The Parkview Slopes area of Cates Hill is currently zoned for 23 to 24 single-family residential lots (average approximately 1 acre each). Since all past planning efforts regarding future land uses in the Snug Cove area have concluded that the most appropriate and logical location for the creation of urgently needed non-market housing and local employment is within the periphery of Snug Cove, we want to find out whether the current zoning of Parkview Slopes within the Snug Cove area is still the preferred public choice over a diversified live/work community with alternative, affordable housing.
Our proposal is to transfer the density for the residential market housing from Parkview Slopes to Seymour Landing at Cowan Point. Seymour Landing could easily receive the density because the infrastructure in that area is vastly over-built relative to the number of properties served (i.e. roads, water storage and distribution system, water treatment plant, sewer collection/treatment/disposal system, single- and three-phase hydro systems, etc). For more details, see Rationale.
The density transfer would leave the land on Parkview Slopes (approximately 20 acres) at a nominal value, removing one of the biggest obstacles for affordable rental housing and affordable live/work spaces. Costs to develop the infrastructure (internal roads/driveways, water, sewer, hydro/tel/cable, etc) could be covered by developing part of the area as micro-homes on lease lots. The number and composition of units will be part of the discussion with the Municipality and the public about our proposal. For more information about this, see Details.
We submitted our application to Bowen Island Municipality on May 28, 2009. On this website you can read some history related to this application.