Surrey PLR_7922-0377-00.pdf

Staff Report to Council Application No.: 7922-0377-00 Planning & Development Report Page 15 o A total of one-hundred seventeen (117) individuals expressed opposition to the proposal and cited the following reasons: Development Guidelines  The proposed development does not comply with existing development guidelines including the Official Community Plan (OCP) which identifies objectives related to sensitive re-development within existing neighbourhoods to ensure neighbourhood compatibility, appropriate density/height transitions and ensuring compatibility of size, scale and design with adjacent sites.  The properties located further north, adjacent to 104 Avenue, are designated for mid- rise development and have the finer grained road network to support this type of density.  The subject property is designated “Low to Mid Rise Apartment” in the Guildford Town Centre – 104 Avenue Corridor Plan (Stage 1) which supports a maximum 6- storey apartment building. The current land-use designation in the Stage 1 Plan is consistent with the existing neighbourhood character which includes 4-/5-storey apartment and mixed-use developments.  Current residents purchased dwellings in the surrounding neighbourhood because they wanted the character offered by maximum 6-storey residential and mixed-use developments.  The City should maintain the existing land-use designation (i.e. “Low to Mid Rise Apartment”) and provide an appropriate transition in terms of height, density and compatibility of scale with the adjacent 3- to 6-storey mixed-use developments.  If approved, the proposed development would set a precedent for other mid- to high- rise developments in the local area which would dramatically alter the family-oriented character and enjoyment of the surrounding neighbourhood.  There are already a large number of vacant properties, in the immediate area, that are prime locations for low- to mid-rise proposals (consistent with the Plan) and awaiting redevelopment. (In the Stage 1 Plan, the “Mid to High Rise Apartment” and “Mid to High Rise Mixed Use” designations are located to the northwest, on the west side of 153 Street. The intent in the plan is that development at the intersection of 153 Street and 102A Avenue will provide a transition between high-density land-uses located within and adjacent to the “Core” to lower-density land-uses adjacent to Guildford Heights Park. The proposed development maintains this density transition by anchoring the intersection with a 22-storey tower positioned on the northwest edge of the site. City staff have worked with the applicant to further reduce the height of the tower podium adjacent the existing 4-storey mixed-use development to the east and south [i.e. Charlton Park] in order to provide a better transition between the proposed and existing land-uses. A 6-storey podium is proposed along the street frontages (102A Avenue and 153 Street) in keeping with the Stage 1 Plan while podium heights are reduced along the eastern and southern façades to better respect the existing adjacent land-use. In addition, the tower form and proposed location was further designed to minimize negative impacts on adjacent lower-density land uses within the surrounding neighbourhood.)

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