October 10, 2023 - Agenda


City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

 

City Council

Electronic Meeting

Council Chambers, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
7:00 p.m.

 

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ITEM

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

1.

Motion to:

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adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on September 25, 2023; and

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(2)

receive for information the Metro Vancouver ‘Board in Brief’ dated September 29, 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

 

 

PRESENTATION

 

 

Presentation - Harold Steves

 

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

 

2.

Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items.

 

 

 

3.

Delegations from the floor on Agenda items.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR LEGAL REASONS, DELEGATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON ZONING OR OCP AMENDMENT BYLAWS WHICH ARE TO BE ADOPTED OR ON DEVELOPMENT PERMITS/DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMITS – ITEM NO. 17.

 

 

4.

Motion to rise and report.

 

 

 

 

RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE ACTION

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS APPEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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Receipt of Committee minutes

 

 

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Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency Term Extension at Imperial Landing

 

 

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Community Wayfinding Strategy Guiding Principles

 

 

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City Centre DEU Bylaw No. 9895 Amendment Bylaw No. 10473

 

 

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Permissive Property Tax Exemption (2024) Bylaw No. 10476

 

 

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Amendments To The Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) Bylaw No. 10429

 

 

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Land use applications for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on November 20, 2023):

 

 

 

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5471, 5491/5493, 5531, 5551, 5571, 5591, 5595, 5611/5613 Steveston Highway  – Rezone from Single Detached  (RS1/B)” Zone, “Single Detached (RS1/E)” Zone And “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)” Zone To “Medium Density Townhouses (RTM2)” Zone  (Interface Architecture Inc. – applicant)

 

 

 

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3300 Granville Avenue  – Rezone from Single Detached (RS1/E)" Zone To "Single Detached (RS2/B)" Zone (Hari Singh Gill  – applicant)

 

 

 

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7300 St. Albans Road  – Rezone from Single Detached (RS1/E)” Zone To “High Density Townhouses (RTH1)” Zone  (Matthew Cheng  – applicant)

 

 

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Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 10484 To Permit The City Of Richmond To Secure Affordable Units On City-Owned Land At 4831 Steveston Highway As Part Of The Rapid Housing Initiative Partnership

 

 

5.

Motion to adopt Items No. 6 through No. 15 by general consent.

 

 

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6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

 

 

That the minutes of:

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(1)

the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting held on September 26, 2023;

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(2)

the Finance Committee meeting held on October 3, 2023;

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(3)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on October 3, 2023; and

 

(4)

the Planning Committee meeting held on October 4, 2023; (distributed separately)

 

be received for information.

 

 

 

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7.

BLUE CABIN FLOATING ARTIST RESIDENCY TERM EXTENSION AT IMPERIAL LANDING

(File Ref. No. 11-7000-09-20-310) (REDMS No. 7315503)

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See Page CNCL-45 for full report

 

 

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency extension request as detailed in the staff report titled, “Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency Term Extension at Imperial Landing” dated August 17, 2023, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, be endorsed.

 

 

 

 

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8.

COMMUNITY WAYFINDING STRATEGY GUIDING PRINCIPLES

(File Ref. No. 08-4150-04-06) (REDMS No. 7292432)

 

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See Page CNCL-68 for full report

 

 

 

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

 

(1)

That the Guiding Principles, as detailed in the staff report titled “Community Wayfinding Strategy Guiding Principles”, dated September 7, 2023, from the Director, Business Services be endorsed; and

 

 

(2)

That these Guiding Principles be used to inform the strategic direction and actions of the draft Community Wayfinding Strategy.

 

 

 

 

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9.

CITY CENTRE DEU BYLAW NO. 9895 AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 10473
(File Ref. No. 01-0060-20-LIEC1) (REDMS No. 7253727)

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See Page CNCL-99 for full report

 

 

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the City Centre District Energy Utility Bylaw No. 9895, Amendment Bylaw No. 10473 be introduced and given first, second, and third readings.

 

 

 

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10.

PERMISSIVE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION (2024) BYLAW NO. 10476
(File Ref. No. 03-0925-02-01) (REDMS No. 7257817)

CNCL-106

See Page CNCL-106 for full report

 

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Permissive Property Tax Exemption (2024) Bylaw No. 10476 be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

 

 

 

 

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11.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED 5 YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN (2023-2027) BYLAW NO. 10429

(File Ref. No. 03-0975-01) (REDMS No. 7318574)

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See Page CNCL-144 for full report

 

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) Bylaw No. 10429, Amendment Bylaw No. 10492, which incorporates and puts into effect the changes as outlined in the staff report titled “Amendments to the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) Bylaw No. 10429” dated September 15, 2023, from the General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services, be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

 

 

 

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12.

