Long-discussed downtown Parksville project advancing, for now

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Coun. Amit Gaur called it a “vital project” for downtown revitalization, and was thankful to see it go forward after eight years, although he said he would prefer if their design advisory panel could take another look at it.

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Blaine Russell, Parksville’s director of community planning and building, said this particular permit had already been accepted by Council on four occasions since 2018.

The Hirst Ave. development will also include five EV charging parking stalls, low-flow showers and toilets, and 35 per cent of the materials used in construction will be recycled, according to the developers’ report. (Image Credit: City of Parksville)

Not moving forward

During the same meeting, a number of other proposed developments did not go through after being voted down by Council in various bylaw and Official Community Plan (OCP) stages.

Councillors voted against a third reading of an OCP amendment for 457/489 Stanford Ave. E, and 472 Island Hwy. E, to change designations from Industrial to Multi-Unit Residential and Commercial to build a pair of four-storey apartment buildings with 134 units in total across three lots.

Only Mayor Doug O’Brien and Coun. Mary Beil voted in favour of the zoning and development amendment.

Another third reading of a proposed rezoning application for 386 Hirst Ave., to allow apartments and multi-family residential builds, was also voted down, with O’Brien and Coun. Joel Grenz the lone votes in favour.

Coun. Gaur said he’s listening to neighbour concerns around the size and scope of the project while voting against the proposed amendment on Hirst Ave.

“The size of the lot and the density that’s being proposed, I have concern with that.”

A third development at 353 Moilliet St. S. was asked to be rezoned from Transitional Residential to Multi-Unit Residential, with only O’Brien voting in favour.

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