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NEWS photo Stuart Davis

TOM WATTS is one of the residents of the Delbrook arca who fears that plans to renovate the Delbrook Plaza could: rob him of his view ef the city skyline.

Outery halts

plaza

NORTH VANCOUVER

plans

District has delayed the

issuance of a building permit to. the owner of
Delbrook Plaza foliowing an outcry by area resi-
dents against a proposal to expand the plaza.

By JOANNE MACDONALD

The proposal, outlined in
a District staff report dated
February 14, calls for the
addition of two fleors on
top of the existing building,
and a total redesign of the

building elevations.

The renovation would
result in a first floor, con-
sisting of 14,247 square feet,
to: be used for retail pur- .
poses, a second floor of
17,669 sq. ft. to be used for
office space, while the third,
consisting of 10,093 sq. ft.,

would be developed into
nine residential units.

The staff report says the
architectural features of the

building would be,

dominated by a clock-view-
ing tower and include steeply
pitched roofs and dormers,
extensive glazing and a
canopy along the front
elevation providing ‘pedestri-
an weather protection,

Area residents are pro-
testing the proposed expan-
sion on the grounds i¢ will
not only cut off views now
enjoyed by several
homeowners, but will also
result in an increase of local
traffic and a depreciation of
property values,

District. Council decided
Monday to designate the
plaza a development permit

area, a. move which’ the
Director of. Development,
Fred Sigurjonsson told fhe
North Shore News is not un-
common. i

“It's a normal _ practice
(when) Council has concerns
over how the development
will proceed. It’s been done
in Lynn Valley, on Marine
Drive and in Deep Cove,"
he said. ‘And once the site
is designated no develop-
tnent may rake, place without
a development permit being
issued by Council. Council
will have a say over the ap-
pearance, the materials used,
the facade, parking and ac-
cess. .But. council cannot
change the use or density of
the permit, To do that, they
must amend the bylaw.”

Mayor Marilyn Baker told

the packed council chambers
that with the site being
declared a development
permit area, that a public
hearing will be held if the
proposal proceeds along the
regular channels in bylaw
form,

The proposal’s architect,
Oberto Oberti told the North
Shore News he and_ his
client, who he said prefers to
remain anonymous, were
surprised at the outcome of
the council] meeting, saying
they had not known the

“proposal was on the council

agenda until Monday after-
noon.

“The whole thing is a case
of misunderstanding and
misinformation. My client
did not want the neighbors
unhappy. There is no im-

mediate intent to proceed
with construction at’ the
plaza. This request for a
building permit is just a
technical requirement of my
client,’ said Oberti. He ad-
ded he and his client: were
hoping to meet with council
within the next week.

Meanwhile, -resident Jack
Hann said he was pleased
with the outcome of the
meeting, saying he was still
convinced the bylaw should
be changed to prohibit an
expansion of the plaza.

“But anything could hap-
pen at this point. | juste hope
the expansion won't come
about. When we moved here
years ago, we never thought,
for the fife of us. that the
height of the plaza would go
up,”" he said.