The applicant proposes no change to this limit and intends to accommodate the Health Care Office and Health Enhancement Centre uses within the portion of the floor area already approved for office use. The proposed uses are consistent with the Burrard Slopes Interim Policies, and would be accommodated within the approved densities for this site. Parking requirements for these uses would also be met. 1606 West 1st Avenue is irregularly shaped and located at the southwest corner of Fir Street and West 1st Avenue. To the east, across Fir Street, are the existing CPR railway tracks.
Further east is the False Creek residential neighbourhood.
The proposed rezoning neither contributes to nor detracts from the objective of reducing atmospheric pollution. An information sign was installed on the site on July 19, 1996. The primary concerns were the impact on the area from the additional parking and traffic associated with Health Care Offices and the potential for the offices to be used for an abortion clinic or a drug treatment centre. General Manager of Engineering Services Comments Engineering Services has no objection to the proposed text amendment provided that any new telephone and electrical services are undergrounded from the closest existing suitable service point.