Edar SEEKS APPROVAL

THE CITY OF VANCOUVER

has received a rezoning application to build a new Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House. The East Vancouver facility is located at 4065 Victoria Drive.

The neighbourhood house has provided a variety of social services to the Kensington–Cedar Cottage community for many years.

A submission prepared by DA Architects + Planners and CitySpaces Consulting Ltd. stated that the plan involves the replacement of the current 7,704-square-foot building.

A much bigger (19,361 square feet) facility is being proposed in the rezoning application.

The application noted that the Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House opened its doors in 1964. The property is owned by the Association of Neighbourhood Houses of B.C.

“The new facility will allow for the expansion of the existing programs as well as the opportunity to provide new offerings,” the application stated.

If approved, the building will include a 37-space licensed childcare facility.

Also included in the plan are an adult daycare facility with commercial kitchen, multipurpose community spaces for small- and medium-sized group activities, administration and support spaces, covered and open outdoor spaces, and underground parking.

The rezoning application said that the Cedar Cottage neighbourhood is the city’s “third largest neighbourhood and home to a quarter of the City’s residents with increasing densification”.

“Population projections for Cedar Cottage foresee an increase of up to 60,000 new residents by 2035,” the application stated.

The 4065 Victoria Drive location is situated in a single-family neighbourhood. g