With due respect to the prospect of council-meeting childcare at the City of North Vancouver and the future of pot shops in the District of North Vancouver, the biggest thing on the North Shore this Monday is in West Vancouver.
West Vancouver
British Pacific Properties is proposing a little more height and a lot more density in Areas 5 and 6 of their Rodgers Creek development. Rather than the 493 units split by Cypress Bowl Road, BPP is proposing 206 extra market units and 275 more rentals, bringing the total number of units to 974.
The decision before council on Monday is whether or not to send the project to a public hearing – which is tentatively set for Nov. 5.
City of North Vancouver
Given that council meetings overlap with bathtime, bedtime and please-just-go-to-sleep-already time, many young parents avoid municipal chambers. But this Monday, council is set to consider a six-month pilot project that would offer childcare – or childcare costs – for parents eager to attend evening meetings.
Council is also set to get a preliminary look at a two building, 200-unit residential/commercial low-rise development at East Third Street and St. Davids Avenue.
District of North Vancouver
The hot, dry season may be over for now, but the district is making some early preparations for next summer by undertaking a comprehensive examination of wildfire hazards in the district. Council is also set to mull rules that could impact buildings regulations in wildfire areas and to discuss the twin menaces of dwarf mistletoe and infected western hemlock.
Over the past four years, the district has approved an average of one coach house every three months. In order to kickstart the coach house community, council is considering letting municipal staff approve certain coach houses given adequate lane access and lot size. The proposed regulations would still need to go to a public hearing.
And finally, the district is laying the groundwork for a policy that allow one pot shop in each of the municipality’s town centres, given council approval following a future public hearing.
