SUPPORTS ITEM NO. 1
P&E COMMITTEE AGENDA
APRIL 18, 1996
SIGNIFICANT REZONING APPLICATIONS
1. Address: 1730 West Georgia Street Present Zone: RM-6
(Old Testing Station Site) Proposed Zone: CD-1
Applicant: Davidson, Yuen, Simpson Architects Prev. Inquiry: 95 11 01
Date of Application: 96 02 20 Staff Contacts: I. Smith
Proposal: 156 market dwelling units and a 22-storey multiple dwelling on the
east end of the site and 10 non-market dwelling units in 3-storey
townhouses along Alberni Street, at a maximum combined FSR of 3.098.
The maximum height proposed is 64.01 m and the development includes
a 191 underground parking stalls.
Issues: - achievement of the proposed FSR, noting increases on tower bulk;
and
- amount of FSR requested as a bonus to justify non-market housing.
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
2. Address: 1300 Marinaside Crescent Present Zone: CD-1
Applicant: Richard Henriquez Staff Contacts: J. Barrett
Date of Application: March 15, 1996
Proposal: To construct a new seventeen-storey multiple dwelling containing 97
dwelling units with two levels of underground parking on a vacant
waterfront site in Concord's Roundhouse Neighbourhood.
Issues: - Tower floor plate areas are up to 58% over the guidelines, which
generate concerns that relate to shadow, views and scale.