Ladner Trunk Road Apartment Proposal

Location: 5349, 5359 & 5367 Ladner Trunk Road and 4834 & 4844 53 Street

File Number: LU009536

Public Hearing
A Public Hearing for this proposal was held on September 25, 2023. Following the Public Hearing, Council gave 3rd readings of Bylaw No. 8327 (OCP Amendment) Bylaw No. 8328 (Rezoning) and Bylaw No. 8329 (Road Closure and Cancellation).

The applicant is now required to complete the conditions of 3rd reading. Once all of the requirements have been satisfied by the applicant, staff will prepare a report for Council's consideration of final adoption of the Bylaws and issuance of Development Variance Permit LU009043 and Development Permit LU009043.

Application Overview

This application is for a proposed multi-unit residential apartment development with two six-storey apartment buildings (one market and one rental) with a total of 211 dwelling units. The following are key aspects of the proposal:

• Two six-storey buildings:
  • Market Apartment Building (124 units)
    • 72 one bedroom and one bedroom plus den units ranging from 48.3 m² (520 ft²) to 55.2 m² (594 ft²)
    • 40 two bedroom and two bedroom plus den units ranging from 73.1 m² (787 ft²) to 92.3 m² (994 ft²)
    • 12 three bedroom units ranging from 85.6 m² (922 ft²) to 96.4 m² (1,038 ft²)
  • Rental Apartment Building (87 units)
    • 8 studio units at 36.96 m² (397 ft²)
    • 52 one bedroom and one bedroom plus den units ranging from 48.2 m² (519 ft²) to 55.7 m² (600 ft²)
    • 23 two bedroom and two bedroom plus den units ranging from 71.8 m² (773 ft²) to 84.3 m² (907 ft²)
    • 4 three bedroom units at 93.8 m² (1,010 ft²)
• Floor space ratio of 2.39
• 223 off-street parking spaces (202 residential and 21 visitor)
• 285 bicycle parking spaces
• 1,156 m² (12,445 ft²) of common outdoor amenity space
• 334.4 m² (3,600 ft²) of common indoor amenity space
• The applicant is also proposing to acquire the existing 970.1 m² (10,442 ft²) municipal lane between Ladner Trunk Road and 53 Street in order to consolidate it with the subject properties into a single development parcel

The proposal includes applications for:

• Official Community Plan amendment to change the land use designation of the subject site from Residential Ground-Oriented (RG) to a new designation that would allow for the proposed height of six storeys and floor space ratio of 2.31
• Rezoning from Single Detached Residential 2 (RS2) to a new zone that would allow the proposed apartment buildings
• Development Variance Permit to vary the following minimum requirements for the proposed development:
  • Off-street residential parking from 259 spaces to 202 spaces (0.96 per dwelling unit),
  • Off-street accessible parking from 21 spaces to 14 spaces,
  • Off-street loading from 2 spaces (1 per building) to 0 spaces,
  • Common outdoor amenity space from 1,266 m² (13,627 ft²) to 1,108.5 m² (11,932 ft²)
• Development Permit for form and character of multi-unit residential development in the Ladner Village 1 (LV1) Development Permit Area
• Road closure and subdivision to consolidate the subject properties and dedicated lane into a single parcel

Some aspects of the proposal have been revised in response to staff review and public consultation.

How Can You Provide Your Input

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