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Public Hearing – April 13th, 2021
https://shapeyourcity.ca/485-w-28-ave
https://shapeyourcity.ca/1698-w-georgia-st
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Public Hearing – April 13th, 2021 – North Shore Inspired Homes Bring A Landslide Of Community Benefits To The West End
Public Hearing – April 13th, 2021
One has to feel a little bit bad for our city council, as this meeting comes not even a week after they finally finished the public hearing that started on March 11th. Granted, Hannah and I know to a certain extent this is self-inflicted, as they often engage in a fair amount of posturing, and that’s the only reason this night would drag on for multiple evenings too.
After all, Item #1 is essentially just a series of policies run through a spell-check. It’s unlikely Item #2 well generate much attention either, as this 18 floor, 215 home rental building on the north side of Columbia Park is humbled by the changes at the Oakridge Centre. Our regular readers will remember we recently covered its Urban Design Panel review, though if Item #3 seems familiar, it will be because of the prescriptive nature of the Cambie Corridor Plan.
I’m not sure why our elected officials still insist on personally reviewing every one of these six story strata buildings, as their designs look nearly identical, and draw few if any speakers. This one is a slight exception, as some of its neighbours believe this is the one spot that this form is inappropriate. In contrast, Item #4 might be expected by the West End Community Plan, yet like others on this block, its design is anything but boring.
It might not be facing any opposition, but this 33 floor, 127 home strata building will enliven the neighbourhood in other ways as it will contribute roughly ~$31.5 million in community benefits. Conversely, on Thursday, city council will consider a proposal to save Vancouver taxpayers both time and money. We’ll dive into that idea, which would see non-market buildings of up to six floors allowed to bypass this process later this week, but for now let’s move onto tonight’s agenda.
Backlash Expectations
Item 2 – 325 – 341 West 42nd Avenue – Very Low
The construction at the Oakridge Centre is likely to ruffle more feathers than this application will.
Item 3 – 485 West 28th Avenue – Low
There’s a couple angry neighbours, but six floor buildings on Cambie rarely generate any attention.
Item 4 – 1616 -1698 West Georgia Street – Very Low
Much like its open house, so far all the correspondence has been in support.
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