ITEM NO. 1 P&E COMMITTEE AGENDA JUNE 19, 1997 SIGNIFICANT REZONING APPLICATION 1. Address: 4470 West 8th Avenue Present Zone: RS-1 ("Sasamat Gardens") Proposed Zone: CD-1 Applicant: Home Investments Ltd. (plans by Roger Hughes, Architect) Staff: P. Mondor, P. St.Michel Date of Application: May 16, 1997 Proposal: To develop this vacant, half-block site with 28 townhouses (duplexes and triplexes) and 24 seniors-oriented apartments (in two buildings). One or both apartment buildings would be a rental property. The proposed FSR is 0.90 on gross site area (1.05 on net site area). Building heights range from 10.7 m (35 feet) to 13.1 m (43 feet). 112 parking spaces (underground) are proposed (12 for visitors). Issues: - proposed T-lane at mid-block on West 8th Avenue; - siting of apartment building at the eastern end of the site; and - lack of community support (concerns about process, precedent, density, character and form of development, traffic, and property values). 1997 05 30 R:\CC\REPORTS\P&E\JUN19\PE1.