District of North Vancouver council will debate this Tuesday on granting an OCP amendment and rezoning for a proposed eight unit townhome development in Edgemont.
The townhomes will replace two homes at 3155 and 3175 Canfield Crescent in the neighborhood. Properties surrounding this 14,316 square feet site include single-family residential homes to the east and Amica Edgemont Village to the northwest on Highland Boulevard.
According to a staff report to the council, the three-bedroom townhomes addresses the ‘intent’ of the OCP by providing units suitable for families and a range of multi-family housing sizes.
“The units are all three bedroom floor plans, which will be attractive to both families and downsizers. These units respond to goal 2 of the OCP to “encourage and enable a diverse mix of housing types, to accommodate the lifestyles and needs of people at all stages of life,” according to the staff report.
According to the DNV staff, the proposal is also consistent with the Edgemont Plan, but since the plan was never formalised into the OCP, the development requires rezoning.
The eight townhomes will be developed in four, two-storey building over a single level of underground parking.
The developer is proposing 16 parking stalls and four EV charging stations to service four vehicle. One universal parking stall will be provided and four Class 2 visitor bicycle parking spaces are proposed at the pedestrian entrance on Highland Boulevard.
A bike repair area is also proposed in the underground garage.
If approved, the developer will hand over $172,782 in Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) to the district. The contribution will be directed towards the affordable housing fund, park and trail improvements, public art or other public realm infrastructure.
Improvements to the street frontages is also being proposed, including street light upgrades, street tree planting, and curb, gutter and paving improvements. A plan to handle traffic during construction will also have to be submitted, granted the project is approved.
The 16 parking stalls proposed for 8 townhomes seems reasonable for the residents but as usual there is no parking allowance for guests that will visit dumping even more vehicles on the already overly taxed parking availability in the Edgemont Village area. At the present rate of development there will be no parking left for customers that support the business owners in the Village which will result in more business closures. It’s the small Village atmosphere that attracted so many visitors & locals here but I can see that quickly disappearing in an onslaught of parking problems. When is the District Council going to make a reasonable stand on the actual # of parking stalls that are truly required for each new devlopment that takes into account guest parking & not just the residents parking requirements.