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).



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