Surrey planning report 7922-0182-00

Staff Report to Council Application No.: 7922-0182-00 Planning & Development Report Page 8 IB-3 Zone (Part 47C) Permitted and/or Required Proposed Principal buildings: 14 m 10 m Parking (Part 5) Required Proposed Number of Stalls Industrial: 81 81 Office: 71 77 Total: 152 158 Bicycle Spaces N/A 6 Setback Variance  The applicant is requesting the following variances: o Reduction of the minimum front (west) yard setback of the IB-3 Zone from 7.5 metres to 7.1 metres to architectural elements on the principal building face; and o Reduction of the minimum width of a continuous landscaping strip along the developed portion of the lot abutting a highway required in the IB-3 Zone, from 3 metres to 1.5 metre along the south property line  The applicant has sited the main façade of the principal building at the required 7.5 metre setback.  The applicant has included three 4.3 metre wide window boxes on the second storey of the west building elevation to create more architectural interest on the building façade.  The window boxes encroach up to 0.4 metres into the setback. The variance is modest and results in better design along a prominent public frontage.  The applicant is proposing to reduce the width of the continuous landscape strip adjacent to the MUP that runs east-west along the south property line from 3 metres to 1.5 metres.  The MUP is considered a highway as defined in the Zoning Bylaw.  The applicant has indicated there is insufficient room to accommodate the 3 metres wide landscape strip while also providing an efficient industrial floor plate and functional loading court.  The City standard for MUP provides 1.5 metres of landscaping within the City right of way.  The applicant proposes to plant boxwood and autumn joy sedum in the 1.5 metre landscaping which is sufficient planting to soften the interface with the retaining wall of the loading court.  Staff support the requested variances to proceed for consideration.

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