130 Columbia St W and 365 Albert St (Z-24-09)
Application to amend zoning for 130 Columbia St W and 365 Albert St
Changes to the Zoning Bylaw for this location are required before a permit can be issued. This means that they submit an application that is reviewed by city planners and other agencies plus city council before anything can be built.
Columbia Village Inc. and 365 Albert Inc are proposing to to modify the existing site specific regulations to attract more commercial tenants, and achieve the planned vision of a dynamic pedestrian space flanked by active commercial uses that provide the goods and services to fulfil the day to day needs of the local community.
The existing commercial units have been a challenge to lease as a result of restrictive zoning provisions that apply under exception zone C131. The vacancies have adversely impacted the vibrancy and success of this unique commercial pedestrian promenade.
Zoning bylaw changes requested include:
- the addition of other permitted commercial uses
- introduction of a maximum unit size cap of 250 square metres in order to maintain the fine-grained nature of the commercial units
- removal of the maximum use-related size caps that apply specifically to cafes, restaurants and retail stores
- permit Ancillary Uses within building frontages abutting the pedestrian promenade with direct access to the pedestrian promenade
- updating the minimum commercial parking requirement from the C131 exception zone to the requirement for Parking Area C within the RMU zone - which would otherwise apply to the Subject Site
View the documents submitted by the development company under supporting documents on this page for more details and drawings.
Non-residential floor space
Number of non-residential units: increase from 20 to 29 units
Non-residential GFA: increase from 2433 sqm to 2808 sqm
Parking
Resident parking: increase from 193 spaces to 202 spaces
Non-residential parking: decrease from 73 spaces to 59 spaces
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