A plan to build student housing next to the Courtyard by Marriott will go to a public hearing during Monday night's city council meeting.
Faction Projects Inc. has submitted the application on behalf of River City Ventures Inc., the same group that backed the Marriott project, as well as a numbered company.
The proponents are seeking to rezone the site to a tailor-made designation - called Patricia Residential - created specifically for the project.
It also appears the number of units that will be allowed on the site is under negotiation - no figure is provided in a staff report to council although it does say the totals allowed on properties to the north and east stand at 280 per hectare. The six-storey Marriott contains 174 rooms.
Also up for hearings are:
- A proposal to subdivide a 0.45 hectare site at 8191 Sabyam Rd. into as many as three new lots.
A letter of opposition to the proposal is included in the agenda.
- A proposal to decrease the minimum lot area at 9018 Inglewood Rd. so the existing house complies with the minimum interior yard setback.
- A request for a three-year temporary use permit to allow a vehicle repair business in a detached garage at 5532 Cook Cres.
Staff is recommending the request be denied.
- A proposal to decrease the rear yard setback from 4.5 metres to three metres and to reduce the required number of parking spaces from 96 to 60 for a 32-unit apartment building at 1340 15th Ave.
The building would include a commercial space on the first floor, intended for a salon, and there is a 38-unit apartment building on the property which would remain.
Two letters noting concerns with the proposal are included in the agenda.
Also on the agenda:
- Council will consider changes to the fare structure for the city's transit system that would see modest increases to month and semester passes.
- An update on a climate change mitigation plan will be presented.
