Development Permit Panel Meeting Minutes - October 29th, 2003



Development Permit Panel

Wednesday, October 29th, 2003

Time:

3:30 p.m.

Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Jeff Day, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works, Chair
Jim Bruce, General Manager, Finance & Corporate Services
Mike Kirk, General Manager, Human Resources Division

The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m.

 

1.

Minutes

 

It was moved and seconded

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Development Permit Panel held on October 15th, 2003, be adopted.

 

 

CARRIED
       

2.

Development Variance Permit DV 03-245222
(Report: October 8/03 File No.:  DV 03-245222)   (REDMS No. 1066773)

 

APPLICANT:

Haakon Industries Ltd.

 

 

PROPERTY LOCATION:

11100 River Road

 

 

INTENT OF PERMIT:

To vary the maximum lot coverage from 50% to 53.45% in order to permit a temporary storage shed that has been constructed at 11100 River Road.

 

 

Applicants Comments

 

Mr. Dave Vis, representing Haakon Industries Ltd., advised that the temporary storage shed had been built to store steel.  He advised that he had not been employed by the applicant when the structure was erected. 

 

Staff Comments

 

Mr. Joe Erceg, Manager of Development Applications, advised that staff recommended this variance.  He stated that although the structure was temporary, it would be not be removed until this property was either sold or redeveloped.  In response to a query from the Panel, the applicant stated that he would be willing to register a letter on title stating that the structure would be removed upon sale of the property.

 

Correspondence

 

None.

 

Gallery Comments

 

None.

 

Panel Discussion

 

Discussion ensued among the Panel and it was agreed that subject to this development variance being granted, a covenant must be registered on title advising that the temporary storage shed would be removed when the property was sold.

 

Panel Decision

 

It was moved and seconded

 

That a Development Variance Permit be issued that would vary the maximum lot coverage from 50% to 53.45% in order to permit a temporary storage shed that has been constructed at 11100 River Road, subject to a restrictive covenant being registered on title prior to the issue of a building permit, stating that the temporary shed would be removed before a sale of the property.

 

CARRIED

3.

Adjournment

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the meeting be adjourned at 3:40 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, October 29th, 2003.

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Jeff Day
Chair

Desiree Wong
Recording Secretary


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