Parksville city council voted to move ahead with an application to allow the development of a non-market rental building at 1225 Franklin Gulls Road by the Parksville Lions Housing Society on Feb. 21.
The land for the development is a city-owned lot and the plans are for a four-storey 36 unit rental apartment building with 18 one-bedroom, 15, two-bedroom and three three-bedroom apartments. The city will lease the land to the society on a long-term basis.
Tom Roy, president of the society, said that the building will be targeted at working-class tenants. The society has applied for funding from BC Housing that would help subsidize some of the units.
The next step in the process is for the society to organize a public engagement where the public can provide comments on the project. The society also has to consult with the Regional District of Nanaimo and School District 69.
