ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT


                                                      Date: June 11, 1996  
                                                      Dept. File No.000 394


     TO:       Vancouver City Council

     FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

     SUBJECT:  Proposed Closure of Portion of the West Side
               of Nanaimo Street South of 35th Avenue



     RECOMMENDATION

          THAT all that portion of Nanaimo Street shown within the bold
          outline on the plan attached as Appendix A, (the westerly 17.54
          feet), be closed, stopped-up and conveyed to the abutting owner,
          subject to the following conditions:

          1)   The purchase price to be $58,000 plus applicable taxes, for
               the 1161 square feet of closed road, in accordance with the
               recommendation of the Manager of Real Estate Services.  The
               purchase price to be credited to Account Number
               61/05/7011/999 - Unappropriated Left-Turn Bay Property Fund.

          2)   The closed road is to be consolidated with the abutting
               westerly parcels to the satisfaction of the Director of
               Legal Services and the Approving Officer.

          3)   The abutting owner to be responsible for any necessary
               plans, documents and Land Title Office fees.

          4)   Any agreements are to be to the satisfaction of the Director
               of Legal Services.

          5)   No legal right or obligation shall be created and none shall
               arise hereafter, until the documents are executed.


     COUNCIL POLICY

     The authority for closing and disposing of streets and lanes is set
     out in the Vancouver Charter.



     PURPOSE

     The purpose of this report is to seek Council authority to close and
     stop-up, and sell a portion of the west side of Nanaimo Street south
     of 35th Avenue.


     BACKGROUND

     Nanaimo Street was identified in the Bartholomew Plan as a major
     street.  It was proposed as a "Pleasure Drive" and recommended to
     become 120 feet in width through to Marine Drive.  The redevelopment
     of Fraserview did not include the Nanaimo Street connection to Marine
     Drive and consequently, the role of Nanaimo Street south of 41st
     Avenue has been limited to a local collector street.


     DISCUSSION

     The subject closure lies in the section of Nanaimo Street between
     Kingsway and 41st Avenue.  Although final design work on this portion
     of Nanaimo Street has not been done, it is clear that a 120-foot wide
     road is more than will be required at this location.   A 75.46-foot
     (23 metres) corridor would be sufficient to provide for our future
     road improvements.  Nanaimo Street is presently 93 feet (28.346
     metres) in width, immediately south of 35th Avenue; therefore, 17.54
     feet (5.346 metres) could be closed and sold to the abutting owner.  A
     prospective purchaser of two of the abutting lots has applied to
     purchase the portion of road which is no longer needed.


     CONCLUSION

     The present width of Nanaimo Street to the south of 35th Avenue is 93
     feet (28.346 metres), while only 75.46 feet (23 metres) is required to
     meet our future road requirements.  We recommend that the 17.54 feet
     (5.346 metres) that is in excess of our requirement, be closed,
     stopped-up, and sold to the abutting owner, subject to the conditions
     set out in this report.



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