Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Linda Barnes
Councillor Cynthia Chen

Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Rob Howard
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Harold Steves

David Weber, Director, City Clerk’s Office

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie opened the proceedings at 7:00 p.m.

1.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8011 (RZ 05-317983)

(8091 & 8111 Calder Road; Applicant:  Samuel Cheung)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was not in attendance.

Written Submissions:

Bill Alamanos, 8071 Calder Road  (Schedule 1)

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH06/6-1

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8011 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH06/6-2

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8011 be adopted.

CARRIED

2.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 8063

(Arterial Roads in West Richmond; Applicant:  City of Richmond)

Applicant’s Comments:

Development Coordinator Holger Burke, responded to questions on (i) the purpose of the Official Community Plan amendment (ii) the rationale for requiring landscaping plans at the beginning of the development process to ensure that Council was satisfied with these plans; (iii) how landscaping plans could be prepared when the type and style of house was unknown; (iv) who would be responsible for reviewing the landscaping plans – a City staff member or professional landscape architect; (v) whether information would be available to the applicants on the requirements for landscaping plans as part of the development application; and (vi) whether the landscaping requirement could be dealt with later in the process as a condition of adoption of the required zoning amendment bylaw.

Written Submissions:

Rocky Sethi, President, Pacific Western Developments Limited (Schedule 2)

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Parmjit Randhawa, of 12180 Woodhead Road, voiced his opposition to the proposed requirement for landscape plans because (i) of the cost of hiring a professional landscape architect to prepare these plans; (ii) the additional stress to City inspectors who would be required to inspect the landscaping on a property in addition to their other inspection duties; and (iii) the increased cost which would be passed on to the developer, and in turn, to the potential home buyer.

PH06/6-3

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 8063 be given second and third readings, as amended in clause (f) of Section 1 to insert the words “as a condition of adoption” after the words “Landscape Architect”.

The question on Resolution No. PH06/6-3 was not called, as the following amendment was introduced:

PH06/6-4

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 8063 be amended in clause (f) of Section 1 to delete (i) the words “by a registered Landscape Architect”; and (ii) in its entirety, the following sentence, “The Landscape Architect must also submit a cost estimate of the proposed landscaping, including installation costs, which will be used as security to ensure that the Landscape Plan is complied with.”

DEFEATED

OPPOSED:  Cllr. Barnes

Chen

Dang

E. Halsey-Brandt

S. Halsey-Brandt

Howard

Steves

The question on Resolution No. PH06/6-3 was called, and it was CARRIED with Cllr. McNulty opposed.

Cllr. Barnes, in accordance with Section 100 of the Community Charter, declared herself to be in a perceived conflict of interest because she resided on that street, and she then  left the meeting – 7:48 p.m.

3.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8064 (RZ 06-329556)

(4840 Garry Street; Applicant:  450470 BC Ltd.)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was not in attendance.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH06/6-5

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8064 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

Cllr. Barnes returned to the meeting (7:50 p.m.)

4.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8065 (RZ 06-330144)

(10271 Bird Road; Applicant:  Rav Bains)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was not in attendance.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH06/6-6

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8065 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

PH06/6-7

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (7:52 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting for Public Hearings of the City of Richmond held on Monday, June 19, 2006.

Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Director, City Clerk’s Office
(David Weber)