Public hearing Dec. 6
A new housing and commercial development may be coming to Third Avenue downtown.
Council passed first and second reading of a rezoning of the property from light industrial to mixed-use at 37762 Third Ave. that makes way for the Solterra project, at its meeting Tuesday night.
The proposal is for 11 townhouses and 1,800 square feet of commercial at street level. A public hearing on the proposal has been scheduled for Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. at municipal hall.
Former mayor passes
Former mayor of Squamish David Stewart died on Nov. 10. Stewart was mayor from January 1975 to December 1976. He was also an alderman from January 1973 to December 1975 and from November 1982 to November 1986. He was the local coroner for 13 years. A service for Stewart is scheduled for Nov. 26 at 11 a.m. at Squamish Funeral Chapel.
Townhomes for NorthYards
Another townhouse development may be soon on its way to the Northyards neighbourhood.
At a meeting Tuesday night, council passed first reading of rezoning of adjacent lots at 39773 Government Rd. to make way for a 51 unit townhouse complex. The complex would include 23 side-by-side townhouses and 28 stacked townhomes, according to the report to council by District of Squamish staff.
The bottom floor of the stacked townhouses would be a parkade.
Six rental units and an 11,000-square-foot green space in the centre of the development is also proposed.
The proponents, the Dayhu Group of Companies, requested a high variance to allow more units. They are requesting the complex be 13.4 metres high as opposed to the usual 10.6 metres.
A variance to allow fewer parking stalls is also requested. Rather than two stalls per unit, the proponents are asking to provide one stall per unit for the 23-stacked homes.
Adaptive programs in the works
More adaptive programing for Squamish residents with special needs may soon be on the way.
Council passed a motion at its committee of the whole Tuesday to have the recreation department bring back adaptive programing proposals for the 2017 budget and to allocate up to $10,000 in contingency funds to any programing expenditures prior to the 2017 budget.
Some local parents were on hand at council requesting adaptive help for their children with special needs.
The district’s Recreation Services currently offers some adaptive programs, such as chair yoga, as well as financial support and free admission for support people.
A district survey found 40 per cent of other communities offer a support person for special needs participants in recreational programing, something Squamish does not provide, according to district staff.
Next, an advisory board will be struck with district staff and local stakeholders, which will advise on parameters of needs in Squamish and the possible budget.
