BACKGROUND:

An application has been received to rezone the properties at 2432 and 2436
Marpole Avenue from RS-1 (Large Lot Residential) to RM-5 (Downtown Apartment
Residential) to permit the construction of a 9-Storey apartment building. The
subject properties are designated "Apartment" in the OCP and are subject to
the design guidelines for the Downtown Development Permit Area.

The initial development propcsal consisted of a 52-unit apartment building
with 64 parking spaces. Under the Development Management Bylaw, a total of 88
resident and visitor parking spaces should be provided.

At its meeting of September 7, 1993, Planning Committee rejected the
applicant's request “-r the parking relaxation. It also directed Planning

Staff to investigate 2 parking standarde of other Lower Mainland
municipalities for c arison to those of Port Coquitlam.

FARKING STANDARDS COMPARISON:
The parking requirements of medium to high density apartment buildings
were collected from other municipalities and summarized in the table below.

The number of spaces required for a 52-unit apartment building (as orginally
proposed) was also calculated using those standards.

PARKING REQUIREMENTS TOTAL PARKING REQ‘TS
MUNICIPALITY (PER DWELLING UNIT) FOR 52 UNIT APARTMENT
1=-BR UNITS 2=-BR UNITS VISITOR
Port Coquitlam 1.5 1.5
Burnaby 1.35 1.35
Surrey 1.3 1.55
Coquitlam 1.3 1.45
New Westminster

Downtown 1.5
Other Areas 1.2

°5 N/A
5

1

1. N/A

Vancouver 1 space for 70 sq. m. gross floor area; no
more than 2.2 spaces per dwelling unit need
be provided.

North Vancouver
City 1.0

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