1084 Tanaka Court

Project Update, January 2025: A Public Hearing on this proposal is scheduled for January 27, 2025 at 6:00 pm. Community members are invited to provide their feedback on the proposal to Council for their review and consideration as part of the Public Hearing process. There are multiple ways to provide feedback through the Public Hearing process: through the comment form on this page; by email to clerks@newwestcity.ca; by regular mail; or by signing up to speak at the Public Hearing. Speaker sign-up will open on January 17.

The Public Hearing process is the final opportunity to provide input before Council makes its decision on this application.

What's being proposed?

Applications for an Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment and a Rezoning have been received for 1084 Tanaka Court. The site is currently vacant, located on the western edge of Queensborough, north of Boyd Street and Highway 91A. The property is currently designated and zoned for commercial uses under the OCP and Zoning Bylaw. The property owner has proposed to change the OCP land use designation to allow industrial uses. No form of development is proposed at this time; the applicant would submit a Development Permit and Building Permit application at a later date.

The applications propose to:

• Amend the Official Community Plan land use designation from Queensborough Commercial (QC) to Queensborough Mixed Employment (QME). The Queensborough Mixed Employment designation allows for a variety of light industrial, office, and service commercial uses with a focus on employment generation.
• Add the property to the Queensborough Industrial and Mixed Employment Development Permit Area. Any future Development Permit applications would need to comply with the Queensborough Industrial and Mixed Employment Development Permit Area guidelines which include guidelines related to building materials and colour, trees and landscaping, and how to transition to neighboring buildings.
• Rezone the property from Comprehensive Development District (1084 Tanaka Court) (CD-82) to Light Industrial Districts (M-1). The Light Industrial Districts (M-1) zone allows for a variety of light industrial uses, including but not limited to manufacturing, trade schools, self-storage facilities, truck and industrial equipment repair, sales, rental, and storage, retail building supply establishments, scientific laboratories, and taxi offices. For a full list of uses permitted in the M-1 zone, click here.

How can I engage?

The final opportunity for feedback on this application before Council decides whether to approve it will be at the January 27, 2025 Public Hearing. You can submit your comments for Council as part of the Public Hearing process through the comment form below.

There are opportunities for the public to provide feedback through the application review process. City-led consultation on the project has now concluded. The City-led consultation is intended to offer an opportunity for public input before the project proposal is finalized and presented to Council for consideration. This will now be reviewed by the Advisory Planning Commission, followed by a public hearing prior to Council consideration.

Summary of Consultation

The applicant presented the proposal to the Queensborough Residents Association on September 10, 2024. There were 20 participants at the meeting and no questions were raised.

City-led consultation included a comment form on this project page, which was open between October 11 and October 28, 2024. Residents within 100 metres of the project were notified of the opportunity to provide feedback. One response was received, which was focused on conservation of native habitat in the area where possible. Further detail is available in the report and attachments presented to Council on December 16, 2024.