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To:                 Taylor Jenks
Subject:            Re: Proposal for a Development Variance Permit • Unit#6, 1199 Lynn Valley Rd.
Date:               April 23, 2021 3:44:05 PM

Hi Taylor,

This i - from North Vancouver. I got your letter dated April 12 regarding File number
08.3060.20/020.21 and Case number: PLN2021-00020.

I would like to express my consent and support to the proposal and would like to see the liquor store expansion to
the size of I 049 square meters.

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Thanks,

From:
To:
Subject:          Proposal for Development Variance Permit Unit for #6, 1199 Lynn Valley Road
Date:             April 28, 2021 2:12:59 PM

TO:         Taylor Jenks

RE:         Variance permit for expansion of Provincial Liquor Store Unit# 6, Lynn Valley
Centre

FROM:

DATE:        April 28, 2021

While I have no objection to the expansion of floor space for the renovated Provincial Liquor
Store, I .do. have several concerns about zoning and permits as applied to the redevelopment of
the LV Centre shopping mall by Bosa. It is a project that has dragged on for too many months
after the residential units were finally occupied, to the disruption of business for the small
local merchants trapped inside a war zone of unsafe pedestrian access.

My main objection concerns the ina ro riate re-location of the loading dock for SAV-ON
Foods to Library Lane                                   . This blunder in design has resulted in
excessive noise and diese arr po ution om 1d mg motors for several hundred residents of
nearby towers, including seniors, families and young children. WHY this loading dock was
allowed to intrude on a residential area instead of remaining near the parking-lot side of the
mall defies explanation. We also experience frequent blocking of the entrances into our
residential basement parkades because of double-parked delivery vans, semi-trailer trucks, and
waste disposal vehicles, all running their engines and creating noise and air pollution.

Maybe the parking area to the east of the mall (now devoted to cars) could be re-zoned for
trucks only, trucks waiting their turn to deliver goods to the liquor store or any other stores in
the mall. If the SAV-ON loading dock on Library Lane is afait accompli, I suggest that only
one delivery vehicle at a time be allowed to off-load there, while the others would be required
to wait their turn in the aforementioned parking area with engines turned OFF. The same
policy should apply to waste disposal trucks. I wonder what sort of pollution readings a health
department inspector would find on Library Lane during a busy work day? This misplaced
loading dock is a deterrent to citizens opting to live in densified town centres, walkable centres
that should be one of the key components of a healthier future for a decarbonized planet.

I sincerely hope that the former loading dock for SAV-ON foods (next to the Janeway between
L V Centre and L V Village) will not be abandoned in this redevelopment. That loading dock is
many metres further away from the residential towers and should have remained as the
primary truck access point for commercial businesses in the mall.

Sincerely

From:
To:
Subject:          Proposal for Development Variance Permit - Unit 6, 1199 Lynn Valley Road (BC liquor store) - opposed
Date:             April 26, 2021 8:21:06 AM

Dear Taylor Jenks,

I received the District's letter about the proposed development variance permit at the BC Liquor
Store on Lynn Valley Road at Lynn Valley Centre. I live very nearby o n _, off Lynn Valley
Road.

I oppose the variance application. The liquor store is already at the maximum square footage
allowed under the C2 zoning. What they now seek is a huge increase in square footage beyond the
maximum currently permitted under the zoning bylaw. If approved, it will result in a liquor store
that is more than 4,400 square feet larger than the maximum under the bylaws. That's another six
or so two-bedroom condos worth of retail space! It's not a small variance to make a difficult site
work. It's a huge expansion proposal.

The DNV's website on development variance permits advises that these applications are approved
"typically only if you're renovating an existing non-conforming building, or if you're building on a
particularly challenging lot." This is neither of those situations.

Our Lynn Valley neighbourhood already has the existing maximum-sized BC Liquor Store {subject to
this variance application) and a boutique liquor store across the street at Lynn Valley Road and
Mountain Highway. We also have both the Black Bear Pub and Brown's Social House in Lynn Valley
Centre doing liquor off-sales. We are very well-served, arguably over-served, with liquor retail in
Lynn Valley.

On my walks, I regularly pick up empty vodka bottles and beer cans from along our front garden, by
the benches in the children's pocket park-                           and along the Sunnyhurst Park path between
              ■ · We had an intoxicated person at the MacDonald's on Lynn Valley Road at Ross
Road causing a disturbance two weeks ago. We had an intoxicated person commit an assault against
a local resident walkingfllll on Ross Road last week. The RCMP attend these events and our
~lockWatch captain canvasses for security camera footage. It's upsetting and makes the
neighbourhood feel less safe to walk. While it is very unfortunate some residents here have alcohol
addiction issues, the rest of us also suffer a reduced quality of life in our neighbourhood as a result.
More alcohol access only invites more problems.

We do not need another 4,400+ square feet of liquor retail in the neighbourhood. It's unnecessary
in terms of retail access to alcohol given what's already available here. Please refuse this application
in the best interests of our neighbourhood.

Regards,

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To:
Subject:
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                         Proposal for a Development Variance Pennit 1199 Lyyn Valley Raod
Date:                    April 21, 2021 7:15:42 PM

Dear Taylor Jenkins,
Thank you for your work on behalf of the residents of the District of North Vancouver. I wish
to provide feedback for the ronosal to ex and the BC Li uor store in Lynn Valley Centre
Mall. As a resident o                                                , our home looks
directly onto the East par g 101 o ynn 'a ey Centre.           ir  ys (especially early mornings)
are filled with very loud noises generated by shipping, receiving and garbage/recycling
disposal at the east side of Lynn Valley Centre. Traffic chaos is often a hallmark ofthis "rear"
part of the mall. It is an extremely busy area.
I agree with the proposal if. and only if, the loading and unloading area for the liquor store and
the new proposed site of Shoppers Drug Mart remains in the current area (North side of the
mall) and is not added to the already problematic and chaotic loading/shipping zones for Save-
On-Foods and other vendors at the mall.
As an aside, I believe the District should close the parking area to the East of the mall and
create a pedestrian only zone (except for emergency vehicle access). When we purchased our
new suite, we were led to believe that Library Lane (to the East of the Mall) and Conifer Street
would be closed to vehicle access except for access to resident parking and the new Save-On-
Food Loading Zone. I am very unclear as to whether this land is owned by BOSA or the
District. Even if the Library Lane and this area is owned by BOSA, the District should
examine this problematic area that is often used as a "short cut" between E 29th A venue and
Mountain Highway. At the very least, this area should be closed at night to limit noise for the
ever growing number of residents (including many young children).
Thank you for your consideration and your work.
Sincerelv,

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