EAST OF SEYMOUR RIVER Three-stage proposal will build up housing CONTINUED East Seymour’s third phase of development is slated to provide medium density housing in Roche Point 2, In- dian River 2 and the Burrard Band’s Harbour Wood area. As well as that develop- ment, high-density housing 1s being considered in’ Park Gate. Once completed, phase three will boost east Seymour’s population. by another 4,250. Council’s adoption of the recommendations for Seymour’s first development stage, however, means that the most contentious aspects of development in the region have yet to be dealt with. According to District’s 1977 draft Seymour develop- ment plan, stage three of the urbanization initiative calls for housing development above the 150-metre eleva- tion jevel. The latest development plan allows for residential construction up to 350 metres. Above this level, en- vironmental living conditions deteriorate drastically and ac- tually become threatening to life. ‘‘Seymour’s mountainside environment places. severe restrictions on the amount of land available for develop- ment,’’ says District's Seymour plan. ‘‘Above 350 metres . . . reduced hours of sunlight, Mgher rainfall and heavier snowloading = are unacceptable.’’ Steepness of slope also becomes more acute around the 300-metre to 350-metre contour on North Shore’s mountains. Development at this altitude, therefore, could result in serious alterations to soil stability in Seymour and cause slides and flooding. Even though the third stage of Seymour’s develop- ment plan recognizes the hazards associated with such upper-contour constructions and ‘‘areas known to be geologically unstable have been excluded from development,’’ 2,965 acres have been fingered for new residential neighborhoods. Alderman John Lakes, ata recent council meeting, pointed out that on an en- vironmental constraints map drawn up by District staff outlining ‘‘non-developable land’’, it in fact contained a new residential proposal call- ed ‘‘Cove Forest.’’ He also said development in the Cove Forest region could turn into a_ legal nightmare for District because, ‘‘the development could be a landslide of lawsuits’’ if drainage patterns are changed significantly to affect residents below living in Deep Cove. ‘People who live in Deep Cove should be protected,’’ defended Lakes. According to planning staff, the stage three proposal will add 3,950 low density dwelling units. a Co BRYAN McLAREN still a B.A. at 40! All our love & best wishes Mom, Dad, Steve & Linda Happy 21st Birthday Ginny for a great future CAVALIER SOFAS 25 year warranty 8 way hand tied IN YOUR CHOICE OF FABRICS from $ I O95 Famarie 3 Rugs and Gnlervtars 4d. sos ys 2494 Marine Drive West Van, | 2 926-0101 Al5 - Sunday, November 6, 1983 - North Shore News SUBSCRIBE to the News When you become a voluntary subscriber to the North Shore News & Sunday News you are helping your community newspaper grow. Read the News. Enjoy it. Subscribe and help us make the News a better, and better newspaper. Become an annual subscriber for $25 and we give you as a bonus... g@ 6 purchase vouchers with a cash value of $2.00 each off every grocery order over $50.00 at any Stong’s on the North Shore. g@ One classified ad in either of our papers at no charge. wm A chance on a free shopping spree drawn every 3 months. With the co-operation of Stong’s Markets, our annual subscribers will receive bonus gifts that have a cash value of $38.00. when she calls She will call and ask you to become a voluntary subscriber to the NEWS Read the NEWS Enjoy it Subscribe Your subscription will help your community newspaper grow Or you can mail this coupon along with your ; cheque to SUBSCRIPTIONS at the NORTH SHORE NEWS © monthe $15 12 monthe $25 Thte te o new subscription Thies ts «a subscription renewal ee NAMI ADDRE 5S POSTAL CODE PHONE MAIL of DELIVER TO SUBSCRIPTIONS NORTE SHORE NEWS 112 Weat 12th Se vim 1M3 980- 708 l Subscrtpttan entries only please sunday news narth shore: news