Seawalk ‘ 'a mess, ' critic says

UNFRIENDLY EXCHANGES
“Monday: between | West

: Vancouver’ District. Council
and council critics showed the’

“summer recess has done little
“10 break tension that has been

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WEST. VANCOUVER
DISTRICT COUNCIL |
. By Maureen Curtis ;

* Lionel Lewis, who attends most

“council meetings and is often criti- .

‘eal of council and. municipal staff,

rose during question period to urge
-accept :

the’ >: municipality... to:
i Seaboard Advertising” s. offer of
some new bus shelters in exchange

for advertising space on the panels. :
A member of the Ambleside & «
Ratepayers

Dundarave (i507 oo"
‘Association. Lewis: noted.’ the

értising : would’ be: subject to:
ineil ‘approval and. would bring =

the municipality some revenue,
a | fully : agree that “we. should

an anything eh said,

and “eS “a
Council i is not interested, Peti-

lthe Lower Mainland.

“That's: the — way
Vancouver) people like it,
added.

: (West
* Sager

Lewis invited council to walk:

through Ambleside. ;
“Some of the advertising you
see is hardly tasteful,” he said.

-<<Ron. Baldry then asked’ when.
the: municipality .would be doing .
‘some maintenance, such as:weed-
‘ing, on the West Vancouver sea-
‘walk, - ; .
Baldry, a member of the so-
‘called Group of Five critics ‘of the
* municipal
‘recently fighting a proposed recon-

-budget, has been
struction. of the West. Vancouver
seawalk, in conjunction with sewer
line improvements. : .

“It’s a.mess, There’ are weeds
growing ‘hither and yon.” Baldry
said of the scawalk. - :

“.. Parks and Recreation Director’
‘Kevin :Pike explained that weed-»
ing, which has to be done by hand
-on the seawalk, is difficult because .
“of the “thick and heavy” use of the”

path.

weeding’ to Pike’s.. department,

Baldry said that: he: preferred to:
speak to the owner of a. restaurant

“rather than the waiter.”

: * Coun: Rod Day took exception ;
to that ‘remark, on behalf of staff, ©
~ and-wondered how. someone who.

‘has “continually asked ‘for budget |
cuts” ‘could: get .up :and ‘demand’
‘ expenditures on weed cutting.

Baldry offered ‘to, continue the

; disctission ‘as’ councillors closed :
_ the meeting and filed ‘out _of the

hambe

When Sager asked him t to direct “
- further., opinions. about seawalk ,

What's happening in our District

Notice of Intent to Rezone.

he Council for the Corporation of the District of North Vancouver, pursuant to the
provisions of the Municipal Act, hereby gives notice of its intent to amend the Zoning’
Bylaw as described below: a

Applicant:

Bylaw 6757 - “Rezoning Bylaw 1025"

‘

The Corporation of the District of North Vancouver.

_ Proposed Text Housekeeping Amendments to the Zoning Bylaw t to: .

. Amendments:
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3.

replace the terms “lot coverage" an

_ replace ther with a new definition | for "storey, upper’; ;

"site coverage" with the term ;

“building coverage" in Tables 502. 2 502.3, and 503 i and.

delete the regulation for uppetistorey’ floor z aréa in the Mantbosagh .
‘Heights (RSMH) Zone (shown on map below) in Table 503.2 and‘:
replace it with a new regulation as follows: "shall not exceed 50% of

the width and 50% of the total floor area ‘of the pied storey b below

tee TSN

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-s eliminate the potential constructi n of an n upper § sto y contrary to:
, the intent of the Marlborough Heights zoning regulations. “..

; ae 2, “To clarify the intent of the regulations relating to building coverage.’
ne 3, To require combined side yards based on the width of the ‘actual lot.

ie 4." To provide more flexibility i in siting new u er store construction )
4 Save Time é Money! “corner, lots. PP y
~ Purchase your 2

home coverage —

by phone,

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 958 of the Municipal Act, ‘the Council has. waived
. the’Public Hearing insofar as the Bylaw i is not in conflict with an Official Community

- Plan and does not involve a change in use of density. The Council will consider Third.
_ Reading of the Bylaw on September 25, 1995. ,

“Any. written submissions ‘received by the Municipal Clerk prior to 12: 00 Pp. m,, Thursday,
September 21, 1995, will be circulated with Council's agenda packages. Submissions

... received after that time will be distributed to Council just Prior ¢ to the: meeting on’ :
“Monday, September 25, 1995: Ce SBP i :

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Copies. of the. bylaw, supporting staff reports and any relevant background.
“documentation are available for review at the Municipal Hall,355.West Queens Road,
-North: Vancouver, BG, in the Legislative Services Department and Planning Department,
- Monday through Friday, except Statutory Holidays, September 13 to September 25,1995
- 7 inclusive, between the hours of 8: 30 2 a.m, and 4:30 Pa m.

“Agnes S.. Hilsen Be
Deputy Municipal Clerk
“September. 15, 1995