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Referral – Rezoning 2126 West 34th Avenue et al.

Motion 14 · Council Meeting, March 28, 2023

On Consent Location 2126 West 34th Avenue, 5025 Arbutus Street, 2109-2129 West 35th Avenue

Summary

  • Intracorp Homes, on behalf of Ravine Park Development Nominee Inc., is applying to rezone four parcels at 2126 West 34th Avenue, 5025 Arbutus Street, and 2109–2129 West 35th Avenue from RS-5 (single-family residential) to RR-2B (Residential Rental) to allow a five-storey purpose-built market rental building.
  • The combined site area is approximately 3,957 sq. m (42,596 sq. ft.) and currently contains three single-detached homes built in the 1920s; two existing rental tenants on the properties are eligible for protection under the City's Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy.
  • The proposal falls under Vancouver's Secured Rental Policy (SRP), which encourages new purpose-built rental housing in low-density areas near transit and local shopping, and the site meets the SRP's locational eligibility criteria as it fronts an arterial street.
  • A Housing Agreement By-law will be required prior to enactment of the rezoning by-law to secure the rental tenure of the new building long-term.
  • The detailed building design has not yet been finalized and will be reviewed through the development permit process, which includes public review at that stage.
  • City staff have assessed the application as meeting the intent of the SRP and recommend referring it to a Public Hearing with a recommendation to approve in principle, subject to conditions in Appendix B.

Report Images

2126 W 34th Ave, 5025 Arbutus St, 2105–2129 W 35th Ave and 5055–5095 Arbutus St — site boundary and surrounding RS-5 and CD-1 zoning.
2126 W 34th Ave, 5025 Arbutus St, 2105–2129 W 35th Ave and 5055–5095 Arbutus St — site boundary and surrounding RS-5 and CD-1 zoning.
Arbutus St site — bird's-eye massing of the proposed development showing building placement relative to the ravine park and neighbouring lots.
Arbutus St site — bird's-eye massing of the proposed development showing building placement relative to the ravine park and neighbouring lots.
South building cross-sections (S2 and S3) showing floor-by-floor unit layout, parking levels, setbacks, solar angles, and sight-lines to the ravine park trees.
South building cross-sections (S2 and S3) showing floor-by-floor unit layout, parking levels, setbacks, solar angles, and sight-lines to the ravine park trees.

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