November 6, 2018 - Minutes (Special)

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Chak Au
Councillor Carol Day
Councillor Kelly Greene
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Linda McPhail
Councillor Harold Steves
Councillor Michael Wolfe

Corporate Officer – David Weber

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

RES NO.

ITEM

The meeting was recessed at 4:01 p.m.

The meeting reconvened at 5:21 p.m. following the Open and Closed General Purposes Committee meetings with all members of Council present.

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

1.

Residential development on agriculturally zoned land
(File No.: 08-4050-10; 08-4057-10) (REDMS No. 6013170; 5766488)

SP18/5-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That staff be directed to prepare a bylaw that limits residential development on lots 0.2 ha (0.5 acres) or larger in the Agriculture (AG1) zone, in accordance with Option 1 presented in Table 1 of the staff report titled “Agriculturally Zoned Land: Summary of Public Consultation on Limiting Residential Development in the AG1 Zone for Properties that are 0.2 ha (0.5 acres) or Larger” dated March 13, 2018 from the Manager, Policy Planning, and specifically in accordance with the following provisions:

(a)

a maximum house size of 500 m² (5,382 ft²);

(b)

a maximum two storey building height;

(c)

a maximum house footprint of 60% of the total floor area;

(d)

a maximum farm home plate of 1000 m² (10,764 ft²); and

(e)

requiring the septic field to be located within the farm home plate;

(2)

(a)

That staff be directed to prepare a bylaw to limit house size on RS1 zoned lots in the Agricultural Land Reserve to a maximum  of 500 m² (5,382 ft²); and

(b)

That staff be directed to prepare a bylaw that limits residential development on lots less than 0.2 ha (0.5 acres) in the Agriculture (AG1) zone in accordance with the following provisions:

(i)

a maximum two storey building height;

(ii)

a maximum house footprint of 60% of the total floor area; and

(iii)

requiring the septic field to be located within the farm home plate;

(3)

That the aforementioned bylaws be brought forward to the November 13, 2018 Regular Open Council agenda for Council consideration;

(4)

Whereas Section 463 of the Local Government Act allows the withholding of building permits that conflict with bylaws in preparation; and

Whereas Council has directed staff to prepare bylaws further limiting residential development in the Agricultural Land Reserve:

Therefore be it resolved that staff bring forward all building permit applications for residential development on lots located within the Agricultural Land Reserve, received more than 7 days after the passage of this resolution, to determine whether such applications are in conflict with the proposed bylaws to limit residential development for properties in the Agricultural Land Reserve.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

SP18/5-2

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (5:22 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Special meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (David Weber)