Public Hearing Minutes - October 15, 2001

Place:

6911 No. 3 Road

Present:

David Weber, Acting City Clerk

Call to Order:

Acting Mayor Lyn Greenhill opened the proceedings at 7:10 p.m.

(7380, 7400, 7420, & 7500 Williams Road; Applicant: Charan & Rocky Sethi)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Charan Sethi and Mr. Rocky Sethi, with the aid of a site plan, artists renderings and photographs, presented the project. Information on the benefits of having a "mortgage helper" by way of an additional unit over the garage was provided. The location of the project provided a good connection to the Broadmoor shopping centre and bus service. Each building would have a double garage in the rear, plus an additional parking stall. Access to the garages would be provided by a shared driveway. The windows of the unit over the garage were placed on the east/west walls in order to maintain the privacy of the neighbouring properties.

Written Submissions:

Surjit Johal 7260 Nevis Drive attached Schedule 1.

Parmdip Johal 7391 Nevis Drive attached as Schedule 2.

Mr. and Mrs. Burgess 7411 Nevis Drive attached as Schedule 3.

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Owens, 7431 Williams Road, said that he lived directly across the road from the subject property. Mr. Owens felt that the proposed development would detract from the existing homes. Concerns regarding increased traffic on Williams Road, drainage and sewer access were also expressed.

Mr. Surjit Johal, 7260 Nevis Drive, said he lived two houses away from the subject property and yet did not receive notification of the application. Mr. Johal was concerned about additional parking on Nevis Drive due to no parking being available on Williams Road.

Mr. Charan Sethi responded that additional parking could be provided by the shared access. Information was also provided that a requirement of development was the installation of a drainage system around the perimeter of the property to ensure no drainage onto adjacent properties occurred. Mr. Sethi concluded by explaining the development permit process and the number of precautions that would be taken to protect the integrity of the neighbourhood.

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7270 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

(12200 Blundell Road; Applicant: Fujian Evangelical Church)

Applicants Comments:

There were none.

Written Submissions:

There were no written submissions.

Submissions from the floor:

There were no submissions from the floor.

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7278 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

(23271 Dyke Road; Applicant: S-511 Holdings Ltd.)

Applicants Comments:

Not present.

Written Submissions:

There were no written submissions.

Submissions from the floor:

There were no submissions from the floor.

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7279 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

(7500 Railway Avenue; Applicant: Joe Uppal)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Uppal was present but did not wish to make a presentation at this time.

Written Submissions:

There were no written submissions.

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Reginald Tate, 7520 Railway Avenue, was concerned that the differing lengths of the properties would necessitate jogs in the lane and questioned the amount of land that would be required from the longer properties. Mr. Tate was further concerned that his lot could be isolated.

Ian and Susan Senkow, 7460 Railway, expressed a number of concerns relating to the proposed lane. The concerns pertained to traffic, mischief and debris collection and lighting. Mr. Senkow said that he could lose up to 25% of his property due to the lane requirement. Mrs. Senkow said that while the proposal was pleasant for those who may also wish to subdivide their properties, the remainder of the residents wanted the character of their neighbourhood maintained. Mrs. Senkow was not opposed to the narrowing of the lots but she said opposition to the back lane was very strong. Concern

was also expressed that the notification received from the City was misleading.

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7280 be given second and third readings.

Prior to the question being called direction was given to staff to report to Planning Committee on the following items prior to consideration of adoption:

i)

the alignment of the proposed land and how the rear portions of existing lots will be utilized;

ii)

timing for construction of the lane and how existing, new houses will be accommodated;

iii)

the process for deletion of the lane from the existing 702 Policy.

CARRIED

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (8:30 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 15, 2001.

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Acting Mayor Lyn Greenhill

Acting City Clerk (David Weber)