Townhouse pre roasted at city Lonsdale-area density a sore point for some By Deana Lancaster Contributing Writer THERE were lessons to be learned at a pub- lic hearing in the City of North Vancouver for both developers looking for rezoning and residents secking to stop it. At the centre of the fric- tion are side-by-side proper- ties situated at the corner of East Keith Road and St. Andrew’s Avenue. On Monday night, repre- sentatives from Area Development Ltd. and Egil Lyngen Architect presented their plans at a public hearing for the construction of 2 nine-unit townhouse com- plex at the site. The complex fits nicely into the Official Community Plan (OCP) designation for the area, doesn’t exceed floor space ratio (fr), maximum lot coverage, effective density or height according to Garden Apartment Guidelines. The development even offers one parking space more than is required by the city. But according to council, the developer should have News: photo Cindy . in files ond travelling the world Get 30 unlimited Home Free calls a month for 1 year. Plus FREE @ * free weekends ° 100 free bonus daytime minutes a month for the first 3 months. * 100 free weekday evening minutes a month, (10¢ a minute after that.) $2595 FREE WEEKENDS FREE Mitsubishi North Shore Cellular Lynn Valley Centre 1199 Lynn Valley Rd North Vancouver 990-4017 1234 Marine Dr. {at Pemberton) North Vancouver 984-7017 ° For a fax-of the latest |” programs & rates calt., Faxin Touch 299-3000 | _ fe POT ee mnumber Free catls . home applcatte onl " BS to calls made on & TEL Mobibty network Rate of SS¢ per menute dures nan (ree daytime periods Annual radio sys! Ihensing feo oft $ag. fang distance and taxes tra Early cancellation fees apply on all 36 month cantracts B informed: Free phone and $75 95 0 : 2 . ; month plan Dased on a 36 month transferable contract. New customers only, OAC Home Free calls untimited in length - maximum 30 cats pee mont local cally anly. Home Free calls nvust be to customer's stored BC TEL residential iondiine asked the neighbors next door, across the street and even behind the site what their requirements fur a new development were, before approaching council with the finished plans. “Tam a person who is quite passionate about their home,” next-door neighbor Geoffrey Bird said at the hearing. He told council the devel- opment would block his light from the cast. Roz Adams, who lives across the street from the development, said the build- ing as planned is too high. She said her view will be “obliterated by the develop- ment in its present form.” Adams is also concerned about the increased density. The addition of McNair Park, a 1995 development located directly behind the site, has already increased the number of residences in the area by 57. David Corbeil, a resident in McNair Park, said the new structure would block light and reduce privacy for resi- dents facing north. He is also concerned about on-street parking, and said sharing the lane with the new develop- ment would exacerbate an already “clumsy {ane situa- tion.” Each of the three was rep- resenting residents with simi- Jar concerns. The three bought their homes less than - two years ago. asked Coun. Bob Fearnley, “Did you read the Official Community Plan before you bought your home?” None of them had. Adams said she'd left that kind of an information gathering task to her real-estate agent. “In that area, rezoning osal meeting “Did you read the Official Community Plan before you bought your home?” — Coun, Bob Feamley and development can be expected up to an fer of 1.0. It is a step up from the duplex zoning that was in place before,” said develop- ment planner Gary Penway, when he interpreted the OCP for the News on Thursday. “For those properties that haven't already been devel- oped there is potential for increased development.” Council directed staff to negotiate with the developer on issues about which the residents expressed concern. READER'S CHOICE. AWARDS Read the Results on January 29th, 1997