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Public hearing on site in November

Michaet Becker

News Edstor

wichael@nsnews.cos

NORTH Vancouver City residents recently had
an eagle’s eye view of the Shipyards development
planned for the Lower Lonsdale waterfront.

Judging by a random sampling of those gathered at Monday's open
house display of the development, niany liked most of what they saw,

The 12-acre Versatile Shipyard site is rotly the subject of an appii-
cation for rezoning and Official Community Phin amendnient. ‘The area
under consideration for development inchides the former shipyard as well
as adjacent prapertics located along the shoreline, across Esplanade
between Lonsdale and St. Georges, and a small property on the northeast
corner of the

A developmen: plan presented by Coriolis Consulting Corp, and
Hotson Bakker Archi cts calls for 838 000 sq. tt. (77,850 sy om) resi-
dential, 276,000 sq. ft. (25,640 sq m) commercial ‘and 38,000 sq. ft.
(3,530 sqm) of amenity floor space. Among the major components are:
a nine-storey hotel at the southeast corner of East Esplanade and
Lonsdale Avenue
Bthe retention of several original ship vard structures;

an 18-storey residcntial highrise and 4 20-starey highrise on the north
side of East Esplanade, across from the sh ‘
@ the relocation of Esplanade several metres to the south beoween

dale and St. Georges.

According to North Vancouver City Rlanner Gary Penway, the project
is on track fo go to a public hearing on Nov. 1. The zoning package and
Official Community Plan amendment could i aken to third reading by

yo would then turn its attention to finalizing legal

“It's making sure that we get the bindiag commitments so that if we
do approve it, we will get the things delivered to us that we are t-
ing,” he said,

Some of the issues thar require legal attention include development

phasing details, standards for the upgrading of public open space and her-
iage buildings, the re-alignment of Esplanade, and commitments regard-
ing underground atiliti

Added Fenway, “We also have to ensure thac we have the support of
the Vancouver Port Authority.” ross own us

He anticipates that the legal ayreements will be in place early next
year. WEST Vancouver Blue Bus mechanic Al Jackart (right) polished a bus sporting the Lynn Valley
Meanwhile the receiver (PricewaterhouseCoopers) will have time to route sign at the bus barn in North Vancouver while manager Tony Lorage, West Vancouver mayor
decide whether there is a developer prepared to purchase the package and Pat Boname and staff watched. Coast Mountain BusLink announced a new route uniting
Dundarave with Lynn Valley this week. But don't go rushing to your nearest bus stop, because the
See Architects page 5 35-minute, one-way service doesn’t start until Dec. 6.

NEWS photo Mike Wakelield