8 ~ Friday, September 15, 1989 - North Shore News Proposed seniors housing a step closer to approval NON-PROFIT housing on the controversial Kiahanie Park hous- ing site next to the Lions Gate Bridge head is one step closer fol- lowing approval by North Van- _ couver District Council. By MARTIN MILLERCHIP Contributing Writer - The Klahanie Park Housing Society, a non-profit society spon- sored by the North and West Van- couver Rotary Clubs, has applied to the District of West Vancouver to develop 56 seniors units and 32 family units on the 3.3 acre site west of Earl’s Restaurant on Marine Drive. The site is owned by the pro- vince and zoned RS3. The District of West Vancouver is in the pro- cess of amending the Official Community Plan and is required to give the District of North Van- couver -a formal opportunity to comment on the rezoning. The Rotary Clubs sought sup- port from the District of North Vancouver for a 103-unit devel- opment on April 3, but at that time was advised that while council supported the concept of social housing it could not support the use of the site proposed for this purpose. The revised proposal reduced the number of units, increased the parking ard increased the setback frez the Lions Gate Bridge access ramp. The North Vancouver District Planning Department’s comments concluded, ‘‘In our opinion, this site is entirely unsuitable for any form of housing. Alternative sites should be found.”’ : However, Laura Lee Richard, district special projects planner, drew an entirely different conclu- sion. ‘There is a critical need for assisted housing for both seniors and families on the North Shore,”’ she said. Richard also pointed out that provincial government subsidies for projects of this nature are limited. © Richard's statement that West Vancouver staff are of the opinion that this may be the only remain- ing site available for social housing development drew little support from aldermen Ernie Crist, Rick Buchols and Murray Dykeman, al-_ though Crist later supported ap- proval of a seniors-only develop- ment. : “There is a desperate need for such housing and the positive aspects of this development far WALES COMES TO outweigh the negative ones,’ said Crist. - Dykeman disagreed strongly. “That’s got to be the noisiest damned place in this whole com- munity. I don’t think that is the place to put anyone’s kind of housing and I don’t care how much rent they pay,’’ he said. However, Dykeman’s motion of non-support for the West Van- couver OCP amendment was defeated, and, in a 4-3 vote, coun- cil decided to recommend support for the 56 seniors units only. Aldermen Dykeman, Buchols and Bill Rodgers were opposed to the motion. In casting the deciding vote in favor of the seniors development, Mayor Marilyn Baker said, ‘‘We have a problem with children going into that particular area with Tespect to schooling and with respect to traffic. I do believe we can accommodate seniors and I made that position before.’”’ During debate on the original proposal of 55 seniors units and 48 family units on April 3 Baker had said, ‘I am unilaterally op- posed to family housing on. this site,’’ but alowed for the possibili- ty of seniors housing, ‘in much reduced numbers if site access problems can be solved.”’ The development proposes routing all traffic to and from the site via Curling Road. To offset the additional traffic volumes on Curling Road it is proposed that Glenaire Drive be made into a cul-de-sac at Curling Drive so that all of Glenaire traffic enters Capilano Road at Fullerton Avenue. Not all of the residents who would be affected by these pro- posals are pleased with the pro- spect of increased traffic. Under an amendment proposed by Ald. Joan Gadsby, the Klahanie Park Housing Society will be en- couraged by the District of North Vancouver to meet with the resi- dents regarding the revised plans. The public hearing into the rezoning has been set by the District of West Vancouver for Sept. 25. The all new 1990 MAZDA 323 and the 4 door Protege STARTING AT °9,650 AVAILABLE WITH 1800 CC ENGINE Notthshore» -_ 700 MARINE DRIVE NORTH VANCOUVER CANADA THE 1989 tour of WESTERN CANADA by the SOUTH WALES GOSPEL ES MALE VOICE CHOIR Mon Thurs 99 Fn. Sat oa 987-4458 ES COR MEIBION EFENGYLAIDD: DE CYMRU {Choir Director — Bill Lewis). CANYON HEIGHTS CHAPEL -— September 17th SUNDAY 7:00 PM 4840 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver between Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mtn. 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