Ladner Trunk Road Apartment Proposal

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

File Number: LU009536

The City received a revised application for the properties at 5349, 5359 & 5367 Ladner Trunk Road and 4834 & 4844 53 Street. The purpose of this revised application is to permit a 222-unit market residential apartment development with accessory office space on the ground floor.

The original application received 3rd reading on September 25, 2023 and the revised submission was provided on June 10th, 2024. The application has been revised to include an additional 11 units, a revised building design and does not include secured rental units. Additional information on the application are included below.

Revised Application Overview

The revised application is for a proposed multi-unit residential apartment development of two six-storey apartment buildings with a total of 222 dwelling units. The following are key aspects of the proposal:

Two six-storey buildings:

24 studio units ranging in size from at 36.6 m2 (395 ft2) to 10.4 m2 (435 ft2)
93 one bedroom and one bedroom plus den units ranging from 45.5 m2 (490 ft2) to 59.4 m2 (640 ft2)
93 two bedroom and two bedroom plus den units ranging from 64.5 m2 (695 ft2) to 82.6 m2 (889 ft2)
12 three bedroom units ranging from 84.2 m2 (907 ft2) to 92.6 m2 (997 ft2)
Floor space ratio of 2.39
237 off-street parking spaces (215 residential and 22 visitor)
241 bicycle parking spaces
1,356 m2 (14,595 ft2) of common outdoor amenity space
223 m2 (2,400 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 revised proposal included applications for:

Rezoning from Single Detached Residential 2 (RS2) to a new zone that would allow the proposed apartment buildings without the requirement for rental units.
Development Variance Permit to vary the following minimum requirements for the proposed development:
• Off-street residential parking from 250 spaces to 237 spaces (0.93 per dwelling unit),
• Off-street accessible parking from 24 spaces to 17 spaces,
• Small Car Parking Spaces from 29 spaces (maximum permitted) to 58 spaces,
• Off-street loading from 2 spaces (1 per building) to 0 spaces,
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.

The applicant has revised the application by an addition 11 units and removed the 87 rental units, converting them to market ownership. A report will be presented to Council to advise of the revised application at the July 22, 2024 Regular Meeting.

Original Application Overview

This application was 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 were 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 previous proposal included 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

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). A public hearing is no longer required for the revised proposal as it is compliant with the newly adopted Official Community Plan.

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