yard devel Jonathon Narvey Contributing Writer NORTH Vancouver residents voiced their concerns Over 4 pro- posed Versatile ship- yard development. Over 70 people attended a public hearing Nov. 8 to con- tribute their opinions on a project which would create a new urban neighbourhood in Lower Lonsdale. . City council postponed its *~ vote. until Nov. 15 on three bylaws supporting the devel- opment. Councillors devoted most of the Monday evening to hearing, over 20 presentations from the developer, city staff and city residents. The development requires altering the official communi- ty plan to allow the area to change from industrial to mixed use; passing a zoning amendment; and designating pare of the shipy ards avea as 3 critage site. The: public hearing was preceded by three years of public planning;. during which the developer tried to acconimodate feedback from resideriis, said Jay. Wollenberg, president _ of Coriolis’ Consulting Corporation, the anager. “This process" involved a “balance between financial via-. bility. and the needs of rhe community,” ‘The waterfront i isa jewel : in the site,” Wollenberg said: “This won't be a shipyard ymore, but it will be one of the’ more interesting places to in. Meagan 4 al: buildings, including ‘two ; mainly ‘residential. : towers develop $20: millicn,: according Psd a project ~ Woltenberg ; he’ said,” In_ return, the developer: would undertake obligations to provide amenities to the community, such as water- front walkways and piazas and public art, worth about $5 million. Some — residents — were unsatisfied with the shipvards plan. “Tourism is a valuable part of the commerce of North Vancouver and this develop- ment will be good for that, but parking is a real issuc,” said Paul Murphy, a resident concerned that higher tourist trattic would worsen the park- ing situation. While the creation of new parking spaces by the devel- oper is in the agreement worked out between city staff and the developer, Wollenberg declined to com- mit to increasing that obliga- tion. “If there is a perceived parking shortfall, that is a community-wide problem,” he said. “We don’t hold ourselves up as 3 parking lot.” Other residents were more concerned abour how the new buildings could affect established areas of Lower Lonsdale. “T applaud the plan, bur theyre not being | responsible to their tenants,” said Neil MacDonald, a resident. “T can see all the way down Lonsdale to the water- front now, but when the pro- ject is finished the view may be blocked at 2nd Avenue.” Many of the other resi- dents echoed his concerns about blocked views, especial- ly those adjacent to the two proposed residential towers. “The history of the arca consists of two-story build- ings,” MacDonald said. “I don’t know how artrac- tive a sterile tower will be to People.” Some residents were con- cerned that council might give up an opportunity to improve the project’s betrer points if it voted on the ship- yards rezoning. 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