Langley City Development: 6-storey Apartment near 200th and 56th. Rowhouses near Brookswood Border.

On Monday, Langley City Council held a public hearing for a proposed 6-storey, 49-unit apartment at 20032 & 20038 56 Avenue, just east of the Petro Can Station at 200th Street.

A rendering of the proposed project at 20032 & 20038 56 Avenue. Select image to enlarge.

The apartment will feature rooftop outdoor amenity space.

The rooftop layout of the proposed project at 20032 & 20038 56 Avenue. Select image to enlarge.

Langley City’s Advisory Design Panel, which includes members of the public, architects, and landscape architects, made the following recommendations:

• Provide weather-protective coverage for all 6th-floor balconies
• Provide a covered area on rooftop patio over barbecue area
• Provide a greater variety of seating options on the rooftop amenity space
• Consider adding more or differently shaped/sized garden plots and spreading them out more widely over rooftop patio
• Consider using larger windows on the side of the building
• Provide more variety of plants on rooftop amenity space
• Consider alternate parking layout for parallel parking spaces in the underground parking
• Consider additional landscaping along the back of the parking area
• Consider noise attenuation opportunities to insulate units from street noise and rooftop patio
• Consider making garbage room accessible from within the building
• Consider incorporating additional sustainability measures into the project

The project’s proponent accepted most of the recommendations of the advisory design panel except moving the garden plots, using larger windows on the sides of the building, adjusting the parking layout (not possible due to space constraints,) and making the garbage room accessible from within the building.

The additional sustainability measures include: using permeable paving on the walkways, patios, and the entrance driveway, using high solar reflectance roof material, and using high U-value glass for windows and doors.

Council received an email from a resident in the apartment just east of the proposed project. The resident was concerned the project would increase vehicles crashes and negatively impact his view.

Earlier in the day, Council gave first and second reading for a 6-unit rowhouse project at 20816 45A Avenue. Staff will now schedule a public hearing for the proposal.

A rendering of the proposed project at 20816 45A Avenue. Select image to enlarge.