Rezoning Centre

REVISED Rezoning Application - 8495 Granville Street (Marpole Safeway)

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Council Meetings:

Public Hearing:
April 21, 2011
May 3, 2011
Regular Council Meeting:
March 15, 2011 (referred)
May 17, 2011 (approved) November 1, 2011 (Enacted)

Board, Panel and Commission Meetings:

Urban Design Panel:
July 28, 2010
Evaluation: Support
(6-4)

Community Meetings:

Open House:
September 20, 2010
Applicant Display Boards (4.86mb)
City Display Boards
(3.51mb)
Comment Sheet Responses
Open House
December 7, 2010
- Applicant Display Boards (5mb)

Henriquez Partners Architects has applied, on the behalf of Westbank Projects, to rezone the site from C-2 (Commercial) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The purpose of the rezoning is to redevelop the site with four major building elements which includes replacement of the Safeway grocery store on Granville Street, a 24-storey rental tower, a 14 storey market condominium tower, and a 9-storey slab building consisting of townhouses at street level and condominium units above. The proposed maximum height would be 72 m (236 ft.). The total floor area proposed would be 37 647.8 m² (405,250 sq. ft.) with a maximum density increased from 2.5 FSR (floor space ratio) to 3.14 FSR.

The proposed increase in density is to secure the provision of the rental housing. The rezoning application is being considered under the Short Term Incentives for Rental (STIR) Program approved by City Council on June 18, 2009. This program responds to low vacancy rates and the lack of new purpose-built rental housing by providing a strategic set of City incentives to encourage and facilitate the development of new market rental housing.

This application has been approved by Council at a Regular Council Meeting on May 17, 2011.

The Public Hearing on April 21, 2011 reconvened on May 3, 2011. At the Public Hearing on May 3, 2011, Council heard from all speakers on this item and referred discussion and decision to the next Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, as Unfinished Business.

By-law No. 10391 was enacted by Council on November 1, 2011.