District of Squamish has received a rezoning application for a mixed-use building on Cleveland Avenue in Downtown Squamish. The developer is seeking a commercial parking variance but providing all required residential parking spaces.
The building will be located at 38123 Cleveland, at the north corner of Cleveland Avenue and Winnipeg Street. The site presently contains Corsa Cycles and a large private parking area. The applicant proposes a six-storey mixed-use project with frontage on Cleveland Avenue and Winnipeg Street.
Commercial and office is provided at grade with residential above. “The project uses commercial retail units, a corner plaza, amenity spaces and a through block pedestrian walkway to engage with the surrounding community. The corner plaza is an important feature on site and has the potential to draw locals and tourists to this intersection and act as a landmark for Downtown Squamish,” the applicant notes.
The latest council report doesn’t specify the number of units being proposed but the building will have e 13% three-bedroom and 4% two-bedroom with den. Staff supports the proposed bedroom mix and are seeking Council feedback on the proposal.
As part of a Community Amenity Contribution, the applicant is proposing seven one-bedroom units as affordable housing, with ownership to remain with the developer. The proposed cash contribution would be $11,085. An enhanced plaza space at the corner of Winnipeg Street and Cleveland Avenue is also proposed.
The applicant is also proposing $24,000 to fund the redesign of the streetscape, public space and intersection at Cleveland Avenue and Winnipeg Street. The applicant is also seeking a commercial parking variance. The bylaw requires that the applicant provide 34 parking stalls for employment use. The District bylaws allow a maximum of 19 stalls to be purchased as cash-in-lieu for a total sum of $570,000.
The applicant plans to provide five parking stalls. As many as nine stalls will be provided as cash in lieu, for a total amount of $270,000, and the remaining 20 stalls will not be provided. Council will discuss the rezoning at an council meeting tomorrow.
David J Lassmann says
This is a little bit confusing but it appears that the idea is that little or no parking will be provided. I wonder where the residents, employees, and customer or clients will park their vehicles. The District staff must have an awful lot of confidence in our transit system.
Glenn s says
Great less parking down town. Soon easier to slip into park royal and shop then endlessly circle in downtown Squamish.
Maria says
Wow less parking downtown! that’s exactly what the tax payers of Squamish want! completely ridiculous!
Dave Nabi says
Awesome, much more housing is needed quickly.
Love that council is taking $ for CAs instead of parking. People need to keep their cars out of downtown.
Glenn says
You’re right don’t go downtown as you cannot find parking eventually due to lack of traffic the downtown businesses will fold . Empty storefronts it’s a beautiful vision for Squamish
Brian says
Who the hell are you (or council) to say people need to keep their cars (which in reality whether you like it or not tend to actually be trucks and SUVs) out of downtown? That’s actually how the majority of people who pay the taxes in this town get around and to and from this town. I don’t think people who afford million dollar condos ride bikes to minimum wage jobs or find extra time in their day after commuting to the city to take a bus with their growing families to go to a restaurant or their mailbox. Nor should they be forced too. People move here to take advantage of the outdoors which tends to involve vehicles. Larger than average ones at that. It’s tiring seeing council and the town “planners” live in denial, destroying everything this town has been and should be, pretending we can be some fairy tale utopian extension of Vancouver. Cramming more bedrooms in a tight space is not fixing anything.