this approval:

             Completion  of   all  work  required  by   the  City  Building
             Inspector, under the required permits, at no cost to the City,
             and  issuance  of an  Occupancy  Permit,  in order  that  this
             previously-occupied building substantially  complies with  all
             relevant by-laws.


   GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

        The General Manager  of Community Services  RECOMMENDS approval  of
        the foregoing.


   COUNCIL POLICY

   Council policy is reflected  in the City's Strata Title  and Cooperative
   Conversion Guidelines, which  outline factors Council  will consider  in
   reviewing applications  for converting previously-occupied  buildings to
   strata title or cooperative ownership.


   PURPOSE

   Council  approval   is  required  for  an  application  to  convert  the
   previously-occupied  building at  518 Beatty  Street, (Lot  B, Block 39,
   D.L. 541, Plan LMP19253) to strata title ownership.BACKGROUND

   The  site  is zoned  DD  and  is developed  with  a seven-storey  former
   commercial  warehouse building built circa 1911.  The building is listed
   on the Vancouver Heritage  Register as a category 'C'  heritage building
   and has  recently  been municipally  designated  in conjunction  with  a
   redevelopment process currently underway according to Development Permit
   No. DP216713 and Building Permit No. BP220493.  When the renovation work
   now underway is complete, the building will contain two commercial units
   - split between the basement and level 1 - and 48 dwelling units  on all
   levels, from the basement up to level 8.

   The  owner  proposes  to  create  two  commercial  strata  lots  and  48
   residential  strata  lots  in  total.    While  the  building  has  been
   previously  occupied  by  commercial  tenants,  there  have  never  been


   residential  tenancies in the building.  The applicant has advised staff
   that the building has  been vacant since Spring  1995, when the  tenants
   were given notice to vacate and the renovation work began.

   The site location is shown below in Figure 1:

                                   Figure 1

   STAFF ANALYSIS

   In addition to Planning Department staff, the City Engineer and the City
   Building  Inspector have reviewed this application.  As the building has
   not  previously been used for  residential purposes, the  Manager of the
   Housing Centre has not been asked to comment.

   The City Engineer has  no dedication or servicing requirements  for this
   site.

   The  City  Building  Inspector  reports  that  when  all  work currently
   underway  on the building has been completed in accordance with approved
   plans and permits, and an Occupancy Permit has been issued, the building
   will substantially comply with all relevant City by-laws.

   CONCLUSION

   Based  on  the foregoing,  and on  the  applicant's compliance  with the
   City's Strata Title and Cooperative Conversion Guidelines, the  Director
   of Land Use and Development supports this application.

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