ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: October 16, 1998
Author/Local: B. Boons/7678
RTS No. 00164

CC File No. 2604-1

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	Director of Community Planning on behalf of Land Use and Development
SUBJECT:	Form of Development: 2733 Arbutus Street DE403370 - CD-1 By-law Numbers 7317 and 7654 Owner of Development: Greystone Properties

RECOMMENDATION

THAT the revised form of development for this portion of the CD-1 zoned site known as 2135 West 12th Avenue and 2725 Arbutus Street (2733 Arbutus Street being the application address) be generally approved as illustrated in the Development Application Number DE403370, prepared by Howard Bingham Hill Architects and stamped "Received, City Planning Department October 9, 1998", provided that the Director of Planning may approve design changes which would not adversely affect either the development character of this site or adjacent properties.

GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

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

COUNCIL POLICY

There is no applicable Council policy except that Council did approve in principle the form of development for these sites when the rezonings were approved, following Public Hearings.

PURPOSE

In accordance with Charter requirements, this report seeks Council's approval for the revised form of development for this portion of the above-noted CD-1 zoned site.

SITE DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND

This proposal straddles two existing CD-1 Comprehensive Development Districts.

On March 8, 1994, following a Public Hearing held on February 23, 1994, City Council approved a rezoning of the site known as 2135 West 12th Avenue from M-1 Industrial District to CD-1 Comprehensive Development District. Council also approved in principle the form of development for these lands. CD-1 By-law Number 7317 was enacted on June 21, 1994. Companion Guidelines (Arbutus /Vine Industrial Area CD-1 Guidelines) were also adopted by Council resolution at that time.

At a subsequent Public Hearing on July 27, 1995, Council approved a rezoning of the site known as 2725 Arbutus Street, from M-1 Industrial District to CD-1 Comprehensive Development District. CD-1 By-law Number 7654 was enacted on November 5, 1996. The previously adopted Companion Guidelines (Arbutus/Vine Industrial Area CD-1Guidelines) also apply to development on this site.

On July 22, 1997 City Council approved the form of development for this portion of the site as proposed under Development Permit Number DE402052. This development permit has now been abandoned and a new proposal submitted.

The site and surrounding zoning are shown on the attached Appendix `A'.

Subsequent to Council's approval of the CD-1 rezoning, the Director of Planning approved Development Application Number DE403370. This approval was subject to various conditions, including Council's approval of the revised form of development. The latter condition is one of the few outstanding prior to permit issuance.

DISCUSSION

The new proposal involves the construction of a four-storey mixed-use development having retail use on the ground floor fronting onto Arbutus Street and a total of 70 condominium and townhouse residential units. Two levels of underground parking are included that provide a total of 127 off-street parking spaces having vehicular access from a newly created street (Salal Street) on the west side of the site.

The new proposal has been assessed against the CD-1 By-law and the Council-approved guidelines and was found to respond to the stated objectives.

Simplified plans, including a site plan and elevations of the proposal, have been included in Appendix `B'.

CONCLUSION

The Director of Planning has approved Development Application Number DE403370, subject to various conditions to be met prior to the issuance of the development permit. One of these conditions is that the revised form of development first be approved by Council.

NOTE FROM CLERK: ELECTRONIC COPY NOT AVAILABLE FOR APPENDIX A AND B - ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

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