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..Property owners of the
4700-block, Lazelle Ave.,
have received an in-
formation. plackage from
eouncil explaining the
district's reasoning behind
the controversial land use
plan for the block.
a Terrace council’s
distribution of this outline
follows. an application

submitted by A.J. Inselberg —

_to rezone most of the
property. from ita present
Administration and
Assembly Special Zone to
Central Commerical zoning
classification, the same as
most downtown land.

» Council rejected that
application, as it has
rejected other such
initiatives regarding this
land ‘over the past few
years, but asked ite ad-
milnistrative staff.todraft an
information outline of the
differences between the
present concept and a re-

zoning. ;

.-The land in question in-

eludes the Mickey Johnson

Ski Shop: Johnson has heen

fighting council at meetings

and through the legal

system to. continue.
operation of his ski shop

and, at the same time, to

rezone the land. .

, Tuesday night, a meeting

was to be held between the —
district's planning com-

mittee and property owners

to discuss land use in the

area.-
. The. following is a text. of
the. information. outline
which the district's ad-
ministrative staff prepared.
Itcontains, for the first ime
in detall, the idea behind the
special designation for the’ .
4700-block, ;

The following comments
have been prepared to
provide informatiofia bout
the concept and regulations
, concerning the development

“Hydro”

. ~asked®’ Ku

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. CP:
- British Columbia Hydro:
will be asked to appear -
before’ the legislature's
- select standing committee -
on agriculture to discuss
impacts of the proposed Site -
¢ dam on agriculture, the
committee said Tuesday.

Chris D'Arcy NDP _ -
Rossland-Trail mad ethe
suggestion after hearing the
fourth brief mentioning the '
negative effects of: the

proposed dam on
agriculture.

His comments came after
the B.C, Peace River Cat-
flemen’s Association said 19
percent of the province's
Class 1 agri i
behind the: proposed Site C

tand E dams.

The Site C dam will be on.
the Peace River, five miles
osuth of here, and the Site E
dam also will be on the
Peace, 25 miles southeast of
‘Fort St. John. Both sites
are being studied, but Site C
is expected to be completed

- . py 1964 and Site E sometime
latery: -

‘Barlier, the National =‘

Farmers Union, the Peace
Valley Environmental
Association and the -B.C.
Federation of Wildlife made

a presentations against the —
-propoged dam.

The cattlemen’s
association . said

. “agricultural producers
here are already suffering

the misfortunes of the

Bennett Dam, in that we
must contend with fog in the
fall which results in a delay
in harvesting.” ot
’ The Bennett Dam is 70
miles.west of here.
The wildlife federation
said there is a unique micro-
climate in the Peace Valley;
site of the proposed dame,
‘that is not found anywhere

northof Cache Creek. They
said it enables market |

gardens to grow produce

which would not be possible

elsewhere in the region.
“The committee meet

here again-today.. .- 2 st oN

- devel

. zoning regulations

culture land lies. «

that —

ck

..Mickey Johnson's ski shop,

building, falls to conform

says he wants to. constru

property’s classification.

of the north side of the 4700 .

Block of Lazelle Avenue.

This will explain the options |

open to the property owners
and. the effects of the

opment area.
is block is zoned P1S
Special Adninistration and
Assembly. This is primarily
an office and institutional
use zone, Commercial uses
are limited to banks,
business and professional
offices, motels or hotels,
restaurants and radio and
television stations. .
Council recognized that,
as the downtown area ex-
panded, there would be
pressure for this block to
develop commercially.
‘They decided that this bldck
should be designated a
development area which
would allow the negotiation
of a Land Use Contract in

order to determine the

the type of uses
Property ‘owners
develop according

nature of development and
tted.

can
to the
(P18) or.
can request a Land Use
Contract which. would
greatly - increase the
possibilities for commercial

they can

merit: area’ and' Land ‘Use
Contracts, Council. at-
following objectives:

ii) Maximum utilization’

ofall land in the commercial
core. All land should be |.
developed to the fullest ©

extent with as little ‘waste’
space as possible. For
example, shared parking is
‘promoted in order to en-
courage owners to put more.
land into productive use.

Gi) Minimum — in-
terference with downtown
traffic flow. Shared 1 parking
areas should be developed in
order to promote safe and
convenient access to Lazelle

Avenue. .
(iii) Efficient supply and

servicing of office and

The first shelled eggs

were produced by reptiles, _

not birds.

