“. shuplifying, A PROPOSAL to madify the =scope of North Vancouver District’s so-called “monster home” bylaw drew scorn and condemnation from some of the speakers at a public hedring _ Tuesday. NORTH VANCOUVER ’ DISTRICT COUNCH By Martin Millerchip “Edgemont resident Corrie Kost _ characterized the planning depan- ment's proposed amending bytaw as a “half-baked poison pill" that would undermine the authority of the dis- ‘trict’s innovative neighborhood by neighborhood zoning process. Ben Cowan accused staff of try- ‘ing to reverse unpopular council pol- ‘icy. decisions “by various small undermining chips, perhaps called housekeeping,. or streamlining, or but ending up with the bureaucrats having their way." ‘In May 1994, council adopted a new approach to address the incress- ing size of single-family houses in the district. Changes ‘included new restric- tions to height and space regulations on all new single- -fumily housing and .- the establishment of 4 neighborhood zoning ‘program. commonly referred to’ as - Bylaw 6645, allows rebuilding to the same ; height.. but increases ‘require nvigh- , bérhood and council approval. “Fhe, neighborhood zoning pro- igram will graduatly replace the need “for development permits. i. To date, neighbarhood zoning has been achieved © in Heights and. Norgate | while _ “PAM & ALAN “SKINNER WHY THE EMPHASIS ON” STREET APPEAL? When a professional Realtor tists a home, they give the sellers good advice on haw to mize the street appeet of their home, enced Realtor understands seucially important this is, they cxcusionaily hove to gently “nudge” the sellers to putin’ the exterior trim, prune the 'shrubs, or plant afew flowers near the front door. Realtors know that the first impression a prospective bayer gets when they pull up in front of a honte often vets the tone for the cnlire showing, We fave found that sore buyers many even refuse to waste tine going inside if they) found the exterior unappealing, When huyers are “sald” on the outside, it makes it easier for Realtors to keep them excited about, what's on the inside. Many of our sales are made tu people who see a "For Sale" sign and cal? us for an appointment. This will likely only kappen if the property looks terrific from the street, if you want your home to seff as quickly as possible - and for top dollar + some investinent in its street appeal is strongly ‘advised. FOR FULL SERV ICE IN BUYING OR” SELLING, CALL US AT 988-7368 nd Alan Skinner are licensed realters welt Cres Realty «988-7368 “€ Apan. from their pooled educilinnal qualgications MBA, -CGA, B.Sc. HAL Comm, Pam has an extensive backgeound in Wills and Estates with a Thajur (nist cosnpany and Alin was formerly a seniot banker with one the imajer chartered banks “Tor contitet va ee fiiet shimser@ directea ‘Aunt This last, measure... Marlborough... Staff thwarting council intent, say residents Delbrook now awaits council approval amd Keith Lynn is in the planning and consultation process. According to staff, the approval time for a ‘evelopment permit has mushroomed from 15 to 20 weeks al a staff cost that can run as high as $1425 while fees are generally under $400. District planning direclor Inwin Torry said the proposed bylaw amendments will workload by allowing renovations to 732m (24 feet) without a develop- ment permit, But Frank Ashdown, speiking on gehalf of the Pemberton Heights Community Association, described the bylaw amendments as “an end reduce the stalf run to mike Bylaw 6645 obsolete under the pretext of saving time and money.” Kost pointed out that the appar- ently innocuous amendment allow- ing ‘second storeys to be 65% of Jot width will mean they could be any- where from 81% - 100% of the area of the main floor. In) comparison. neighborhood zoning in Norgate restricts second storey area to 15% of the main floor and in Martborougtt the restriction is an even tougher 50% But Edgemont architect Maureen Berris claimed the requirement: of neighborhood .approval placed too nich power in the bands of individ- uals whe may not be. qualified to comment. 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