_ ‘eiples would be enshrined in a
‘site-specific document that
“would ereate something called

a Development Permit Site. -
The ‘developer: would’ then be ~.
required to live by that docu-
ment, which in effect would
outline things like the ‘design, © :*
type of structure and methods .- ~
of achieving an acceptable level.
of neighbourhood compatibility.
‘City council likes’ the idea
and thas decided -to proceed
with the development and
implementation of a: process
that requires development
perniit sites. Once in place,
developers and residents alike —
will ‘be required by process to -
‘disciss and compromise on
things like the need and place-
ment of additional multi-family _
rental spaces in Terrace. ~
Will it work? According to
Kamenz, it depends on: the’:
ability of both sides’ to. get —
involved in a little give-and-take. ep
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“MORE ROOM FOR SENIORS

where housing shortages, exist, it would also free - |

. ~ Organizers for a seniors’ non-profit, housing © ;
existing rental units now ‘occupied -by seniors,

proposal are asking the people who might benefit

from such a project to get in contact, The group has

launched a survey to determine the local demand.

among Terrace area residents 55 years of age and
up.for an apartment complex like the Willows on
Kalum St.

Project coordinator ‘Betty Stewart. said the
Terrace Seniors’. Housing Society will have to
provide five names on the needs survey for each -
unit of housing proposed. Financing would be.
provided. by the B.C. Housing Management Com- _.
mission,-.and: the five-to-one requirement is their -

standard stipulation.
Affordable housing appropriate for seniors is in
short supply right now, with a lengthy waiting list

for both the Willows and the Tuck Avenue apart-

ments. If.a new complex is built, the people who
move in would pay 30% of their income rather than
a fixed rental rate..

Stewart says the project would be ‘good for |

Terrace, enabling seniors to continue living here
and possibly bringing seniors in from other areas

increasing the available accommodation in a hous-
ing market that is consistently showing a vacancy
rate of less than 1%. She also notes that there:
would be construction. jobs created to build the

complex.
Stewart expects the demand to be 15-20: units,

_ which means the society needs to identify between |
5 and 100 interested and eligible people in. its

survey to get to the initial proposal stage. .
Anyone who meets the eligibility requirements
for the housing and is interested in seeing it built .
in Terrace can pick up.a survey form at the Happy
Gang Centre on Kalum St. or contact Betty
Stewart (635-5135) or the Terrace Community -
Volunteer Bureau and Seniors’ Access. Centre (638-
1330)..
_ All information in. the: survey will be: strictly |
confidential. Stewart says the application deadline
for this year is April 7, 50 anyone intending to
participate in the survey is advised to move on it.
immediately. |

Terrace Review — April 3, 1992