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tempted to achieve the -

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arenes
located a numbe!
to the distric

on

lots down from the Elker Auto
t’s development area plans for the 4700.
block Lazelle. Johnson has resisted efforts to construct to the munieipal plan. He
ct a new building and hopes the city will alter the

Terrace and Johnson are now embroiled in a lengthy

commercial development.

A problem arises due to the

dead end lane behind ‘this

block; therefore, the aim is

to provide convenient but
controlled access from
Lazelle Avenue for supply
and service vehicles.

Generally, it was Coun-
cil’s intention to promote a
shopping centre and office
complex developed by in-
dividual owners rather than’
by a conglomerate.

If a land owner enters into
aland use contract ac-
ceptable to Council, the tises
permitted in the  develop-
ment area are extended to

inclide the following:
- Banks, Offices, Studios
- Bakeries with retail

sales
- Barbers, Hairdressers,
Receiving Stations for dry

eaning .

- Laundry Establish-
ments, Self-Service
Laundries, yo

- Similar typea of Personal
Service Establishments

- Hotels and Motels

- Medical and Dental
Offices, Clinics . and

evies
- - Printing

Plants,
lewspaper Offices '

velopm: : chads h  thee ‘Whine a . nti" ¥
By:sway ot: the. develop, | > ‘Restaurants (not . in-.

eluding” Drive-in.

~Restaurants), Con-

Other Places for. the sale
and consumption of Food
and Related Items

Show Repairs.

- Retail Stores (including
Related Service Area)

- ' Wholesale of
Automotive, Electrical and
Other Parts |
- - Telegraph Offices
Express Offices, Radio an
Television Stations —

~ Residential (permitted —

on the seccnd storey only)

The only additional uses in
a Ci zone, for. example
which are. not permitted

with or without land use

contract in the development

area are the following:

Auto Courts

- Bus Terminals»

- Sale and Service of
Motor Vehicles

~ Theatres, Assembly
Halls and Commercial
Recreational Establish-

ments .
- Undertaking. Establish-

ments
~ Institutional Usea
The development
area under

Cl zoning would
construction to -
dards of the National
Building Code. However,

the Land Use Contract does -
heave a few additional -§

uirements, which are as

fo ° 8: te : «tate ats Se

(The - developer will
build 40 feet back from the
front property line and

develop the front portion for ©
; shared parking. ,

of this requirements,
the Land Use ©
Contract option or under a |

"ANNOUNCEMENT =

VICTOR P. HAWES 0.D., HARRY F. MURPHY
0.D. AND ANDREW KADZIOLKA 0.D.

OPTOMETRISTS
wish te announce the opening of a new dffice al
NO.209-120 NECHAKO CENTRE,
KITIMAT,
on -

MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1977,

PLEASE PHONE “632-7352 -FOR AN APPOINTMENT

-- oprions EXPLAINED TO OWNERS
he Lazelle land use

THE HERALD, Wednesday, August 21, 1977, PAGE 3:

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Gi) The building will be
designed in such a manner
that a second storey and
pedestrian walkway may be
added in future when the.
area | mds. It is not
necessary to build the
second storey or walk-way
at present (i.e., Eiker Auto

Supply).

(iii) Completion dates and -

other terms will be
negotiated with Council, as
in all Land Use Contract.
The benefits to the
property owners relate
primarily to parking
and, as
Figure..1 illustrates, these
benefits are considerable.

we have a job for you.

‘ Please contact
‘Bob at 638-1614

re: audition. —

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Development is allowed to

, Same,

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FOR EXTRA MONEY
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If you can play a musical instrument and sing,

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for an appointment

go to two storeys, but
regardless of whether a one
or two storey structure is
built, the parking area is the
. The parking
requirements for a Cl zone,
for example, are far more

strict and would result in a
- gubstantially smaller

In short, under the Land

‘Use Contract. option a

developer could have ap-
proximately 4 square feet of
building to 1 square foot of
parking space. Under:a C1
zone, a developer could only

square foot of building for
every square foot of parking

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These comments are only
a brief explanation of the
development concept and
how s affecta the in-
dividual property owners.

space.

The benefits to the
District . of: Terrace
generally and the downtown
area, in particular, are fally:
clear. It promotes an in-
tensive use of valuable
downtown land and controls
traffic while still providing
adequate parking.

a complete understanding of
the ‘concept.

a Re

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| COLLEGE / TERRACE

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BUSINESS MACHINES _
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PRINCIPLES OF SUPERVISION

For course starting dates and further

‘Hinformation phone 635-6511.

Ministry of
‘Econamic
Development —

Province of |
British Columbla

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