APPLICATION BY INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE INC. FOR REZONING AT 5471, 5491/5493, 5531, 5551, 5571, 5591, 5595, 5611/5613 STEVESTON HIGHWAY FROM “SINGLE DETACHED  (RS1/B)” ZONE, “SINGLE DETACHED (RS1/E)” ZONE AND “TWO-UNIT DWELLINGS (RD1)” ZONE TO “MEDIUM DENSITY TOWNHOUSES (RTM2)” ZONE

(File Ref. No. RZ 21-939470) (REDMS No. 7353646)

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See Page CNCL-166 for full report

 

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10496, for the rezoning of 5471, 5491/5493, 5531, 5551, 5571, 5591, 5595, 5611/5613 Steveston Highway from “Single Detached (RS1/B)” zone, “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone and “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)” zone to the “Medium Density Townhouses (RTM2)” zone, be introduced and given first reading.

 

 

 

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13.

APPLICATION BY HARI SINGH GILL FOR REZONING AT 3300 GRANVILLE AVENUE FROM "SINGLE DETACHED (RS1/E)" ZONE TO "SINGLE DETACHED (RS2/B)" ZONE

(File Ref. No. RZ 22-026766) (REDMS No. 7349270)

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See Page CNCL-224 for full report

 

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10495, for the rezoning of 3300 Granville Avenue from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone to “Single Detached (RS2/B)” zone, be introduced and given first reading.

 

 

 

 

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14.

APPLICATION BY MATTHEW CHENG FOR REZONING AT 7300 ST. ALBANS ROAD FROM “SINGLE DETACHED (RS1/E)” ZONE TO “HIGH DENSITY TOWNHOUSES (RTH1)” ZONE

(File Ref. No. RZ 21-943417) (REDMS No. 7346869)

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See Page CNCL-243 for full report

 

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10494, for the rezoning of 7300 St. Albans Road from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone to “High Density Townhouses (RTH1)” zone, be introduced and given first reading.

 

 

 

 

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15.

HOUSING AGREEMENT BYLAW NO. 10484 TO PERMIT THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO SECURE AFFORDABLE UNITS ON CITY-OWNED LAND AT 4831 STEVESTON HIGHWAY AS PART OF THE RAPID HOUSING INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP

(File Ref. No. 08-4057-05) (REDMS No. 7349260)

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See Page CNCL-270 for full report

 

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Housing Agreement (4831 Steveston Highway) Bylaw No. 10484 to permit the City to enter into a Housing Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto, in accordance with the requirements of Section 483 of the Local Government Act, to secure the affordable housing units required by Rezoning Application RZ 23-018081, be introduced and given first, second, and third readings.

 

 

 

 

 

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CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

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NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

 

 

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair

 

 

16.

CONSOLIDATED FEES BYLAW NO. 8636, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO.10486
(File Ref. No. 03-0925-02-04) (REDMS No. 7330871)\

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See Page CNCL-300 for full report

 

 

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Opposed: Cllr. Wolfe

 

 

That Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636, Amendment Bylaw No. 10486 be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

BYLAW FOR 2nd and 3rd READING

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Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, Amendment Bylaw No. 10467

(Energy Step Code Requirements)

Opposed at 1stReadings – None.

 

 

 

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10271

Opposed at 1st Reading –Cllrs. Day, Steves and Wolfe.

Opposed at 2nd/3rd Readings – Cllrs. Day, Steves and Wolfe.

 

 

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10415

(10331/10333 Bird Road, RZ 20-011049)

Opposed at 1st Reading – Cllr. Wolfe

Opposed at 2nd/3rd Readings – Cllrs. Day, Gillanders and Wolfe

 

 

 

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

 

17.

RECOMMENDATION

 

 

See DPP Plan Package (distributed separately) for full hardcopy plans

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(1)

That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meeting held on September 27, 2023, and the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on October 27, 2021, be received for information; and

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(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of (DP 19-881158) for the property located at 9340 General Currie Road, be endorsed and the Permit so issued.

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT