MEMORANDUM

Mr. SR. Kirk DATE: August i1, 1987

City Administrator

We. Brawn
Oirector of Community Planning

Development Variance Permlt
2311 Shaughnessy Straet

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Recommendation:

That the Planning Committee recommend to City Counc! !
That approval spe axtanded for reaiaxatian of the
requirements of the Zoning Bylaw No 2240 Section 808,
RM=-4, Apartment, Subsection (6) Side Yards from 7.5
metres to 43.8 metres and Subsection (7) Rear Yard from

7.5 metres to 3 merres.

And That relaxation be extended fer the requirements of
the Development Management Bylaw No.2242, Section (5)

Off Street Parking (6) Multiple Family Dwellings from 33

parking srails to 29 parking stalls.

Comments:
The basis for this agelleation Is that The proposal is tor

@ stacked fownhouse form of buliding while the zoning
designation Is RM=4 which ts arlanted to traditional multi-
storey apartment? buildings. Oue to design innovative
incorperated in thls proposal and its having an RM=-4 Apartment
zoning designation aiready, the applicant's are requesting a
varianee to permit the bullding to be constructed as proposed.

The design proposal contains a central courtyard which the
upper storey units face onto. By developing the centre of the
site as a courtyard it Is necessary to move the building
outward, necessitating the variance. Elavations of the
buildings arse designed to reflect the character of the area by
having a number of walls and entry points Into Individual
units, reducing the visua!l Impact of the mass of the building.
These design features ameliorate the reduction of yard setback
raquirements by making the bullding appear mora like single
family dwellings on small lots.

With respect to parking, the proposal contains four less
parking stalls than required. The shortage of stalls [s due to
the emphasis on landscaping and making the yards fit

neighbouring rasidences.