ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date: March 10, 1999
Author/Local: Paul Pinsker/ 7917RTS File # 00603
File No. 5655
Council: March 30, 1999
TO:
Vancouver City Council
FROM:
General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:
Payment-in-Lieu of Parking Application
663 Gore AvenueRECOMMENDATION
A. THAT Council approve in principle, the offer of payment-in-lieu in the amount of $27,000 by Gomberoff-Policzer-Bell-Lyon for DE 403856, for the waiver of 2 parking spaces required by Section 4.1.2 of the Parking By-law.
B. THAT the Director of Legal Services be requested to bring forward a by-law to amend Schedule A of the Parking By-law pursuant to Section 4.11.5 to effect this waiver.
COUNCIL POLICY
In 1986, Council approved payment-in-lieu parking provisions.
PURPOSE
An application pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Parking By-law has been received to waive the number of parking spaces required by Section 4.1.2 of the By-law and to make payment-in-lieu. The particulars of the application are as follows:
Address: 663 Gore Avenue
Applicant: Stuart Lyon
Zoning: HA-1A
DE No. 403856Type of Development: New Construction
Use: Senior Housing and Retail
Legal Description: Lot A, B & C of Lots 25 &26, Block 17, DL 196, Plan 500
Parking Required: 4
Parking Provided: 2
No. of Spaces for Payment-in-lieu: 2
Recommended Amount/Space $13,500
Total Payment-in-Lieu Amount: $27,000A review of this application found that payment-in-lieu is appropriate, given the site constraints and the lack of opportunity to provide parking by another means.
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