Proposed bylaw te limit house size NORTH VANCOUVER District Council recently held a_ public hearing on whether a bylaw should be passed that limits height, floor space and property line setbacks on single-family houses in the municipality. By PAMELA Contributing Writer Council moved to refer the bylaw to the Policy and Planning Committee with reports from staff on some of the issues raised by res- idents, architects and planners dur- ing the hearing. Although Ald. Craig Clark pro- posed an adjournment of the public hearing so more public in- put could be heard, council _defeated that proposal with state- ments of concern for the length of the process while oversized houses continue to be built. Council continues to receive tet- ters from ‘‘people having the misfortune of having to live beside these monster homes and suffer the consequences,’ Ald. Ernie Crist pointed out. ‘If we postpone that (bylaw implementation) again, then these people have no protec- tion.”* Although the bylaw is aimed at oversized houses, many who at- tended the public hearing criticized it as being too restrictive. “A restrictive straight jacket that goes far beyond council’s good intentions,’” was the opinion expressed by North Vancouver res- ident John Cantafio, an architect and planner, who said the propos- ed oylaw was partly supportable. He estimated that ‘the bylaw will add approximately $1,000 to each and every house or second floor addition,’’ in survey costs to determine the slope of the land and therefore the allowable height of the building. ‘‘Additional inputs and refine- ments are needed,’* to allow resi- dents to build houses livable by today’s standards, he added. Although many audience members expressed support for limiting oversized houses, they said parts of the bylaw were unclear. The surveying costs and height restrictions for residents renovating or building on existing lots was one of the primary con- cerns raised. Other questions and concerns taised included: clarification of definition of the floor space ratio, allowable height restricting options in home design especiaily on ex- tremely sloped lots, complexity of variables for calculating allowable. height, and increased traffic flow if restrictions are not put in place. But North Vancouver City resi- dent Bill Tomlinson said the pro- posed changes are ‘‘like applying a sledgehammer to crack a walnut.”* Save-On-Foods wins court case THE B.C. Supreme Court has thrown out an attempted injunc- tion against Save-On-Foods. The injunction application, launched by one of Save-On- Foods’ major competitors, alleged that the B.C. grocery chain's advertising carnpaign, that prom- ises consumers that it will ‘‘beat or meet’? its major competitors’ advertised prices, was misleading. In the B.C. Court decision the Honorable Madam Justice Hud- dart ruled in favor of Save-On- Foods, dismissing the injunction application with costs. In her decision Madam Justice Huddart states that Save-On- Foods ‘‘has made and is continu- ing to make every effort it can to comply with its (beat or meet) pol- ” 7 New Year’s Eve i New Year’s Day Brunch Pianist Saturday Brunch Dine by harp music Wed. nights Book now for the Holiday Season — seating fram 10 to 100 Catering Hot and Cold Hors d’oeuvres 2427 Marine Drive, West Van. ‘*In these circumstances the con- sumer can only benefit,’ she states. Doug Townsend, president of Save-On-Foods, says the B.C. Supreme Court decision vindicates the company’s advertising and pricing policies. He added that Save-On-Foods continues to be firmly committed to its policy of beating or meeting the advertised prices of its major competitors. The injunction application was launched in October of this year by the Real Canadian Superstore, whose head office is in Calgary. Save-On-Foods is a division of Overwaitea Foods of Langley, B.C., which operates 49 Over- waitea Foods and 10 Save-On- Foods outlets in the province, in- cluding two on the North Shore. SNA Sts Sunday Brunch 926-8838 4-wheeled fire A VOLKSWAGEN van & recently caught fire while travelling down the 500-block Lonsdale. The vehicle veered off the road into a fence. Local police and firefighters were on the scene directing traffic away from the accident and to try to discover the cause of the fire. 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