The City of Delta has issued a request for bids for the construction of a new pathway adjacent to a municipally owned building in Tsawwassen.
The 1108 56 Street Pathway Project will include a concrete pathway, removal and relocation of barrier curbs, as well as tree removals and plantings, imported topsoil, growing medium and sod.
The worksite is located on the north side of the parking lot, within Delta’s right-of-way.
Last year, council approved an Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment and rezoning to allow commercial uses in the city-owned building at 1108 56 St., which has been zoned for public uses.
The property was given to the City of Delta for community purposes in 1991 when the adjacent Royal Oaks multi-unit residential complex was developed.
The existing building was constructed in 1992 and was used as a community police office until 2017.
Afterwards, the building was mostly vacant, with the exception of Delta Archives material stored in the basement. The city planned to retain the use of the basement.
During consideration of the OCP amendment, council also discussed letters of opposition to a previous OCP amendment application. Council members said they wanted the city to clarify what was proposed and assure the public the city did not plan to build a six-storey building at the site, contrary to rumours that had been circulating.
In addition to letters of concern, the city received a petition containing 217 signatures from 155 households.
A staff report noted, “Redevelopment of the site is not proposed at this time.”
The report also noted that staff originally proposed to amend the OCP designation from multi-unit residential to Town Centre, and from Medium-Density Residential to Mixed-Use.
“However, given concerns and opposition from residents regarding the proposed OCP designation, the OCP amendment proposal has been revised to include designations focused exclusively on commercial use,” the report added.
