ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date: November 9, 1995
Dept. File No. GL
TO: Vancouver City Council
FROM: Director of Land Use and Development
SUBJECT: Strata Title Conversion - 1178 Hamilton Street
RECOMMENDATION
THAT the application to convert the previously-occupied building
at 1178 Hamilton Street (Lot 22, Block 76, D.L. 541, Plan 3469)
to strata title ownership be approved in principle, but that
pursuant to Section 9(1) of the Condominium Act, the Certificate
of Approval (Form 10) shall not be issued unless the following
condition has been met within one year of the date of this
approval:
Completion of all work required by the City Building
Inspector, under the required permits, at no cost to
the City, and issuance of an Occupancy Permit, in order
that this previously-occupied building substantially
complies with all relevant by-laws.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
The General Manager of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of
the foregoing.
COUNCIL POLICY
Council policy is reflected in the City's Strata Title and Cooperative
Conversion Guidelines, which outline factors which Council will
consider in reviewing applications for converting previously-occupied
buildings to strata title or cooperative ownership.
PURPOSE
Council approval is required for an application to convert the
previously-occupied building at 1178 Hamilton Street (Lot 22, Block
76, D.L. 541, Plan 3469) to strata title ownership.
BACKGROUND
The site is zoned HA-3 and is developed with a five-storey former
office/warehouse, municipally designated heritage building, which is
listed as category "C" on the Vancouver Heritage Register. Pursuant
to Development Permit No. DE217426 and Building Permit No. BU324313,
the building is presently being altered to contain retail use on the
ground floor and residential use (36 dwelling units) on the remaining
floors. The applicant proposes to create one commercial strata lot
and thirty-six residential strata lots. While the building has been
previously occupied by commercial tenants, there have never been
residential tenancies in the building. The applicant has advised
staff that the building has been vacant since February, 1995.
The site location is shown below in Figure 1:
Figure 1
STAFF ANALYSIS
In addition to Planning Department Staff, the City Engineer and the
City Building Inspector have reviewed this application. As the
building has not previously been used for residential purposes, the
Manager of the Housing Centre has not been asked to comment.
The City Engineer advises that execution of a long term lease for
minor encroachments over Hamilton, Mainland and Davie Streets will be
required prior to the strata plans being deposited in the Land Title
Office. This requirement will be addressed in a concurrent report to
Council. The City Engineer has no servicing or dedication
requirements for this site.
The City Building Inspector reports that when all the work currently
underway on the building has been completed in accordance with the
approved plans and permits, and an Occupancy Permit has been issued,
the building will substantially comply with all relevant City By-laws.
CONCLUSION
Based on the foregoing, and on the applicant's compliance with the
City's Strata Title and Cooperative Conversion Guidelines, the
Director of Land Use and Development supports this application.
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