Three major proposed Delta development projects had to be temporarily put on hold for further discussion this week due to city council not having enough members on hand to cast a vote.
The council meeting held on Monday, May 30 only had Mayor George Harvie and councillors Dylan Kruger, Bruce McDonald and Dan Copeland attend either in-person or virtually.
While they had enough to have a meeting quorum, they didn’t have enough council members in attendance to consider changes to the city’s Official Community Plan.
One of the projects involves a proposed OCP amendment to build a 153-unit residential complex fronting the future Delta hotel/casino complex.
Located near the interchange of Highways 99 and 17A, the application by Shato Holdings Ltd. would see 138 apartment condos in two buildings and 15 townhouse units.
Some of the housing units would be supported with an affordable housing funding arrangement.
Council was to consider preliminary approval for that application to send it to a public hearing.
The other application for council to consider preliminary approval, but put on hold, was for a proposed 150-unit non-market rental apartment building in Ladner.
That redevelopment application is for the Ladner Willows complex, located in the 5600-block of Ladner Trunk Road. It’s a 40-unit townhouse complex operated by Red Door Housing Society.
The proposal is for seniors and family housing with a height of five storeys, which is not consistent with the existing land use designation.
The other agenda item involving an OCP amendment was for council to consider granting final approval to construct a 40-unit condo complex in the 1200-block of Hunter Road in Tsawwassen.
The developer wants to consolidate several single-family parcels on the street, just north of 12th Avenue, to construct a four-storey building with two levels of underground parking.
A report to council notes the owner has provided the required security deposits and executed restrictive covenants to address building design, landscaping, tree retention and replacement and cash-in-lieu of parkland. The owner has also executed a development agreement, which includes a construction management plan.
The next council meeting will be held on June 13.
