The public will soon have a chance to voice its opinion on two major developments planned on the northeast side of the Cambie Bridge.

Next Tuesday (July 10), council will hold a public hearing on B.C. Pavilion Corporation's bid rezone a portion of 777 Pacific Boulevard for a 400,000-square-foot mixed-use building up to 400 feet tall.

The next rezoning application on the public-hearing agenda is for the 4.2-hectare Plaza of Nations site, which is owned by Canadian Metropolitan Properties.

At the Plaza of Nations, local buyers will be given first crack at purchasing units, but this isn't included as a requirement on the B.C. Pavilion Corporation site.

According to reports summarizing each application, the developers must provide "noise isolation design strategies" to ensure that sound levels remain at between 40 to 50 decibels inside the units during event periods.

The projects are both proposed near B.C. Place Stadium, Rogers Arena, and the Parq Vancouver casino.

According to the report for the B.C. Pavilion site, the development permit application requires covenants on title notifying residents that they’ll be living in an “events and entertainment district”. This will also have to be disclosed in rental agreements, as well as in marketing and disclosure documents.

That language does not appear in the city's report summarizing the Plaza of Nations development.

The city's general manager of planning, urban design, and sustainability, Gil Kelley, has recommended that council give its approval in principle to both applications.

On the B.C. Pavilion site, however, this is dependent on Stantec Architecture establishing "a significant and recognizable new benchmark for architectural creativity and excellence, while making a significant contribution to the beauty and visual power of the city's skyline".

The report notes that the building will be reviewed in accordance with city's policy for higher buildings if height or mass intrudes into two 300-foot Cambie view cones or the view cone from Queen Elizabeth Park.

The developer of the B.C. Pavilion site must also provide a "green mobility plan" ensuring enhanced access for bicycles, enhanced security for bicycle parking for visitors, and ongoing subsidies for transit passes for residents.

This green mobility plan also requires car-share vehicles beyond the parking bylaw requirements, as well as shared-vehicle memberships and complimentary driving time for building residents and workers.

The rezoning application at the Plaza of Nations (750-772 Pacific Boulevard) proposes "a variety of mixed-use terracing buildings up to 30 storeys in height", according to the city's summary and recommendations.

The applicant, James KM Cheng Architects Inc., is seeking council's approval to build market residential units, commercial uses, social housing, a community centre, an ice rink, a 69-space childcare centre, and a music-presentation centre.

The city document notes that "restaurants and other uses are encouraged on the water and at the water's edge" in the proposal.

However, they must be "appropriately scaled, located, and designed to ensure that on balance the public visual connection and enjoyment of the water from the seawall is maintained and enhanced".

Kelley's recommendation calls for Canadian Metropolitan Properties to market units to local buyers for the first 30 days after any presale-marketing campaigns are launched.

Purchasers during this period will have to "sign a statutory declaration attesting that they presently live or work in Metro Vancouver, and that they intend to occupy the unit they are purchasing".