The Park - Mixed Use Building at 12 Avenue and 53A Street

Location: 5360 12 Avenue and 1146, 1156 and 1170 53A Street
File Number: LU009764
Applicant: Arc Studio Architecture Ltd.

The City of Delta has received a revised application for the properties at 5360 12 Avenue and 1146, 1156 and 1170 53A Street. The purpose of the revised application is to permit a six-storey mixed-use building with ground floor commercial units and 67 residential apartment units.

The original application was submitted January 5, 2024 and underwent a public consultation process in the summer of 2024. The applicant has since revised the application with key changes, as follows:

increase storey height from five to six storeys and building height from 17.3 m to 20.9 m
increase number of residential units from 65 units to 67 units and eliminate 13 lock-off suites
increase the floor space ratio from 0.98 to 1.33

Additional information on the original and revised applications are provided below, including adjustments to the building design and site plan.

Revised Application Overview:

This application is for a mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial units and 67 residential apartment units. The following are key aspects of the revised proposal:

926 m² of commercial floor area at-grade and 10,633 m² of residential floor area at-grade and above
67 residential apartment units including a mix of 1–, 2–, 3–, and 4–bedroom units
6 storeys and maximum building height of 20.9 m plus 3 levels of underground parking
156 vehicle parking spaces including 107 resident spaces and 42 commercial spaces
7 visitor spaces (shared with the 42 commercial spaces)
80 bicycle parking spaces including 5 commercial, 70 residential and 5 residential visitor spaces
Vehicular access to the underground parking area from 53A Street and to at-grade parking from 12 Avenue
Pedestrian access from 12 Avenue and 53A Street
2,899 m² (43.2 m² per unit) of private common outdoor residential amenity area
72 m² (1.1 m² per unit) of private common indoor residential amenity area

The proposal is consistent with the Neighbourhood Centres & Corridors (NC) land use designation in "Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 8400, 2024".

This development proposal includes applications for:

Rezoning from C.D. 286 and Single Detached Residential 1 (RS1) to a new site specific Comprehensive Development Zone No. 46 (CDZ46) under "Delta Bylaw No. 7600, 2017".
Tsawwassen Town Centre (SD1-A) Development Permit for form and character of mixed-use development in the Tsawwassen Town Centre (SD1-A) Development Permit Area.
Subdivision and consolidation of four lots into a single development parcel.

Original Application Overview:

This original application was for a mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial units and 65 residential apartment units. The following were key aspects of the original proposal:

823 m² of commercial floor area at-grade and 6,467 m² of residential floor area at-grade and above
65 residential apartment units including 13 lock-off units and a mix of 1–, 2–, 3–, and 4–bedroom units
5 storeys and maximum building height of 17.3 m plus 3 levels of underground parking
143 vehicle parking spaces including 103 resident spaces and 40 commercial spaces
7 visitor spaces (shared with the 40 commercial spaces)
80 bicycle parking spaces including 10 commercial, 65 residential and 5 visitor spaces
Vehicular access to the underground parking area from 53A Street and to at-grade parking from 12 Avenue
Pedestrian access from 12 Avenue and 53A Street
2,828 m² (43.5 m² per unit) of private common outdoor residential amenity area
65 m² (1 m² per unit) of private common indoor residential amenity area

The proposal was consistent with the Neighbourhood Centres & Corridors (NC) land use designation in "Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 8400, 2024".

This development proposal included applications for:

Rezoning from C.D. 286 and Single Detached Residential 1 (RS1) to a new site specific Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ) under "Delta Bylaw No. 7600, 2017" to allow the proposed mixed-use commercial/apartment building with a height of 5 storeys.
Tsawwassen Town Centre (SD1-A) Development Permit for form and character for the apartment building development.
Subdivision and consolidation of four lots into a single development parcel.

Please note that the revised application (LU009764) has not gone to Council for consideration; therefore, aspects of the proposal may change as the application proceeds through the review process. Images are depicted as renderings.

How Can You Provide Your Input

Provide your feedback or ask questions directly by contacting the City Contact, Alex Cauduro, Senior Planner or Emma Adams, Planner at the City of Delta by telephone or email with the contact information provided on this webpage until December 6, 2024.

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