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Charrette Summary:Albion Flats Concept Plan

Council Presentation, District of Maple Ridge

Feb 7, 2010

Mark Holland, B.LA., MSc., MCIP, LEEDPrincipal HBLanarc Consultants Ltd.


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Process behind Albion FlatsConcept Options

Overview

Site analysis

Concepts, Options & Scenarios

Discussion & Recommendations


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Report-back to Council on

the charrette process

Purpose of today

Hear from Council

Explore next steps


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Process Overview


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Landowner meeting

Key outcome: Charrette

primer

Phase 1: Research & Consultation

Consultant meetings with

ALC staff

Community forum


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2- day charrette

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Key outcome: Charrette

Summary Report

Phase 2: Charrette

Consultant meeting with ALC

staff

Public charrette pin-up Part 2


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Intensive 2-day design

workshop on

develo in conce t

Charrette Overview

options for Albion


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Presentation of charrettesummary to community + Council

Phase 3: Concept Plan Review and

Refinement

Key outcome: PreferredConcept Plan for AlbionFlats

Possible review and comment byALC on all options (specialopportunity)

Development of a preferredconcept


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Direction from Council

Technical analysis

Key Inputs Into the Process

ev ew o po cy con ex Stakeholder input

Community input


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Who is involved


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Stakeholder Groups


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Charrette Participants


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Perspectives


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Sustainable communities

Sustainable regional food

systems

Perspectives

Environmental constraints Future growth patterns

Existing uses

Politics

Precedent


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Summary of SiteAnalysis


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Existing uses

Environmental features

Site Assessment

Agriculture, soils &hydrology

Land economics

Connections and impacts ofsurrounding areas.


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Significant riparian setbacks

Hydrology

y ro ogy o agr cu ura

soils needs addressing


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The Albion Flats Market

G.P. Rollo & Associates:


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Pelton Lands decision; Pitt Meadows supply;

Enhanced Albion FlatsPotential

Market for Industrial Uses

By 2030, Maple Ridge

will require 120 to 170

acres of industrial land;

Factors making Albion Flats appealingfor industrial users:

Close to bridges

Proximate industrial areas Servicing extensions


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Agro -Industrial uses could bedeveloped on ALR lands without

exclusion

Market for Agro-Industrial Uses

Agro IndustrialOpportunitiesNursery

ree arm

Food retail

Education

Incubators

Food Processing


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Parks and RecreationMaster Plan 2010

Recreational Uses

Recreational hub potential

Recreational uses cancomplement many other

uses (offices, retail,

residential)


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Growth Areas:

Town Centre

Albion Neighbourhood

Market for Residential Uses

District demand for over 18,000new units over 25 years

Smaller units, denser

environments as population ages ver Va ey

+ household sizes shrink

Many areas identified for

residential


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Factors to Consider:

Population Growth Retail spending

Competing Projects

Planning goals and objectives

By 2015:

District Demand for120,000 to 265,000 sq.ft.

Market for Retail Uses

Identified growth areas Retailer Demand By 2025:

District Demand for

200,000 to 525,000 sq.ft.


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Several types available

1. Large Format (Power Centre)

Retail Concepts

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3. Community-Serving

4. Neighbourhood Node


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Large Format Power Center

Sizes can vary

One or more large anchors with mid-box and smaller tenants

250,000 450,000 square feet (Maple Meadows)

Stand alone Wal-Mart ~ 90,000 100,000 square feet


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Retail Lifestyle Village

Lifestyle Villages

The Village at Park Royal (North Vancouver): 298,000 sq.ft. Lifestyle Village at Grandview Corners (Surrey): 160,000 sq.ft.


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Mixed-Use / Lifestyle Village

Urban Center -Retail, Residential, Office, Public Space

Morgan Crossing mixed-use Lifestyle Centre, Surrey

o 400,000 sq.ft. (including big-box power centre)

o Residential component


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Grocery Anchored Shopping Centre

Neighborhood or Community Centre

Total size: typically 100,000 sq.ft. or less. As small as 20,000 sq.ft.

Grocery Store anchor - 10,000 to 40,000 square feet Coopers project, Maple Ridge (240th) -- 24,000 sq.ft.

Caulfield Village, West Vancouver- 70,000 sq.ft.


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Retail

Office

Light industrial

Mixing of Uses

Agro-industrial

Residential

Institutional

Recreation

Agricultural


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Increase retail services andshopping opportunities.

Community Input

Preserve agricultural land

Increase recreational uses

Increase jobs


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Plan Priorities-

Priority 1: Address farming and food production

Priority 2: Job creation and shopping options

Priority 4: Support a complete community

Priority 5: Placemaking and Community Identity

Priority 6: Strong recreation program on-site.


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Results: Concepts,

Options & Scenarios


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Two options for the southeast of the site

Charrette Outcomes

Two options for the northwest portion

=Four development scenarios


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Land use flexibility

Area calculations ~ approximate

Concept Explorations

Test opportunities - raise issues

Next steps = extensive designwork


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1) Jobs priority

Southeast of 105th

2) Recreation priority


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Concept A: Commercial mixed use

Recreation retained Street oriented commercial /

mixed uses

Clusters of flexible uses


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Concept B: Recreation, Mixed-Use

Recreation expanded Fair grounds and facilities

Mixed use clusters


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Possible Impact of currentDevelopment Applications

Possible area exempted of Concepts A and B =

13,959 sq m (150,253 sq ft)


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1) Agricultural focus

Northwest of 105th

2) Commercial focus


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Option 1: Agriculture

Value-added food uses

included


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Major commercial

ption 2: Auto- rientedCommercial

s opp ng g

industrial center

Some residential

Additional meeting + report

appendix


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Scenarios


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Scenario 1: Jobs, Commercial& Agriculture

Agriculture retained in bestfarmland area

Significant commercial

mixed use (400,000+ sqft)


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Scenario 2: Jobs & Auto-oriented commercial

Significant commercialcenter (up to 2 million+ sqft)


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Scenario 3: Recreation, Mixed-use & Agriculture

gr cu ure re a ne va ue

added

Major civic recreation center


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Majority of land in ALR Single objective = agriculture

Re uires ALC exclusion

Agricultural Land Commission

Precedent

Unique opportunity

Preliminary feedback on options Recommended


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If ALC requiresagriculture west of 105th

Eastern parcel can support

If ALC is open toanything

Any option /

Options = Flexibility to MeetCommunity Needs

If ALC = nochange

Recreation +

mixed use (over 400,000sqft floorplate)

Power Centre (300,000+ sq.ft.)

Lifestyle Village (150 to 300,000 sq.ft.)

Neighbour or Community Serving

Retail (100,000 sq.ft. or less)

Mixed use more development possibility

Commercial Agricultural

Jobs

Industrial

Residential

option Events and

recreation

jobs

Agro focus


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Significant research and consultation

Responsive process

Conclusions

Open discussion and neutrality

Options for ALC conversation

Many community objectives met in any option


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Send all options to ALCfor preliminary review

Recommendations


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Thank-you

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