1.

Minutes

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Development Permit Panel held on Wednesday, July 10, 2002, be adopted.

2.

Development Permit DP 01-195685
(Report: June 25/02 File No.:  DP 01-195685)   (REDMS No. 727182)

APPLICANT:

Paul Leong

PROPERTY LOCATION:

7340 Heather Street

INTENT OF PERMIT:

1.    To allow the construction of a 21 unit townhouse project on a site being rezoned to        Comprehensive Development District (CD/130); and

2.    To vary the regulations in the Zoning and Development Bylaw to ;

allow stairs to project 4 m (13.123 ft.) into the road setback on the east side of the property;

allow a garbage/ recycling enclosure to project a maximum of 1.5m (4.921) into the side-yard setback; and

allow public art and a mail box structure to be sited with 0 setback to the west property line.

Applicants Comments

Mr. Leong, with the aid of site plans, elevations and a model, gave a brief description of the project. 

The eastern block will front onto the future road extension; the western block will front Heather Street.  Off-centre to the site is an open landscaped green space as requested by the Planning Department. 

The three storey structures include a dominant roof structure that has been brought down to the second floor level, siding shingles, bay windows, a varied colour scheme and a strong base of horizontal siding along the bottom.  Elaborate entrance ways have been provided with step porch entries into the units.

Mr. Leong said that the small, constricted site lends itself to future development of the property to the south.  Mr. Leong clarified that the requested variance for the side-yard setback was 0.6m.

Staff Comments

The Manager, Development Applications, Joe Erceg, briefly reviewed the report.  In response to a question from the Chair, Mr. Erceg said that as a condition of rezoning land was put aside for a future road running parallel to the eastern boundary of the subject property as indicated in the area plan.  If, upon a review by Council of the area plan, Council determined the road was not necessary, the land could be assembled with the properties to the east or be retained as part of the subject property.

Mr. Leong responded that if the land for the future road was returned to the developer it would, in all probability, be sold to the owner of the property to the east.  Mr. Leong, in response to a question from the Panel regarding the location of the garbage enclosure, said that an extensive review of the location had been undertaken with staff.  Further to this, the property to the south was now under contract to the developer of the subject property and Mr. Leong had received the instruction to proceed with a rezoning request.  Mr. Leong distributed a site plan of the possible development of that property in relation to the subject property, a copy of which is attached as Schedule 1 and forms a part of these minutes.  A cross access agreement would be required between the properties, although the titles would not be under the same strata title.

Mr. Erceg said that through the rezoning agreement a commitment for a public art contribution had been received.  A public art piece will be developed for the site through the established City process.

Correspondence

Ms. R. Henry, 7360 Heather St. Schedule 2.

Gallery Comments

None

Panel Discussion

The Chair said that he appreciated the explanation for the location of the garbage enclosure and that the acquisition of the property to the south should alleviate the concerns raised about the location.

Panel Decision

It was moved and seconded

That a Development Permit be issued for a property at 7340 Heather Street that would:

1.

Allow the construction of a 21 unit townhouse project on a site being rezoned to Comprehensive Development District (CD/130); and

2.

To vary the regulations in the Zoning and Development Bylaw to ;

a)

allow stairs to project 4 m (13.123 ft.) into the road setback on the east side of the property,

b)

allow a garbage/ recycling enclosure to project a maximum of 0.6m (1.97) into the side-yard setback, and

c)

allow public art and a mail box structure to be sited with 0 setback to the west property line.

CARRIED

3.

Development Variance Permit DVP 01-198936
(Report: June 13/02 File No.:  DV 01-198936)   (REDMS No. 731946, 605899)

APPLICANT:

Chris and Jayne Biasutti

PROPERTY LOCATION:

5951 McCallan Road

INTENT OF PERMIT:

To vary the front yard setback from 6 m (19.685 ft.) to 2.438 m (8 ft.) in order to accommodate an existing scaled back carport.

Applicants Comments

Mr. and Mrs. Biasutti were present and, with the aid of a site plan and photographs (a copy of which are on file in the City Clerks Office), a thorough review of the subject property, which included the existing site conditions and all existing trees, was provided.  The Biasuttis said that they were now willing to comply with a 3m setback as suggested by the Development Co-ordinator, Holger Burke in a previous staff report. 

Mr. and Mrs. Biasutti expressed their concern that staff options 1 and 2 would require a removal of trees and would also limit the size of the carport.  Seventeen letters of support for the Biasuttis request were submitted, a copy of which are on file in the City Clerks Office. 

Staff Comments

Mr. Erceg said Options 1 and 2 identify three areas on the site where a carport can be located, however, all would require some elements of the existing structure or trees to be removed or modified.  Staff recommend that the application be denied.  The existing building could also be scaled back to the 6m setback requirement.  Mr. Erceg also said, in response to a question from the Panel, that the variance could be considered subject to certain requirements, such as the submission of new architectural plans, the removal of driveway on McCallan Road and provision of a detailed landscape plan.

Correspondence

M. Croucher, 4960 Webster Road Schedule 3.

S. Hofman, 5891 McCallan Road Schedule 4.

R. Koehler, 5911 McCallan Road Schedule 5.

E. Soursos, 4931 Webster Road Schedule 6.

V. Wong, 4920 Webster Road Schedule 7.

Gallery Comments

Mr. G. Wainright, 5800 Reeves, spoke in support of the Biasuttis.  Mr. Wainright said that the attempt to keep the vehicles away from McCallan Road was an issue of safety.  It was Mr. Wainrights opinion that the Biasuttis had done a good job of informing their neighbours of their intent, and also that the property to the east would not be affected as much as was thought.

Ms. Croucher, 4960 Webster Road, said that she has a full view of the carport from her yard as the carport runs the length of her front yard.  Ms. Croucher also said that the vehicles parked in the carport completely block her view of Webster Road as she exits her property.

Panel Discussion

The comments of the Panel included: a landscape plan that addressed the view of the neighbour should be required; a 3m sideyard setback, as consistent with exterior side yard setbacks, should be required; a plan of the finished product should be required; neighbourhood consensus for the project was not evident; public benefit was not evident; an issue of fairness, as illustrated by the staff plans, existed; increased landscaping should not inhibit views; tree removal for safety reasons could be required; ingress/egress from McCallan Road was a safety issue.

In response to a question from the Chair, Mr. Erceg provided the information that if there was a change to setback requirements the Development Variance Permit would have to be amended.

Panel Decision

It was moved and seconded

That the application for a Development Variance Permit at 5951 McCallan Road, be referred to the August 28, 2002 meeting of the Development Permit Panel in order to:

1)

to allow for DVP 01-198936 to be amended to incorporate a 3m setback from Webster Road and a 6.0m setback from McCallan Road;

2)

that detailed  architectural plans be provided by the applicant incorporating a 3m setback from Webster Road, showing full finishing material details and the extent of any building enclosure;

3)

that a detailed plan of the landscape improvements be provided by the applicant and reviewed with the owner of 4960 Webster Road regarding sightline/visibility concerns;

4)

that a security be required from the applicant that would ensure the work be completed in a timely manner;

CARRIED

4.

Adjournment

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting be adjourned at 4:35 p.m.

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Development Permit Panel of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Wednesday, July 24, 2002.

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David McLellan
Chair

Deborah MacLennan
Administrative Assistant