Ladnertownhouseproposalreturnsforanothertry

Sandor Gyarmati

sgyarmati@delta-optimist com

Another proposal has come forward for a townhouse development at a Ladner site where a previous application was rejected due to a technicality.

A recent report to council on new Official Community (OCP) amendment applications includes an application, which is at the preliminary stage, to consolidate properties 4876, 4888, 4896, 4906, 4918, 4928 and 4938 57th St to build a 40-unit, three-storey townhouse development

The almost 70,000-square-foot site is located one block to the north of Ladner Trunk Road.

To undergo staff review, the development would see the existing seven, single-family houses demolished and the site rezoned to higher density

The current designation for the site is one and two-unit residential, which is intended for single-detached hous- ing of low urban density, including homes on large and conventional-sized lots and comprehensively planned subdivisions.

A previous application for a 40-unit, three-storey townhouse development for the site was submitted four years ago, but council denied the application following a public hearing in February 2020.

A staff report at the time noted that while the current land use designations for the properties are for single-detached dwellings, there are many

Tsawwassen to get new multi-use pathway

GYARMATI sgyarmati@delta-optimist com

The City of Delta has issued a request for proposals for design and construction services for a new multi-use path- way along the boulevard of 56th Street between 6th Avenue and Winskill Park and from 56th Street to Winskill Park via the park.

The project includes a new threemetre-wide asphalt multi-use pathway existing multi-unit residential developments surrounding the site, which are largely designated residential ground-oriented, and some of which are three or more storeys.

Additionally, the townhouse proposal complied with the broader objectives of the Ladner Area Plan related to allowing a mix of infill housing in various forms and densities within, adjacent to and outside of Ladner Village, according to the report.

Among the concerns of residents during public consultation was existing congestion at the intersections of 57th Street and Ladner Trunk Road and 57th Street and 48B Avenue.

The applicant, Maple Leaf Homes Ltd , had a traffic impact assessment done, which concluded that the intersections at 57th Street and Ladner Trunk Road, which is signalized, and at 57 Street and 48B Avenue, which is unsignalized, would function within acceptable service levels along the east side of 56th Street as well as street lighting improvements. The preliminary design is to be completed by October 2023 with a public consultation meeting to follow.

Construction is scheduled for the spring of 2024 with the work to be completed by November next year.

The project is part of Delta’s new

A Delta report three years ago when an earlier townhouse development was proposed noted that among the concerns of residents was traffic congestion at the intersections of 57th Street and Ladner Trunk Road and 57th Street and 48B Avenue.

Staff will initiate a public consultation process for the latest proposal

Cycling Master Plan As part of the 2023 Capital Budget, the city has included approximately $550,000 of funding towards cycling infrastructure The funds will be used to complete a connection at 56th Street and 6th Avenue as well as design work for upcoming cycling projects including bike lanes along 12th Avenue west of 56th Street