Public Hearing Minutes - October 16, 2000

Place:

Council Chambers

Richmond City Hall

6911 No. 3 Road

Present:

Mayor Greg Halsey-Brandt

Councillor Linda Barnes

Councillor Malcolm Brodie

Councillor Derek Dang

Councillor Lyn Greenhill

Councillor Ken Johnston

Councillor Kiichi Kumagai

Councillor Bill McNulty

Councillor Harold Steves

David Weber, Acting City Clerk

Call to Order:

Mayor Halsey-Brandt opened the proceedings at 7:00 p.m.

(7071 & 7111 Marrington Road; Applicant: Mr. Ping Zhang)

Applicants Comments:

None

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

None

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7156 and 7157 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

(7931 McLennan Avenue; Applicant: Gurdial and Inderjeet Dha)

Applicants Comments:

Inderjeet and Jublee Dha (Schedule 1)

Written Submissions:

Kerry Boneham (Schedule 2)

Kerry Boneham (Schedule 3)

Kerry Boneham (Schedule 4)

J.W. (Bill) Sorenson (Schedule 5)

Inderjeet Dha (Schedule 6)

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Bob Light, 10751 Palmberg Road, (Schedule 7).

Mr. Randy MacMorran, 7938 McLennan Avenue (Schedule 8).

Ms. Kerry Boneham, 7951 McLennan Avenue, (see also Schedules 2,3 & 4) stated that she was totally against the application and that she did not understand the uniqueness of this application. She said that the property in question was larger than her lot, in depth but not frontage, and questioned whether the whole area would have the same opportunity to subdivide if the Dha property were subdivided.

Ms. Rosie Gill, 9680 Pinewell Crescent, stated that she is familiar with the area and property in question, and that the application should be granted on its merits. She noted that the MacMorran property was being actively farmed at the time of subdivision while the Dha property has no farm value. Ms. Gill felt that the subdivision would be a positive improvement to the neighbouring area.

Mr. Rocky Pantiluk, 6100 No. 5 Road, spoke in favour of the application as the proposal fits in with the neighbourhood and also because he did not see the land as being viable for farming.

Mr. Alfred Fraser, 9991 Blundell Road, supported the application.

Ms. Jublee Dha read a submission from Raminder Mehat,10451 Blundell Road, (Schedule 9).

Ms. Dha reiterated that they are asking for .5 acre lots such as that accorded in the MacMorran subdivision. She stated that for as long as her family has owned the property there have not been blueberries on the lot.

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7158 and 7159 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

OPPOSED: Mayor Halsey-Brandt

Councillor Barnes

Councillor Greenhill

Councillor Steves

(23231 & 23006 Hamilton Road, 23211 and 23251 Dyke Road and a portion of Queens Canal adjacent to 23231 and 23006 Hamilton Road;

Applicant: S-511 Holdings Ltd.)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Terry McPhail, 5620 Woodpecker Drive, and Mr. Glen Brandt, 5591 No. 3 Road, were present.

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

Ms. Jana Taylor, #4-23260 Dyke Road, one of six float home community members since 1981, stated that she was not against development but had concerns about the ESA. She felt that to take out a part of Queens Canal and add a piece farther along Dyke Road was detrimental to the habitat and environment in question, especially as the two areas are not linked.

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7160 and 7161 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

(12033 Riverside Way; Applicant: Opus Building Corporation)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Maurie Feldberg, Opus Building Corporation, and Mr. Harlowe Burrows, property and restaurant/facility owner, were present.

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

Bob Light, 10751 Palmberg Road, (Schedule 10).

It was moved and seconded

That Development Variance Permit (DV00-174210), for property at 12033 Riverside Way, which would vary the parking requirements from 177 to 136 parking spaces and allow for a maximum of 40% of these spaces as small stalls for a proposed three-storey restaurant and office development be issued.

CARRIED

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (8:15 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting for Public Hearings of the City of Richmond held on Monday, October 16, 2000.

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Mayor (Greg Halsey-Brandt)

Acting City Clerk (David Weber)