In an unusual turn of events, the City of Nanaimo is sending the Howard Johnson Harbourside Hotel redevelopment back to a public hearing. realestate realestatenews Nanaimo development
In a turn of events that is rarely seen when it comes to development applications in British Columbia, the City of Nanaimo is rescinding the Third Reading for the Howard Johnson Harbourside Hotel redevelopment application and sending the project back to a public hearing.
The subject site is located at the northern edge of Downtown Nanaimo, by the the Millstone River, where the Snuneymuxw First Nation has traditionally resided. In addition, the City of Nanaimo and the Snunemuxw First Nation also signed anThus, in a February 6 council meeting, Council directed staff to reassess the rezoning application and how it complies with the truth and reconciliation policies in the City Plan.
“In order to ensure a fair and open and transparent public hearing process, our recommendation would be — as this, in our opinion, could be constituted as ‘new information’ for council — that the best practice is to rescind the Third Reading and go back to a public hearing,” said Dale Lindsay, General Manager of Development Services for the City.
The properties at 444 and 450 Comox Road are each occupied by a low-rise apartment building that were originally built in the 1950s, and 500 Comox Road was previously occupied by an office building. That office building was partially demolished after a fire in 1995, but the exposed foundation and parkade walls remain on the site.
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