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Council adjourns debate on L-shaped lot development

COMBINE SOME of West Vancouver’s steeper terrain with West Vancouver’s strict building setback bylaws and you can end up with a lot that is nearly im- possible to develop.

By Maureen Curtis Contributing Writer

West Vancouver District Coun- cit heard recently from Carly Baker, owner of a lot at 2665 Queens Ave., and Baker’s ar- chitect, who showed how applica- tion of the setbacks to a fat ‘*L” shaped lot left Baker with a long marrow building envelope that resembles a broken pencil.

Describing the situation as a “thardship,’’ Baker’s architect Francl Lamoureux asked for a development variance that would relax some of the setback restric- tions to allow a more conven- tionally shaped house to be placed diagonally at the crux of the ‘*L.”’

Lamoureux said he and _ his client want to build a house that would avoid unduly disturbing (blasting) the steep site and minimize its impact on neighbor- ing views.

At 18% site coverage, the 3,000-square-foot house, with two floors and a basement, would fall well within the bylaw limita- tions, the architect said.

But some area neighbors said at a@ March 16 council meeting that they wanted a house that con- formed to the municipality’s bylaws.

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expressed his concern over the

pctential loss of privacy and views that he estimated would lower the value of his property by $50,000 to $100,000.

“Why vary from the bylaws when it is not necessary?...Why sow the seeds of disharmony in the neighborhood if it is not nec- essary?”’ he asked.

While expressing his respect for ownership of private property, another neighbor, Richard Findlay, complained that the 11 days’ notification of the applica- tion to council was insufficient.

“it is also going to be one of the highest buildings in the neighborhood if not the highest,” Findlay claimed.

Council adjourned the matter for three weeks to allow Baker and her neighbors to reach an agreement.

Mayor Mark Sager said the more compact preliminary concept proposed was preferable to the bowling alley type of house that would be built by following the bylaw restrictions.

Ald. Andy Danyliu agreed, but he said he couldn’t support the proposed design if the neighborhood was against it.

Council also urged the neighbors to be more willing to meet with Baker to discuss the house.

**We hope you ail reach an agreement because some other person could buy that lot and plunk God knows what there,’’ said Ald. Rod Day.

Port 2010 is the VPC's 20-year land-use management plan for port-owned land abutting the North Shore and other areas of Burrard Inlet and Roberts Bank.

Phase one of Port 2010 concen- trated on the future of port de- velopment and long-range forecasting; phase two targets en- vironmental issues.

Trace Acres, VPC manager of communications, said forest ter- minals, containers and cruise ships are three VPC operations that can be expanded immediately.

David Clarke, VPC’s assistant port manager of business devel- opment, said forest terminals will have to be expanded because of the increase in such vatue-added products as wood pulp currently being shipped through the port.

Clarke said the VPC had con- sidered building an additionai forest terminal on the North Shore near the Pioneer Grain terminal, but he said, ‘*Norterm (the proposed terminal) has prob- ably disappeared.”

“The other issue is the Maplewood mudflats area. We're now working with Environment Canada to see what we can do with Maplewcod,”” said Clarke.

North Vancouver District Mayor Murray Dykeman asked if the mouth of the Indian Arm area could be designated as recre- ational. The area is currently oc- cupied by three freighter an- chorages.

But Dick Wright, VPC’s direc- tor of port development, said Burrard Inlet has limited an- chorages.

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Port plans discussed at meeting

Cruise ship, forestry, container facilities to expand

NORTH SHORE residents had an opportunity to ask pen to that land. We don’t own questions and learn more about phase two of the Van- couver Port Corp.’s (VPC) Port 2010 plans recently.

By Surj Rattan News Reporter

precious to the operations of the port. All I can say is that we can take that into consideration,”’ said Wright.

Tom Shortridge, deputy port manager, said the VPC is also concerned about the traffic along North Vancouver’s low level road.

“I'm not sure what will happer with that. That area that we refer to as Norterm is really question- able. I would not say that we would never use that low level road area as a container site,” said Shortridge.

Wright, in response to a ques- tion on the future of the Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc. site, said the VPC does not own the land so it would have a difficult time in determining what the future for the site holds.

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the land.we only own the water,’ said Wright. ‘It’s very difficult for me to say whether the port would be willing to give to the Ci- ty of North Vancouver land it does not own.”’

He also rejected a proposal to set aside land on the North Shore for the construction of a marina development, saying there is cur- rently a shoriage of available space that could house a marina.

“The difficult thing is that everyone wants their land located in a core location, and that land is pretty expensive,”’ said Wright.

Shortridge said the port is in- terested in acquiring the 65-acre North Vancouver waterfront property known as Fullerton Fill. He said the vacant parcel of land is ‘‘very unique and should be owned by the people of Canada.”’

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