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December 12, 2018

Lecia DesjarlaisPlanner / Rezoning CentrePlanning, Urban Design and SustainabilityCity of Vancouver515 W 10th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Z 4A8

Re: Rezoning Application for 319-359 W 49th Avenue

Dear Lecia,

Matthew Cheng Architect Inc. in behalf of the owner Killarney Enterprises Ltd is pleased to submit a formal rezoning application to the City of Vancouver for the property located at 319-359 West 49 Avenue.

The submission seeks to rezone the site from the existing RS-1 zoning to CD-1 under Cambie Corridor Phase 2 Mixed-Use Development. The proposal will accommodate commercial-residential building of four-storey in height with roof deck amenity. This development will contain 5 commercial units and 51 residential units with two underground parking. The residential units will be comprised of a variety of housing types including ground-oriented units as well as studio, one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom units.

The attached Rezoning Application package will provide more information and details pertaining to the proposed development.

Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to the next steps with City on moving this development proposal forward.

Sincerely,

Matthew Cheng, Architect AIBC

MATTHEW CHENG

ARCHITECT INC.Unit 202 - 670 EVANS AVENUE

VANCOUVER, BC V6A 2K9

Tel: (604) 731-3012 / Fax: (604) 731-3908

Cel: (604) 649-0669 / Email: [email protected]

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319, 339 & 359 W49THAVENUEVANCOUVER, BC

REZONING RATIONALE

The rezoning submission proposes to change the existing zoning of this site from RS-1 to Comprehensive Development CD-1. Our proposal is a mixed-use commercial-residential development as recommended in rezoning enquiry.

Applicable policies adopted are: Cambie Corridor Plan - Langara Neighborhood, Green Building Policy for Rezoning, Coomunity Amenity Contributions - Through Rezonings, High-Density Housing for Families with Children Guidelines.

The proposed project false under the requirement of 4.4.3 49th Avenue Active link-Ontario Street of Cambie Corridor Plan - Langara Neighborhood, which allows up to 4 storeys in height and with maximum density of up to 2.5 FSR.

The proposed development consist of 4,507.3 square meter of floor area with an FSR of 2.24. Floor area is compost of 759.4 square meter of commercial retail units at ground level and 3,747.9 square meter of residential units, both at grade and above grade. The building is 4-storey in height with amenity roof deck, and 2-level of underground parking.

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DESIGN RATIONALE

NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT

The site with 21,662 square feet (2,012.46 sq.m.) in total area is situated on the northeast corner of W49th Avenue and Alberta Street. On the south of the property, across W49th Avenue are multi-family residential, and further southeast are YMCA and Langara College. Other properties within the adjacent surroundings are single-family residentials, though Cambie Corridor Development Plan marked these areas as mixed-use and multi-family townhouse developments.

The site is directly accessible with Translink route. At the west, on the corner of Cambie Street and W49th Avenue is the Canada Line Langara-49th Station. Right infront of the development is the bus stop for west-bound Bus 049 to UBC, and across is the east-bound to Metrotown.

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Building ground floor is consist of 759 square meter of commercial retail space along W49th Avenue, and 486 square meters of residential space including lobby from Alberta Street and residential units at grade that wraps around the corner of Alberta Street and Lane, then terminates at the parking loading area. Service and parking entry are at Lane on the west of the property. Commercial and residential parking are provided within the 2 level underground parking. Service utilities and garbage rooms are also located underground. Residential units are mostly on the second to fourth floor level. Indoor and outdoor amenities are provided on the roof deck.

The building massing are compose of blocks stacked vertically, which are differentiates by step setbacks. First block is the ground level, clad by light coloured bricks and commercial storefront. The same brick is use on the side along Alberta Street and wraps around through the residential units at grade along Lane. Residential entry lobby is highlighted with wood grain finish cladding to distinguish from the commercial frontage. Second and Third floor level comprises the mid block. This block is accentuated with square forms that separate unit balconies for privacy. Larger windows were provided on the south and east side of the mid block and smaller residential windows on the north side. Top most level is futher setback to provide a hidden storey to scale down the building mass. Amenity deck is located away from the roof edge, so it will not be visible at road level. Roof deck outdoor amenity creates a more private open space for the unit owners.

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