Page 10, October 25,1 1978

Off-street parking stalls in
-North Vancouver _ District

_ may never be the same again =
if council eventually © ap-.

, proves a pr
bylaw on the subject -- but’.
the public will first be. given:

“the chance to express. its

views.

This was the decision | at

“Haro ©

“The developers,
Pacific’ Efiterprises Ltd. of
Vancouver, are seeking to
have the residential portion |
rezoned commercial.

The development,
said,’ would include a 200-
seat restaurant with bar, a

grocery store, a drug store.
‘and a beauty salon, together

with office accommodation. _ .

‘Parking for "e cars would

. be provided. |

Gerry Blonski, appearing |
for the architect, Sidney . Cc.
Suen, told the meeting there .

- was a. great need for these.
services to cater to. the |
residents of nearby

. Panorama Village.

“It's
_ Said.
highway."

The project, . Blonski -

added, was. designed to |

biend in with the ‘surroun-.

ding landscape.
Local) homeowners, ”
however, were ‘not § in-

terested in the aesthetics of .

the proposition. They made
it abundantly clear that they
did not want the develop-
ment in any shape or form.

A spokesman claiming to

represent all residents of

Chairlift Road and nearby |
Skilift Place contended. that
road _ access from the
proposed restaurant on to
21st Street would create a_
potential . traffic hazard, |
particularly during snowfalls
when many cars have to

ignore an intersection stop. |
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- Mon y's ‘council "meeting.
when the zoning: ‘bylaw in

question was introduced and
auickly passed fi first st reading.

The bylaw will affect the

- size and. design of all future

off-street parking facilities in

“ the" ‘municipality, : especially

in _ Shopping: ‘centres | and

we

. “They
- Panorama Estates, . then: the
. condominiums below that,

and now this,” he said. “The -

apple’s getting slowly nib: - Carried out independently of 7

write- in.

bled away.’

West Van resident jetivey

. Wing argued -.that. the
development would devalue
the properties on the area.

: “West Van has an abun-

- dance. of office space,” he

- declared. “They don’t have ;
“to locate here.” a

“He was echoed by long- ,

“time West. Van resident Bill

-Clancey. “We've got to stop _
thun- - -

development here,”
dered. Clancey. “Let Am-
-bleside village benefit from
‘the business.” .

| Oiher residenis expressed
concern that the restaurant

would create noise and
. traffic problems similar to—

those generated by the

- Salmon House Restaurant in.

the Panorama: ‘complex.

‘However, even if residents

‘persuade council to reject

the rezoning application,
they may still not be rid of

the project.
Blonski warned the
meeting that if.

developers were unable to
have the residential portion
of the. property ‘rezoned,
they would ; be. forced to
build a cramped, high-
density version of the
complex on the | com-

mercially zoned half of the’

site.

” Provided’ the dévélopers

; complied with the com-

mercial zoning and building

regulations,. ‘this. alternative a

course -would not’ require a
further public hearing. .

’

Fike wher ft Wee heeane

started - with

the

the —

similar parking ots. -

On second reading o of the

’ measure Alderman Gordon |
_. Rosé. proposed that ‘the

‘matter be deferred 4 pending a a

. public hearing.

od

‘Later, in its voy and

- Sixty per” cent of West
Vancouver residents favor a
_ population growth of 10 per

cent or less for . the
“municipality in the.
foreseeable future, ac-

cording | to’ a North Shore

‘News opinion poll con-

ducted. last week.

The. telephone poll

News.

“referendum” ‘on West

. Vancouver growth, which is

being hampered by. the
postal strike -- is one of a

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continuing series of such cent; (c).10 per cent or less.

| planning committee session, q

council moved to hold the

_ public hearing at 7:30 p.m. »
on Monday, November 6.
Council also stipulated that.

the hearing would be ad-

journed. if necessary for
. further _
than being forced to reach a
ina Single

discussion . rather

conclusion
meeting.

surveys by the News public

opinion research division.

Questions. in these: polls a
are put to a balanced sample’

of residents in all areas

affected. As.a percentage of .
_ the population, the sample.is

approximately . 100

times

~ larger than_ the standard -
sample used in the nation-.
wide Gallup surveys.

Respondents were asked
whether they favored a West

‘Vancouver growth of (a) 50 —

per cent or more; (b) 25. per

always

| Following

Soares Ii.

‘Mayor Don Bell presented _

a silver. replica of --the

Captain Cook Bicentennial

emblem to Captain Jose

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The detailed breakdown was |
as follows:

OVERALL |
BY AREAS:

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its regular
session, council honored the
captain and officers of the _
visiting: portuguese: tall: ship _—

mark.

together with a large, hand.
crafted Portuguese ey "

Fernandes : Martins e Silva,
master of the Sagres Il.

| Captain ‘Martins - e Silva
thanked the North. Shore for
its: hospitality and, in turn,
presented the mayor with a»
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