Five-storey rental building to replace Fountain Tire on West 15th Street

City of North Vancouver has received a rezoning application to allow a five-storey rental apartment building at the Fountain Tire site.

A successful rezoning would allow a five-storey apartment with 41 units at 880 West 15th Street. Four of the units would be mid-market rental units.

The applicant proposes six studio units, 20, one-bedroom units, 10 two-bedroom units, and five 3-bedroom units. The subject site has a total size of 13,202 square feet with a frontage of approximately 30.5 metres along West 15th Street, and the proposal would replace the existing one-storey service commercial building, currently occupied by Fountain Tire.

The site is located between Fell Avenue and Marine Drive, and is within close proximity to the Marine Drive frequent transit and Rapid Bus routes, and within walking· distance to commercial and recreational amenities such as grocery stores, medical/pharmacy, banks, recreation centres and active transportation facilities.

The applicant is proposing  a 32 parking spaces, comprising of 21 resident parking spaces, 4 visitor spaces and 7 commercial spaces. The proponent will design and construct a public plaza close to the site and also provide a $50,000.00 financial contribution for the future upgrade of sanitary sewer infrastructure in the local catchment area.