Earls Site (303 Marine Drive)

Development Application - Approved Applications

The District approved a rezoning and associated development permit application for 303 Marine Drive on March 30, 2020.

The site, previously occupied by Earl's restaurant, was initially rezoned to CD55 on July 23, 2018, to allow for 141 residential units within a 26 storey tower and accessory townhouse building. The initial proposal included 54 rental units (48 market rental apartment units and 6 non-market rental townhouse units).

The subsequent rezoning and development permit application modified the existing CD55 zone to allow for an additional 35 units for a total of 176 units. The rezoning included no increase in storeys or maximum floor area ratio (FAR) and the number of market and non-market units remained unchanged at 54 units. All additional 35 units were created through the rearrangement of apartment building floor plans.

The design of the tower and townhouses remained generally similar to the previously approved development permit (DP17-077).

Notable dates in the approval process:

Council provided first reading on January 13, 2020
Public Information Meeting (held by the applicant) on January 29, 2020.
A Public Hearing was held on March 10, 2020
The rezoning and development permit (DP19-055) was approved by Council on March 30, 2020.

Staff Report

Approved Development Permit - Part 1

Approved Development Permit - Part 2

Approved Development Permit - Part 3

Lions Gate Town Centre (DNV)

Positioned within close proximity to Klahanie Park and the emerging Lions Gate Town Centre in the District of North Vancouver, the site will be a part of a transit-oriented community that is close to commercial services, public amenities and a range of housing choices.

For more information on the Lions Gate Village, including the areas and public realm plan, please click the link below:

District of North Vancouver Lions Gate Village

Visit the applicant's website

Marine Drive Local Area Plan

West Vancouver's Marine Drive Local Area Plan

The Local Area Plan (LAP) provides planning policy at a neighbourhood scale that serves to guide land-use change and development. The LAP provides design guidelines that direct the form, height, massing and character of new buildings, as well as the public spaces and landscape between.

The proposal is consistent with the Marine Drive Local Area Plan (LAP). The site is at the most eastern point of West Vancouver and is bounded by the District of North Vancouver (DNV) along the eastern property line. Access to the development will form access roads from DNV. No access to Marine Drive is proposed.

The site at 303 Marine Drive is identified as being within the Lions Gate - Klahanie Sub Area of the LAP. The LAP prioritizes residential use to meet housing objectives, generate less traffic than commercial uses, and not dissipate the planned commercial core in the adjacent Lions Gate Town Centre (see below). The LAP calls for:

density between 2.5 to 3.25 Floor Area Ratio;
built form to be within a single, slender tower with a small floor plate up to 7,500 square feet
building height between 24 to 26 storeys; and
public realm and open spaces that enhance the pedestrian connection to the commercial core, Klahanie Park, amenities and transit.

Marine Drive Local Area Plan

Past updates

Update October 2018

As per the development permit, further design development on the approved townhouses was required. The townhouses are scheduled to be considered by the Design Review Committee at its meeting on November 1, 2018.

Townhouse Design Development Part 1

Townhouse Design Development Part 2

Update July 2018

At the July 23, 2018, Council meeting, Council approved the rezoning and development permit for 303 Marine Drive. The property is located adjacent to the municipal boundaries between the District of West Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver.

A public hearing was held on June 25, 2018.

Process for Consideration

Staff presentation at the June 25, 2018 Public Hearing

Applicant presentation at the June 25, 2018, Public Hearing

Council Report (May 28, 2018)

Staff Presentation at the May 28 Council Meeting

Applicant Presentation at the May 28 Council Meeting

Development Covenant

Council Report (April 9, 2018)

Zoning Bylaw Amendment

Housing Agreement Bylaw

Development Permit No. 17-077