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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

TO:

Vancouver City Council

FROM:

General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT:

55 Alexander Street - Proposed Closure of a Portion of the Northerly Side of Alexander Street, Easterly of Carrall Street

 

RECOMMENDATION


COUNCIL POLICY

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

PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to obtain Council authority to grant a volumetric easement to contain the encroaching elements of the building at 55 Alexander Street.

BACKGROUND

The City has isused permit DE401918 for construction of an 8-storey residential building containing 38 units at 55 Alexander Street. The permit contains permission for encroachments onto Alexander Street. The Registrar of Land Titles has taken the position that to satisfy the Condominium Act, the strata corporation must have control over the portion of street or lane affected by the building encroachment, for the life of the building. To accomplish this, the volumetric portion of street and/or lane containing the encroachments must be closed, stopped-up, and an easement granted for the volumetric portions of the building that encroach. It will be necessary to raise a title for the portions of the northerly side of Alexander Street, easterly of Carrall Street dedicated by the deposit of Plan 184 on May 9, 1885 that are encroached upon.

DISCUSSION

On the Alexander Street side of Parcel G, Block 1, District Lot 196, Plan LMP 32952, there is a second floor cornice that encroaches a maximum of 0.53 metres (21 inches), and a roof level cornice that encroaches a maximum of 0.54 metres (21.5 inches). While new construction, the installation of encroaching cornices is consistent with the character of the area.

It is necessary to seek Council approval to close, stop-up and to authorize registration of a volumetric easement over portions of the northerly side of Alexander Street, easterly of Carrall Street.

We are recommending that fees and annual rentals be charged as per the Encroachment By-Law. This is consistent with past Council direction.

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