ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date: July 3, 1996
Dept. File No.000 394
TO: Vancouver City Council
FROM: General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT: Proposed Closure of Portion of the West Side of Nanaimo Street
South of 34th Avenue
RECOMMENDATION
THAT all that portion of Nanaimo Street shown within the bold
outline on the plan attached as Appendix "A", (the westerly 17.54
feet), be closed, stopped-up and conveyed to the abutting owner
subject to the following conditions:
1. The purchase price to be $58,000 plus applicable taxes, for
the 1158 square feet of closed road, in accordance with the
recommendation of the Manager of Real Estate Services. The
purchase price to be credited to Account Number 61/05/7011/999
- Unappropriated Left-Turn Bay Property Fund.
2. The closed road is to be subdivided with the abutting westerly
parcels to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal Services
and the Approving Officer.
3. The abutting owner to be responsible for any necessary plans,
documents and Land Title Office fees.
4. Any agreements are to be to the satisfaction of the Director
of Legal Services.
5. No legal right or obligation shall be created and none shall
arise hereafter, until the documents are executed.
If Council approves this report, the Formal Resolution to close
this portion of Nanaimo Street will be before Council later this
day for approval.
COUNCIL POLICY
The authority for closing and disposing of streets and lanes is set out
in the Vancouver Charter.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to seek Council authority to close and
stop-up, and sell a portion of the west side of Nanaimo Street
south of 34th Avenue.
BACKGROUND
Nanaimo Street was identified in the Bartholomew Plan as a major street.
It was proposed as a "Pleasure Drive" and recommended to become 120 feet
in width through to Marine Drive. The redevelopment of Fraserview did
not include the Nanaimo Street connection to Marine Drive and
consequently, the role of Nanaimo Street south of 41st Avenue has been
limited to a local collector street.
DISCUSSION
The subject closure lies in the section of Nanaimo Street between
Kingsway and 41st Avenue. Although final design work on this portion of
Nanaimo Street has not been done, it is clear that a 120 foot wide road
is more than will be required at this location. A 75.46 foot (23
metre) corridor would be sufficient to provide for our future road
improvements. Nanaimo Street is presently 93 feet (28.346 metres) in
width, immediately south of 34th Avenue, therefore 17.54 feet (5.346
metres) could be closed and sold to the abutting owner. A prospective
purchaser of the abutting Lot A (see R 57596) of Lot 1, Block 2,
District Lot 394, Plan 2050 (2294 East 34th Avenue) has applied to
purchase the portion of road which is no longer needed. Council, on
June 25, 1996, approved a similar closure on the west side of Nanaimo
Street, south of 35th Avenue.
CONCLUSION
The present width of Nanaimo Street to the south of 34th Avenue is 93
feet (28.346 metres), while only 75.46 feet (23 metres) is required to
meet our future road requirements. We recommend that the 17.54 feet
(5.346 metres) that is in excess of our requirement, be closed,
stopped-up, and sold to the abutting owner subject to the conditions set
out in this report.
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General Mgr./Dept. Head:
Report dated: July 3, 1996
Author:M.G. Thomson, B.C.L.S. Date
Phone:7329IRTS Number:
Concurring Departments This report has been prepared
in consultation with the
depart- ments listed to the
right, and they concur with its
contents.
MGT/klc
Attach.
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