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                             ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT


                                           Date: January 16, 1997
                                           Dept. File No.2101
                                           C.C. File: 5651


   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

   SUBJECT:  Payment-In-Lieu Parking Application
             1118 Homer Street


   RECOMMENDATION

        A.   THAT Council approve in principle the offer of payment-in-lieu
             in the amount of $39,900 by Ledingham McAllister Property Ltd.
             for DE 401787, for the waiver of 3 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 4.11.5 to effect this waiver.


   COUNCIL POLICY

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

   PURPOSE

   An application pursuant to Section 4.11 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:               1118 Homer Street
   Applicant:             James Howard for Ledingham McAllister Property
                          Ltd.
   Zoning:                HA-3
   DE No.                 401787
   Type of Development:   existing 3-storey building - change of use and
                          ground floor addition
   Use:                   478m2 of warehouse to restaurant 
                          160m2 restaurant addition
   Legal Description:     Lot 5, Block 76, Plan 3469, 
                          District Lot 541


   Parking Required:                   3
   Parking Provided:                   0
   No. of Spaces for Payment-In-Lieu:  3
   Recommended Amount/Space:           $13,300
   Total Payment-In-Lieu Amount:       $39,900

   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.




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