A pair of development applications that have already moved close to final approval are now being revised by the applicant.
A report to council notes the revisions to the applications have been received with “significant changes” following third reading of their proposed zoning amendment bylaws.
One of the applications involves two proposed six-storey apartment buildings in the 4800-block of 53 Street and 5300-block of Ladner Trunk Road.
Following a public hearing, council had given preliminary approval to an Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment for the project that would have seen 124 market condos and 87 secured rental units.
The proposed changes include increasing the number of units to 222, none of which includes rental units.
The other application includes a residential development fronting the Cascades Casino Delta.
In the summer of 2022, council, following a public hearing, granted third reading for a rezoning and OCP amendment for the application by Shato Holdings for the 153-unit development at 6115 Highway 17A. The project included 138 condos in two, six-storey buildings, 15 townhouse units in one building and a single-story parking structure.
Located near the interchange of Highways 99 and 17A, the development was still waiting for provincial highways approval.
A revision to the project was recently submitted to the city that would see the two, six-storey condo buildings with a combined 157 units and a mix of under-building at-grade parking.
An affordable home ownership program is still proposed as part of the revised application.
A report to council notes that since the new OCP was adopted by council and is now in effect, OCP amendments are no longer required for the proposed developments. Both applications are now consistent with the Neighbourhood Centres and Corridors (NC) land use designation in the new OCP.
That designation permits townhouses, low-to mid-rise apartment buildings and commercial or mixed-use buildings up to six storeys.
Staff will initiate a public consultation process for the two revised applications.
Staff also note that aspects of the proposals may change in response to further detailed staff review and comments received through the consultation processes.
