Development Permit Panel Meeting Minutes - February 11th, 2004



Development Permit Panel

Wednesday, February 11th, 2004

 

Time:

3:30 p.m.

Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Joe Erceg, General Manager, Urban Development Division, Chair
Jeff Day, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works Division
Cathy Carlile, Manager, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services  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 Wednesday, January 28th, be adopted.

 

     

CARRIED

2.

Development Variance Permit DV 03-251026
(Report: Dec. 11/03; File No.:  DV 03-251026) (REDMS No. 1098391, 1098391, 1117089)

    

 APPLICANT:

LPL Properties Ltd.

 

    

PROPERTY LOCATION:

11120 Silversmith Place

 

    

INTENT OF PERMIT:

To vary the maximum building height from 12 m (39.37 ft.) to 19.812 m (65 ft.) for a proposed equipment tower in the southwest portion of the site.

 

 

Applicants Comments

 

The applicant was not present.

 

Staff Comments

 

Mr. Holger Burke, Acting Manager, Development Applications, advised that staff supported this application.

 

Correspondence

 

(a)        Ben and Betty Baerg, 11411 Shell Road.

(b)        LPL Properties Ltd., 11120 Silversmith Place.

Chair advised that Mr. and Mrs. Baerg were concerned about the disturbing noise emitted by this operation, however, he stated that a written response from LPL properties advised  that any new construction and piping system would be designed to minimize the noise from the operation.

 

Gallery Comments

 

None

 

Panel Discussion

 

Chair stated that he had visited the site, Mr. and Mrs. Baergs property was approximately 100 metres away from Layfield Plastics and noted that the company would design the construction so as to minimize emission of noise from the operation.

 

Panel Decision

 

It was moved and seconded

 

That a Development Variance Permit be issued for 11120 Silversmith Place which would vary the maximum building height from 12 m (39.37 ft.) to 19.812 m (65 ft.) for a proposed equipment tower in the southwest portion of the site.

 

   CARRIED

3.

Adjournment

 

It was moved and seconded

 

That the meeting be adjourned at 3:35 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,       February 11th, 2004.

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Joe Erceg, General Manager

Urban Development Division, Chair

 

Desiree Wong
Recording Secretary