Marine Gardens

A collection of material on this rezoning. Public Hearing 24-Feb-2015

Agenda here:

http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20150224/phea20150224ag.htm

1. REZONING: 445 Southwest Marine Drive (Marine Gardens)

Summary and Recommendation PDF
Policy Report dated January 27, 2015 PDF
Draft By-law – Zoning and Development PDF

This application is to change the CD-1 (71) By-law to include market residential (388,000 sq. ft.), rental residential (63,000 sq. ft.) and daycare uses (5,200 sq. ft.):

• 514 market residential units in two towers: one at 27 storeys (235 ft.), with a 7 storey podium, and one at 21 storeys (185 ft.), with a 6 storey podium;
• 70 market rental units and a 37 space daycare in a 6.5 storey mid-rise;
• 411 underground parking spaces; and,
• an FSR (floor space ratio) of 4.27

Some previous coverage on CityHallWatch

• Marine Gardens, the Habitat 76 Forum and housing as a basic human right (Vancouver Declaration) (24-Feb-2015)
• Marine Gardens (video with Jillian Skeet): A model community of affordable rental housing at risk. What now, what next? (22-Feb-2015)
• A spotlight on “public” support vs opposition for rezonings: Case study of Marine Gardens – Agents of Concord Pacific (proponent) dominate letters (23-Feb-2015)
• Marine Gardens (445 SW Marine) rezoning going to Public Hearing? Resident asks City Council to stop now, citing City misrepresentation, conflict of interest, irregularities, etc. (January 31, 2015)
• Marine Gardens residents challenge Vision Vancouver’s claims of affordable housing, greenest city: Briefing Nov 6 (November 5, 2014)
• Letter: Where Is The Missing Land Title For Marine Gardens? (And All That is Wrong with City Planning) (September 16, 2014)
• Marine Gardens: Who would notice a gem in a five and dime store? (Photos and commentary by urbanist Ned Jacobs, April 13, 2013)
• Open House April 25th – Concord’s Marine Gardens proposal for 584 units at 445 SW Marine Drive
  (April 12, 2013)
• Ned Jacobs reflects on Geoff Olson opinion piece: Jane Jacobs’ vision lost among Vancouver’s high towers (October 24, 2014)

AND THIS

• Concord Pacific: Corporate social responsibility, integrity and governance (9-June-2014)

Architect: GBL Architects Inc. (www.gblarchitects.com/)
Proponent: Concord Pacific (See our prior article about this corporate citizen: Concord Pacific: Corporate social responsibility, integrity and governance)