A developer is this week hosting two open houses as it prepares to once again convince the city to rezone an area of Steveston.
The Onni Group has applied to the city to rezone its waterfront Imperial Landing properties, which are almost complete.
At present, the area is zoned commercially for only maritime-related businesses.
Onni wants to change that to create a more complete community that reflects the values of our neighbours and welcomes residents and visitors to Imperial Landing and the Steveston area, according to a website dedicated to the rezoning.
In the past, the developer has indicated it would prefer to have the likes of a gym, grocery store and pharmacy on the ground floors of its six low-rise buildings along Bayview Street.
City council has still to decide on the rezoning, but has knocked back the request several times in the past ten years.
The open houses will be held at Building 5, Imperial Landing, 4280 Bayview St. on Thursday, July 11 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and then Saturday, July 13 from noon to 2:30 p.m.
Onni has faced stiff re-zoning opposition in the past from local residents, some of who struck up a petition against it last year.
One of the aspects of the potential rezoning is whether or not the local community needs or wants the services being suggested by Onni.
