Rezoning of Turner’s Dairy Property Includes 13 Units
The City of Vancouver has received a rezoning application for the Turner’s Dairy property, a commercial/industrial building built in 1913 and located at the southwest corner of Ontario Street and West 17th Avenue in Vancouver. The RS-7 zoned site is 11,812 SF.
The building was bought in 1978 by the Hemani family and converted to a manufacturing space for the family business: leather goods, and has operated there since that time.
The rezoning proposal is for the adaptive reuse of the existing 3-storey building, including:
- heritage restoration and designation;
- a total of 13 market residential units in stacked/courtyard rowhouse form;
- a total density of 1.82 FSR;
- a building height of 35 ft.;
- 20 vehicle parking spaces; and
- 18 bicycle spaces.
Existing Building
The rezoning is being made under the City’s Heritage Policies and Guidelines, including the Heritage Action Plan
The architect for the project is ASIR Studio.
The full rezoning application can be viewed here: http://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/6w17thave/index.htm