The City of Delta has begun gathering public feedback on a proposed 40-unit, three-storey townhouse development in Ladner.
The Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment application was submitted this year to consolidate properties 4876, 4888, 4896, 4906, 4918, 4928 and 4938 57th St.
The almost 70,000-square-foot site is located one block to the north of Ladner Trunk Road.
Maple Leaf Homes Ladner Ltd. applied to have the existing single-family houses torn down and the site rezoned for higher density.
The current designation for the site is one and two-unit residential, which is intended for single-detached housing 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 the application was defeated following a public hearing in February 2020.
A staff report at the time noted that while the current land use designation for the properties is for single-detached dwellings, there are many existing multi-unit residential developments surrounding the site.
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.
There are 41 trees on the site and the earlier application proposed removing all of them.
Among the concerns of residents during public consultation at the time was existing congestion at the intersections of 57th Street and Ladner Trunk Road and 57th Street and 48B Avenue.
A public information meeting for the new application will be held Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Delta Municipal Hall in Ladner.
