707 & 723 Main Street (previously known as 752 Marine Drive) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Public Hearing & Public Meeting

707 & 723 Main Street

(previously known as “752 Marine Drive”)

July 16, 2020

CONTEXT

SITE LOCATION

SFN Land

APPROVED PROJECT

203 Units:

• 49 permanent rental
• 51 rental for 20 years
• 11 supportive units

(District-owned)

• 92 unsecured rental

Project Stats:

• FAR: 2.25
• 11 & 14 storeys
• 232 parking spaces

707 & 723 MAIN STREET

49 units

11 units

East Building

14 storeys

West Building

11 storeys

39 units

12 units

92 units

PROPOSED

298 Units:

• 138 permanent rental
• 57 rental for 20 years
• 11 supportive units (District-
• wned)
• 92 unsecured rental

Project Stats:

• FAR: 3.07 (+0.82 FAR)
• 16 & 19 storeys (+ 5 storeys)
• 232 parking spaces (no

change)

707 & 723 MAIN STREET

East Building

19 storeys

West Building

16 storeys

11 units

138 units

57 units

92 units

HOUSING SUMMARY

707 & 723 MAIN STREET

Approved Housing Mix:

Housing Type Supportive Housing (DWV Owned) 11 Permanent Rental 49 20 Year Rental 51 “Strata” (unsecured rental) 92 Total 203

Proposed Housing Mix:

Housing Type Supportive Housing (DWV Owned) 11 Permanent Rental 138 20 Year Rental 57 “Strata” (unsecured rental) 92 Total 298 No change +89 +6 No change +95

Comparison: Adaptable Unit Summary: Supportive Units: All 11 supportive units designed to Level 3 (previously approved) Rental Units: 23 of the 95 proposed units designed to Level 2 Other Adaptable Features: Automatic door openers in common areas, yellow handrails and tactile walking surface indicators in stairways, building concierge services, four additional accessible parking stalls, etc.

CAC SUMMARY

2018 Approved CACs 2020 Proposed CACs Combined CACs In-Kind $10,545,000 valued as:

• $4,385,000 supportive-unit

housing

• $6,160,000 child care facility

Not applicable $10,545,000 Cash $10,769,460 $10,000,000 $21,769,460 Total $21,314,460 $10,000,000 $31,314,460

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TECHNICAL REVIEW SUMMARY

COMMITTEES: ACDI: Nov 7, 2019

• Supportive

DRC: Nov 21, 2019

• Supportive, subject to

responding to increased density issues (car share, active roof top uses, child care and children’s play at grade)

707 & 723 MAIN STREET

SUSTAINABILITY:

• Step 3 of BC Energy

Code

• Transit-rich area
• Green building

features

• Reduced energy

demands

TRANSPORTATION:

• No additional parking
• Decoupled from units
• Increased bicycle

parking

• TIA update (Traffic

Study)

RESPONSE TO JULY 2019 COUNCIL MOTION

• Consult with the community
• Public Meeting held September 24, 2019
• Address traffic and view concerns
• Restricted turning movements to Main Street
• Other local improvements
• Welch Street Bridge refurbishment
• View studies provided
• Work with District on options for the CACs
• Council may direct CACs used to fund:
• Implementation of the emerging Marine Drive & Taylor Way Gateway

Public Realm Plan

• Transportation goals
• Supporting community uses

707 & 723 MAIN STREET

PROPOSED PACKAGE

Required Amendments:

• Official Community Plan Amendment
• Rezoning Bylaw (amends the CD57 zone)
• Housing Agreement Amendment
• Development Permit Amendment

Conditions to Adoption:

• Registration of a modified covenant (number of units and

frontage works)

• Payment of the CAC
• MOTI approval on the rezoning bylaw

707 & 723 MAIN STREET

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

“IN-PERSON” MEETING:

• June 11, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 pm
• Held at Park Royal South, Drop-in Open House Format
• 45 people attended and 11 comment forms were completed
• Topics Discussed/Feedback Received:
• Traffic management
• Building height and view impacts
• Proposed CACs
• The rezoning process

“VIRTUAL” MEETING

• Was open between June 10 to June 12, 2020
• 45 people visited the comment form page and 40 forms were completed
• Application Information, FAQs and ability to send comments and questions

to applicant via website

• Feedback Received:
• Similar to above: traffic, building height, CACs and the overall rezoning process

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CONCLUSION

• Applicant response to

Council motion:

• DRC and ACDI support
• Public engagement
• View studies
• Transportation report
• 95 additional purpose-

built secured rental units in transit and amenity rich neighbourhood

• Opportunity to advance

public amenity and public realm projects

707 & 723 MAIN STREET

Thank You! Questions?

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