18 - Sunday, May 23, 1999 - North Shore News

Sunset plan closer to approval

Muiti-family housing for West Van

Catherine Barr Contributing Writer

A new highway over- pass will soon be built at West Vancouver’s Sunset Point proper- ties.

The news came last Monday as part of council’s approval process for the dis- trict’s newest community, Sunset Highlands.

The entire Sunset area lies at the extreme northwestern border of the district, just beyond Horseshoe Bay. Up until now, the majority of res idents have lived below this

stretch of Highway 99.

But the United: Properties" proposal could change all of thar. The Sunset Hightands proposal calls tor 39° multi- family buildings to be built on a 37-acre pareel of land that exists above the highway.

Fifty-six duplex units (in 28 buildings) and 44 units (in 1) “four-plex” buildings) are in the works. Each would be three or four storeys and would range ins size from

1,350 sq. ft. to 2,800 sq. ft. Tf

current market housing trends hold, cach unit’s ask- ing price would be in the $400,000 to $500,000 range.

According to United Properties, the units would fulfill the needs of the “empty-nester” and are being designed with features that appeal to retiring couples. The company is quick to point out the need for more

Second fast ferry to be launched on Tuesday

PEEMIER Glen Clark and Gordon Wilson, min- ister responsible for BC Ferries, will be on hand Tuesday when the second PacifiCat fast ferry is launched from a North Vancouver dry dock.

The christening and launch ceremony takes place at the

Catamaran Ferries International

Esplanade Tuesday morning.

assembly shed on East

“The ship doesn’t float off the dry dock until later in the

afternoon — around 4 or 4:30 (p.m.),”

spokesman Clay Suddaby.

said B.C. Ferry

The event is expected to draw a crowd to the North

Vancouver waterfront.

“Those who want to see it, we want to let them know that the best place to see it is not at the shipyard, bur it’s at Lonsdale

: Quay,” he said.

3 Suddaby said the morning ceremony is not open | to the pub- ‘Zlic and will likely not be visille from Lonsdale Quay.

The ferry, which has a projected cost of $106 million, wilt be ,75% complete when floated out of the shed. Interior work will

:continue while the ship is afloat.

.} The third ferry is about 40% complete and will be moved

Sinto the shed at a later date.

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In addition to the housing development, United is also prepared to build a $3 miltion highway overpass to) better serve the area. They will also dedicate an additional 56 ares of land as park, include recreational facilities and upgrade the water system.

All of this however, would depend upon the land being rezoned trom single-family to multi-family.

The entire issue was the subject. of a recent public hearing at municipal hall.

With the public hearing closed, council took the issue through second and third readings.

This means the project is one step closer to becoming a reality.

Vhe water system, which is supplied through wells, also passed its first test as) the North Shore Health Region gave its stamp of approval on the water quality test samples.

Still, council said it will be taking things slowly.

Final reading will not take place for some time as politi- cians vowed to check every

step of the process, especially the water treatment.

“This is more than we impose on other developers,” said Coun, Allan Willams. He further pointed our that council was not “spot rezon- ing™ and that multi-family housing is not uncommon in West Vancouver.

He was backed by council- lors Ron Wood and) Victor Durman who agreed that this kind of affordable housing. is needed.

Wood called the develop- ment a “necessary addition to the housing stack.”

Coun. Allan Williams... not a spot rezoning.

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