Pattison Developments has submitted a rezoning application for the former Husky Gas Station at West 3rd and Forbes in the Lower Lonsdale area of North Vancouver.

The 15,000 SF triangular shaped site at 351 West 3rd Street is located at the south-east corner of West 3rd Street and Forbes Avenue. In the current OCP, the site is designated Residential Level 5 which allows a maximum density of 2.60 FSR (including 1.0 bonus FSR), and a maximum height of 6-storeys.

The proposal for the site is a 6-storey market rental building that includes:

• 53 rental units
  • 5 studios, 36 one-bedrooms, 6 two-bedrooms & 6 three-bedrooms;
• 6 of the units will be mid market rental units;
• a total density of 2.60 FSR;
• 28 underground parking spaces.

The architect for the project is MGBA.

The site was acquired by Pattison in March 2021 for $7,075,000 or $181 per buildable SF based on the application.

The rezoning may be one of the first in Metro Vancouver to proceed without a public hearing based on the recent Provincial amendments to Section 464 of the Local Government Act. The amendments require municipalities not to hold a public hearing if an OCP is in place for the subject site; the bylaw is
consistent with the OCP; the development is residential.

A rezoning application has been submitted for the redevelopment of a site in the Central Lonsdale area of Vancouver.

The site is located at 1536-1550 Eastern Avenue, directly South of a project completed by Anthem Properties in 2022. A previous application was made for the site in 2022 that included a two-level, 18-space childcare facility. The application was denied by the City of North Vancouver.

The revised application includes a 13-storey market rental building with a smaller childcare space on the ground floor, including:

• 118 rental units;
• 24 studios, 65 one-bedrooms, 14 two-bedrooms & 15 three-bedrooms;
• 13 mid market rental units;
• a 9,400 SF, 81 space daycare
• a total density of 3.45 FSR;
• 93 parking spaces.

The architect for the project is Rafii Architects.

Quadreal has submitted a pre-consultation application for the eventual redevelopment of the Capilano Mall site in North Vancouver.

The 17 acre site will require an OCP Amendment for an eventual rezoning and redevelopment based upon a new master plan for the site.

The site is one of the largest single sites in the City of North Vancouver.

The new master plan for the site will be shaped over an extensive process with the City that will factor in a variety of development considerations, site constraints, planning policy and community and stakeholder consultation.

The City of North Vancouver outlines the development process for the project as follows:

• Step 1: Pre-consultation / Early Direction
• Step 2: Initial OCP Amendment application submission
• Step 3: Opportunities and Constraints
• Step 4: Options Development
• Step 5: Preferred Master Plan Concepts
• Step 6: Full OCP Amendment Application/ Rezoning Submission
• Step 7: Review of OCP Amendment Application/ Rezoning
• Step 8: Council Consideration

Staff recommend that Council proceed to process an application for the project, with further details expected later this year.

The planning/architecture firm involved is Dialog.