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POLICY REPORT
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING

Date: May 12, 1998
Author/Local: RWhitlock/7814
CC File No. 5302

TO: Vancouver City Council

FROM: Director of Central Area Planning on behalf of Land Use and Development, in conjunction with the Deputy City Engineer

SUBJECT: CD-1 Text Amendments in the Arbutus Industrial Area

(Molson’s, Bastion Intracorp and Twinpak Sites)
Residential Loading Bay Requirements

RECOMMENDATION

THAT the Director of Land Use and Development be instructed to make application to amend Schedule B of CD-1 By-law No. 7461 (2790 Vine Street - Molson’s site), CD-1 By-law No. 7654 (2725 Arbutus Street - Twinpak site) and CD-1 By-law No. 7879 (2111 & 2197 West 11th Avenue and 2176 West 10th Avenue - Bastion Intracorp site) as follows:

· Under the Off-street Parking and Loading sections of each By-law, delete the words “one loading bay must be provided for every 200 dwelling units” and replace with “the number of loading bays will be provided to the satisfaction of the City Engineer”.

THAT the application be referred to Public Hearing;

AND FURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare the necessary amending by-laws for consideration at Public Hearing.

GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS

The General Manger of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing.

COUNCIL POLICY

· Arbutus Neighbourhood Policy Plan, adopted November, 1992.
· CD-1 By-Laws for 2790 Vine Street (341), 2725 Arbutus Street (380) and 2111 & 2197 West 11th Avenue/2176 West 10th Avenue (357), enacted July, 1995, November, 1995 and April, 1998, respectively.

PURPOSE

This report recommends amendments to the loading requirements in three CD-1 By-laws pertaining to sites in the Arbutus Industrial area to provide for more flexibility.

DISCUSSION

The wording of the three CD-1s stipulates that “one loading bay must be provided for every 200 dwelling units.”

Engineering Services has now determined that a loading bay is only necessary in this context where an individual project has more than 200 dwelling units. The wording of the present by-laws does not allow the requirement to be relaxed.

CONCLUSION

The Director of Central Area Planning on behalf of Land Use and Development and the Deputy City Engineer recommend that the by-laws be re-worded such that the number of loading bays will be to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

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