10 - Friday, March 12, 1987 - North Shore News

FIRE DESTROYED CYPRESS ACCOMMODATION

WV Council ponders

WHETHER or not a new Cypress Mountain Lodge will
rise from the ashes of the one that burned down recently

remains a question for West Vancouver District Council.

The former lodpe was a non-
conforming use for the area, and
so the building Of a ceplacenrent
would requite a feconinp of the
found,

The owiatter was referred, at
Monday's council meeting, to the
district's Advisory Phinnaing
Commission and the Packs and
Recreation Advisory Commission
for review and coniment,

Cypress Mountain Lodge,
formerly Westlake Lodge, hits ex-
isted in various forms since the
carly 1930s. Although its status
was never clear, it has long been

By MAUREEN CURTIS

Contributions Writer

used) for overnight, wilderness
oriented accommodation.

PUBLIC ACCESS

But council's policy is to restrict
development above the £200 foot
elevation, There is no public ac-
cess, except by trespassing, pointed
outAld, Dave Finlay.

Over 75 per cent of the lodge
was destroyed by fire, and in cases
of such extensive damage, the

Municipal Act prohibits
reconstruction of a non-couforin-
ing Use.

“The company has no right to
rebuild,’ Finlay added. Although
allowing reconstruction would set
a precedent: for similar requests,
municipal planner Steve Nicholls
listed in his report some of the
benefits that would result, in-
cluding ‘tcontinuation of a tradi-
Hional use which has benefited a
substantial nuatber of people since
the #9305."

AGENTS INQUIRE
Maude, MacKay & Co., real

estate agents for the owners of the
former fodge, have not stated

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whether a rebuilding of the ladge is
planned. Rather, they have in-
quired as to whether a single-fami-
ly dwelling, a recreational or group
retreat facility, a lodge or addi-
tional cabins would be permitted

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lodge reconstruction

on the site,

Prior to its destruction by fire,
Cypress Mountain Lodge was
tecormmended to West Van Coun-
cil tor designation as a heritage
structure,

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