Public notice

Site Development - 1440 Columbia Street – Public comments invited

 

March 27, 2024 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Site Development - 1440 Columbia Street, located at 1440 Columbia Street, North Vancouver, are not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by April 25, 2024.

To help inform this determination and a decision on whether or not to approve the proposed project, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.  For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website. In addition, your contact information may be shared with third parties, e.g., the tenant, other relevant agencies, to help respond to your questions and inform possible mitigations.

Written comments must be submitted by April 25, 2024 to:

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Project and Environmental Review
100 The Pointe, 999 Canada Place
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 3T4
per@portvancouver.com

 

The proposed project

The applicant proposed to undertake the completion of the site development and terminal expansion and all civil works associated with the civil upgrades to 1440 Columbia Street in North Vancouver. The works are to include the relocation of street turnarounds, street paving, sanitary main maintenance, and installation of a new lock block and oil/grit/water separators.

The proposed works include:

1. Relocating the Columbia Street turnaround involving the regrade for the new turnaround, and may include
   • New sanitary cleanout after decommissioning and capping of the sanitary main west of VFP
   • Protecting or relocating an existing fire hydrant, if required
   • Connecting an additional catch basin to nearby off-site District of North Vancouver storm system, if required
2. Relocation of the North Laneway turnaround involving the regrade for the new turnaround, and may include
   • Connecting an additional catch basin to nearby off-site District of North Vancouver storm system, if required
3. Paving of 1440 Columbia Street and turnaround to follow Terminal Ready standards and specifications, including
   • Importing fill for new pavement structure
   • Potentially removing any unsuitable subgrade
4. Capping the sanitary main west of the 1460 sanitary connection and installing a sanitary overbuilt manhole on top
5. Ensuring that the 1440 Columbia property surface drainage is contained within VFPA property and with no overflow off-site (while ensuring adequate drainage to the on-site system)
6. Installing a new lock block retaining wall along with perimeter fencing for proper delineation
7. Installing new oil/grit/water separators as part of the updated site storm water collection