Concord Pacific continues to allow commercial parking on a 9-acre site slated for a future park. During a BC Lions game on Sunday, August 24th, the property was used as a parking lot. The City of Vancouver recently made a decision that would allow for Concord to keep its sales centre on the site; however, the decision also stated that the commercial parking must be discontinued. Will the City enforce this decision?

One of the other terms of the permit was the City’s requirement that the sales centre only be used for marketing real estate within Vancouver. There are large signs on the site promoting a Burnaby development (pictured below). The sign bylaw states that large “facia” signs should reflect the location of the business. Will the City enforce the sign bylaw in this case? We’ve included a number of photos of the property below:

The City of Vancouver recently granted a 3-year extension to the Concord Pacific “temporary” sales office to remain on the site:



However, the City at the same time prohibited the marketing of projects outside Vancouver. Why are there large signs promoting a development in Burnaby?



The False Creek Residents Association brought the issues about the on-site parking and the sign bylaw to our attention on twitter: