Surrey PLR_7923-0337-00.pdf

Staff Report to Council Application No.: 7923-0337-00 Planning & Development Report Page 8 • Existing railings are being replaced with glass railings and arranged vertically. Landscaping Improvements • The proposed landscape improvements include renovations to the existing courtyard space and the public realm. • Semi-private and private patios and courtyard areas have been added to the existing site. • The interior courtyard provides semi-private patios and shared amenity areas with a variety of programming and planting to define spaces and provide privacy. • The units along King George Boulevard have semi-private patios that are screened by existing large trees along King George Boulevard. • A plaza and gathering space are proposed at the corner of King George Boulevard and 98A Avenue to activate this frontage closer to the King George sky train station. Transportation Considerations • Transportation Engineering staff advise that a traffic impact study was not required as the subject proposal is to convert existing commercial space to residential rental dwelling units. Commercial uses generate higher traffic volumes than residential uses, which is reflected in the Zoning By-law No. 12000 rates for off-street parking, wherein commercial parking rates are higher than residential rates. • There are 367 parking spaces on site currently, which exceeds the current parking requirement of 189 spaces in the Zoning By-law No. 12000. The City Centre parking rate of 0.65 stalls per residential unit was recently approved by Council at the June 5, 2023 Regular Council – Public Hearing meeting (Corporate Report R077 – Off-Street Parking Requirements for Market Rental). • There are 423 spaces required under the existing Land Use Contract No. 420. However, these parking numbers were established when the Land Use Contact came into effect in 1978. • Parking requirements have reduced over time based on transit infrastructure improvements, particularly in the City Centre area. King George Boulevard was recently selected by the Mayor’s Council on Regional Transportation as one of the first three corridors for Metro Vancouver’s first new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes. Implementation of BRT will increase transit ridership along King George Boulevard, reducing the need for car ownership and parking spaces within the development. Requested Variances (to LUC No. 420) • The applicant is requesting the following variances: (a) to replace the Drawings Numbered 77-RZ-91 (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), and (I) attached to and forming part of Land Use Contract No. 420 and replacing them with the drawings attached and numbered 7923-0337-00 (1) through to and

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