Time:

3:30 p.m.

Place:

Council Chambers

Richmond City Hall

Present:

Jeff Day, Chair

Robert Gonzalez, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works

Mike Kirk, General Manager, Corporate Services

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, November 26, 2008, be adopted.

CARRIED

2.

Development Permit 08-406340
(Report: November 12, 2008 File No.:  DP 08-406340)   (REDMS No. 2526404)

APPLICANT:

Lawrence Doyle Architect Inc. (IBI)

PROPERTY LOCATION:

3099 Corvette Way

INTENT OF PERMIT:

To reflect proposed changes resulting from the construction of an additional 1,856 m² (19,977 ft²) of hotel space at 3099 Corvette Way (formerly 8200 Corvette Way) on a site zoned “Comprehensive Development District (CD/173)”.

Applicant’s Comments

J. Brian Sim, of IBI/HB Architects stated that the application to supplement the existing Development Permit was motivated by the addition of 1,856 square metres (almost 20,000 square feet) to primarily accommodate some extra sleeping units at the western end of the hotel complex

Mr. Sim referred to a letter, dated November 28, 2008, from Landscape Architect Peter Kreuk (attached as Schedule 1 to these minutes), that advised that the landscape design enhances the permeability with regard to the management of storm water on site. Mr. Sim advised that there would be soft landscaping on roughly half of the site, which was previously an impermeable site. He reported that Mr. Kreuk stated that the introduction of soft landscape on much of the site slows or reduces storm water runoff.

Staff Comments

Brian Jackson, Director of Development advised that staff recommends in favour of the permit and noted that the additional square metres improves the functionality of the hotel and introduces three more hotel rooms on the west side. The request for the supplementary development permit is the result of a request from the hotel’s operator, who came on board the project shortly after the earlier development permit had been issued.

Correspondence

None.

Gallery Comments

None.

Panel Discussion

The panel commended the applicant, the architect and the landscape architect for successfully addressing the issue of permeability on site and the design quality, and stated that the project would be an asset to the neighbourhood. 

Panel Decision

It was moved and seconded

That a Development Permit be issued which supplements the existing Development Permit (DP 05-317013) to reflect changes resulting from the construction of an additional 1,856 m² (19,977 ft²) of hotel space at 3099 Corvette Way (formerly 8200 Corvette Way) on a site zoned “Comprehensive Development District (CD/173)”.

CARRIED

3.

Adjournment

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting be adjourned at 341 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, December 10, 2008.

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Jeff Day

Chair

Sheila Johnston

Committee Clerk