A proposed bylaw
amendment to reduce the
height and lower the density
of all future apartment

buildings in West Van-
couver’s highrise area has
received mixed reaction
from residents all over the
municipality.

At a public hearing
Monday night more than 100
people crowded the council
chamber to hear a number of
written and spoken = sub-
missions about the proposal
that would put an effective
end to highrises in West
Van.

A resident of a duplex at
2204 Bellevue Avenue, who
gave his name as Munro,
told council he is “a voice
crying out in the wilder-
ness.”

“I am surrounded now by
highrises, but I could not
possibly build anything but a

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Munro added.

He said he would be
relieved if the proposed
bylaw amendment meant
that he wouldn't have a new
highrise building “peering
into my back porch as well
as the front.”

However, Andrew Grant
of Canadian International
Properties, which owns 1917

Bellevue Avenue, em-
phasized that  lowrise
development, with height

restrictions of three storeys
for apartments and two for
townhouses as_ proposed,
will result in development
more towards the street,
sideyards and railway tracks.
“It will not only reduce the
view from the street but will
also reduce the quality of the
streetscape. A _ highrise
creates greater view op-
portunities,” Grant said.

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Grant also warned that the
reduction in value of the
lowrise over the highrise
units could well be over 50

er cent.

A resident describing
himSelf as “one of the many
unfortunate condominium
owners” of the area also told
council by letter that his

block will rapidly turh into

the first slum area in West
Van.

Mayor Derrick Hum-
phreys said the municipal
staff will prepare a report to
be distributed to the public,
which will include all
submissions.

The bylaw amendment
would affect blocks from the
1900 to the 2200 block on
Bellevue and Argyle
Avenues, some parts of the

1600 block Duchess, and
some areas on 16th, 17th,
‘and 18th Streets.

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