2250 Commercial

Date:	2010 May 18   –   Agenda with Link to Minutes
Item:	9. REZONING: 2250 Commercial Drive
Vote:	CARRIED (Councillors Cadman, Reimer and Woodsworth opposed) (Councillor Anton opposed to A.(b)xxvii)   [Absent: Geoff Meggs]
Summary:	“To rezone from C-2C (Commercial) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District for additional height, an extra floor of development, and alternate setback requirements, to permit the partial demolition and rebuilding of an existing 3-storey retail/office building and its conversion to a mixed-use building with 4 floors of residential over one floor of commercial, containing 58 residential units. The majority of the existing structure would be retained.”
Written:	“Support – 11 and 243 form letters; Opposed – 1”
Speakers:	13 “in general support of the application, some of whom made additional comments or suggestions”; 6 “expressed concerns regarding the rezoning application.”
Note:	“The staff report to Council stated the firm [Ankenman Marchand Architects] estimated it could retain 98 percent of the structure, but at the public hearing, this figure became less definite.” Cheryl Rossi. “Rezoning Raises Sustainability Debate: Three Storey Commercial Drive Building Going Up 18 Feet.” Vancouver Courier 101:41 (21 May 2010) EW13
Links:	Developer Seeking to Rezone 2250 Commercial from C-2C to CD-1 Rezoning Application   [City of Vancouver]