A summary of what’s happening in the Harbourside planning process.
Transportation planning
Our transportation consultants, Bunt & Associates, have recently conducted further on-site analysis of existing traffic flow at Harbourside. Specifically, they were observing and documenting traffic flow with an eye towards how the City of North Vancouver can best optimize the evening traffic outflow from Harbourside.
In addition to the work Bunt is doing, a dedicated transportation planner from the City will review their recommendations and ultimately oversee the holistic transportation plan at Harbourside which will include traffic, parking and transit service.
Reporting to Council
Concert is preparing to go to City Council on July 22 as a “delegation”. For those not familiar, the term delegation is used to define the formal process whereby an organization or individual appears before the Council; in our case it will be to check in and provide an update on our rezoning efforts.
Development Permit Area Guidelines
The Development Permit Area (DPA) guidelines document has now been finalized and is with the City for their review before the Public Hearing, which is anticipated for Fall 2013. This document, which contains high-level guiding principles and goals for the development, has been created in collaboration with City staff, advisory bodies and Concert.
Temporary use permit for additional parking
Concert’s application for a “temporary use permit” to allow for the development of 50 on-site parking stalls at the northwest portion of 925 Harbourside Drive has been approved.
Harbourside on-site parking assessment - open house
The City will be holding an open house on Thursday, July 18 to gather input that will help them in their investigation into options for improving on-street parking within the Harbourside area. The event is being held at Bodwell High School from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, for more information click here.
On the waterfront of North Vancouver lies Harbourside, a collection of lands partially developed by Concert into a business park. While zoning is in place to allow for a final phase of commercial space, Concert envisions a different fate for Harbourside – the creation of a vibrant, mixed-use community; a place to live, work, shop and play all in an attractive, highly-walkable and sustainable neighbourhood. Learn more
THE AREA WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE RESIDENTIAL AND TO ADD A ZILLION SQUARE FEET IS TOO MUCH, THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING IS OUT OF CONTROL ALREADY AND THE CITY RECENTLY TOOK THE 50 EXTRA STALLS ON BEWICK AWAY.
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Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on our blog. Regarding the use of the land, the area was actually originally deemed a “Designated Study Area” in the City of North Vancouver’s Official Community Plan (OCP), which is another way of saying that it didn’t have a specific zoning designation. The OCP has since been amended to specifically allow for residential use.
ReplyDeleteYou have raised a number of very important issues in your comment, ones that the Harbourside team has not taken lightly. Please have a look at a few of our past blog posts to learn more - see “Addressing parking at Harbourside” posted on January 8 and “Traffic concerns at Harbourside” on January 16. As you would have seen in this post, 50 new parking stalls are being added via the approval of our temporary use permit for additional parking. We encourage you to attend the City’s Open House tomorrow which will discuss on-site parking at Harbourside.
Very Excited about this project, I hope the wheels are in motion.
ReplyDeleteWe share your excitement James! Everyone at Concert is working hard to help make the vision for Harbourside a reality.
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