8 - Friday, November 27, 1987 - North Shore News

RESIDENTS’ REACTIONS

Steeple raises W. Van council

A 76-FOOT steeple proposed for

a new, tradi-

tionally-designed Roman Catholic Church has some West

Vancouver District
neighbor reactions.

Although the architect and
church officials had surveyed the
neighborhood around the 595
Keith Rd. site and received no
negative responses, council decided
Monday to send out information
and book a public meeting for
Dec. 14 to listen to local concerns.

The steeple would not block ex-
isting views or be generally visible
due to tall trees in the area, but
some council members were con-
cerned that the steeple, or perhaps
just the cross atop it, would be
visible from Lions Gate Bridge.

“A tower carrying a cross is
traditional. To Christians it is
preferable to have the cross visi-
ble,’ pointed out architect Oberto
Oberti.

Another concern was that the
20’ by 20° dimensions of the stee-
ple were too massive aad that the
possibility of a bell in the tower
might mean noise for the
neighbors.

Council

members concerned about

By MAUREEN CURTIS
Contributing Writer

Oberti explained that the steeple
had been shortened from 85’ and
then widened to be in proportion
with the building.

Ald. Rod Day approved of the
design of the church and steeple.

**] don’t think that the vision of
a cross or church steeple is visual
pollution or that the sound of
church bells is audio pollution,’’
Day said.

Day pointed out that the steeple
would only be two stories higher
than the 45° church.

The other council members were
complimentary of the design of the
church, but wanted assurances that
the neighbors knew what kind of
structure was proposed.

Mayor Don Lanskail suggested
an information Jetter be sent out to
area residents, but Ald. David
Finlay pushed for a_ public
meeting.

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“Have our other churches com-
plied with height hylaws? We're
opening a Pandora's box and set-
ting a precedent here,"’ Finlay
said. |

“T think we're overreacting a
bit,’”’ Day commented. “In tradi-
tional village architecture, the
church is higher than the other
houses.”’

According to planning staff, the
4S’ height restriction is adequate
for modern church designs, but
does not, allow for inclusion of a
traditional steeple.

The only concern voiced by the
public came from a non-resident of
the area, Elaine Fonseca, who

concerns

been through two public hearings
with the proposed building and
had taken care not to go about the
project in a cavalier manner.

called the building ‘‘monstrous."’
Chairman of the church com-

mittee Les Poltak reminded coun-

cil that the church had already

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