A proposed five-storey apartment building in Ladner is drawing the ire of nearby residents.
The municipality recently received an application by development planner Alex Cauduro to construct a 47-unit building on four properties that have been consolidated at the corner of 47A Avenue and 48B Street.
The application requires an Official Community Plan amendment to increase the maximum density allowed in the area as well as an amendment to the OCP and Ladner Area Plan to increase the maximum building height from the current three storeys.
The application requires public consultation before going to Delta council.
If the developer is successful in amending density and height restrictions, the flood gates will open, according to a resident who wrote one of several letters to the Optimist with concerns about the project. The resident said a precedent would be set that would negatively change the character of the village.
An information meeting on the proposal is set for Wednesday, July 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ladner Community Centre.
Meanwhile, another large multi-family development has recently received preliminary approval from council.
Architect Peter Dandyk is proposing a four-storey, 30-unit apartment building at 5571 Ladner Trunk Rd., a site currently occupied by a couple of former restaurants. The proposal does not comply with the current OCP land use designation with respect to height, density or form.
If the proposal were approved, it would almost double the number of units currently allowed per acre at that site.
The applicant has made a number of revisions since the plan was first put forward a couple of years ago. The majority of responses received from surrounding residents when public consultation took pace at the time included concerns about traffic impacts, parking, loss of sunlight and privacy, and compatibility with neighbouring properties.
A staff report notes a residential designation for the property, as opposed to a mixed-use designation, is more consistent with the objectives of the OCP, which are to concentrate commercial development in the Ladner Village core and the adjacent commercial mall areas.
A public hearing on the application will take place July 29 at municipal hall.
