1a.

Proposed Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5453 (Section 24-4-7)

1b.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7559 (RZ 03-233573)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was not present.

Written Submissions:

T. & M. Harrison, 8360 Railway Avenue Schedule 1.

Submissions from the floor:

Ms. Frances Clark, 8160 Railway Avenue, said that she had no objection to the two homes proposed for the subject site but that she did object to the dedications that would be required by the City should her property be rezoned for subdivision.  Ms. Clark cited her concerns about i) the notification process including the lack of provision of a map or other material indicating the lane; ii) the potential loss of existing trees;  and iii)  the City requirement for lane dedications in an area recently redeveloped.  Ms. Clark suggested that amalgamated driveways with right in/right out access would be preferable, and further, that City staff should conduct an on-site review of each property being subdivided.

PH 03/10-1

It was moved and seconded

That Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5453 (Section 24-4-7) be amended to exclude the properties fronting Blundell Road, Railway Avenue and Francis Road.

CARRIED

PH 03/10-2

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7559 be referred to staff for further consideration of the proposed lane treatment.

CARRIED

2a.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7561

2b.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7562
(22611 Westminster Highway and a portion of McLean Park; Applicant:  598401 BC Ltd.)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was not present.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Jack Singh read a written submission, which is attached as Schedule 2 and forms a part of these minutes, on behalf of his father, Joginder Singh, the owner of an adjacent property.  In addition, Mr. Singh indicated that in 1999 he had considered buying the property adjacent to his fathers property, but had been told by City staff that single family development only would be allowed.

PH 03/10-3

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7561 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7562 each be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

3.

Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7568 & 7569 (RZ 03-229096)

(13160 Princess Street, 6431 Princess Lane and a portion of the former CN Rail right-of-way;
Applicant:  London Landing Development Corporation (for 13160 Princess Street and 6431 Princess Lane) and
City of Richmond and London Landing Development Corporation (for the portion of the former CN Rail right-of-way)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Dana Westermark, 13333 Princess Street, said that the project was a continuation of the redevelopment of the London/Princess area, and he commended the calibre of the report written by Janet Lee, Planner.  Mr. Westermark referred to Item 5d and 5e, of the development requirements prior to adoption, as noted on Page 19 of the report dated September 8^th, 2003, from the Manager, Development Applications, and requested that these items be included in the legal requirements listed on Page 18 of the above noted report in a manner similar to that of Item 4 of the legal requirements.  In support of this request Mr. Westermark indicated that the design and construction of the new public loop road and the traffic calming measures on Dyke Road would, for economic reasons, be best completed as a concurrent project after further consultation with the area residents.  Mr. Westermark

then spoke about the community benefits the project would provide, which would include accessible housing, the provision of a tram building and an impetus to run the tram to the Steveston Town Centre, and the provision of a new public trail.

Written Submissions:

C. Eyestone, 6471 Dyke Road Schedule 3.

The Director of Gilbert Gardens Schedule 4.

R. & W. James, #8 13400 Princess Street Schedule 5.

D. Enns, #15, 13028 No. 2 Road Schedule 6

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Jonathan Baker, a lawyer representing the interests of Mr. Curtis Eyestone, said, in reference to the provision by the applicant of a half width road, that Mr. Eyestone did not want or need the road as he had no desire to develop his land.  Mr. Baker also i) referred to a previous conclusion by Polygon Dev. that indicated that should a full road be required a project in this location would not be viable; ii) said that the proposal ignored the requirement for appropriate buffering between the industrial and residential uses;  and, iii) said that approval of the rezoning application would unfairly place a substandard road next to an industrial building, and that conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians using the road would occur.

Speaking for the second time Mr. Westermark reviewed the dedications required by the application and commented on the 1.5m strip along the eastern edge that had been voluntarily dedicated to aid Mr. Eyestone should he wish to develop his land.

PH 03/10-4

It was moved and seconded

That

1)

Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7568 & 7569 each be given second and third readings; and

2)

the design and construction of the new public loop road and the traffic calming measures on Dyke Road (items 5d and 5e of the Development Requirements, as listed on page 19 of the report dated September 8, 2003 from the Manager, Development Applications) be required instead through the registration of a restrictive covenant as described under item 4 of the Legal Requirements listed on page 18 of the staff report.

CARRIED

4.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7572 (RZ 03-235761)

(9791 Williams Road; Applicant:  Amarjit Sanghera and Surinder Purewal)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was not present.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH 03/10-5

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7572 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

5.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7574

(10931 Gilbert Road; Applicant:  Narinder S. Sidhu)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

Ms. A. Alfonso, 10660 Whistler Court, requested clarification of the exit location of the proposed rear lane.  Ms. Alfonso spoke about the impact the rear lane would have on the green space behind her back yard, the lowering of property values, the light and general noise that would result from the installation of a lane, the number of cars that will access Gilbert Road in the interim period of the lane construction, and, the potential loss of trees. 

Ms. V. Santos, 10640 Whistler Court, spoke about the increase in traffic that has occurred on Gilbert Road over the past five years.  Ms. Santos questioned why the lane could not be located in front of the subject property in a manner similar to a development located between Gilbert Road and Constable Gate.

Mr. Mohar, a representative of the applicant, indicated that an agreement had been reached with the City regarding the retention of 8 existing trees.  An offer was also extended for the planting of additional cedars along the rear property line to aid privacy issues.

PH 03/10-6

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7574 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

6.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7575 (RZ 03-237207)

(10240/10242 Bird Road; Applicant:  Gurdev Purewal & Jeeta Purewal)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH 03/10-7

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7575 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

7a.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7578

7b.

Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7580 and 7579 (RZ 02-221885)
(10200, 10220 and 10222 No.1 Road; Applicant:  Patrick Cotter Architect Inc.)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

T. Paul Schedule 7.

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. David Smith, 4091 Cavendish Drive, questioned how it could be ensured that existing vegetation would be retained.

PH 03/10-8

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7578 and Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7580 and 7579 each be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

8.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7582 (RZ 03-234963)

(4191 and 4211 Williams Road; Applicant:  Patrick Cotter Architect Inc.

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was present and responded to several questions of Council regarding the standard setbacks for the zone, the retention of existing vegetation, and the possibility of increasing the daylight angle to the adjacent property by pulling back the second storey, or, where possible, the whole building.

Written Submissions:

P. & P. Gannon, #6 4411 Williams Road Schedule 8.

N. Pareja, 4520 Waller Drive Schedule 9.

G. & K. Arnsdorf, 4151 Williams Road Schedule 10.

Submissions from the floor:

Ms. June Burton, 4500 Waller Drive, objected to the application as it was felt that the 3m setbacks were too small.

PH 03/10-9

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7582 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

9.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7583 (RZ 03-236587)

(4100 Garry Street; Applicant:  Rav Bains

Cllr. Barnes declared herself to be in a potential conflict of interest on the matter as she owned property on Garry Street and she left the meeting 8:50 pm.

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

B. & L. Thompson, 11731 Yoshida Court Schedule 11.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH 03/10-10

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7583 be given second and third readings.

Prior to the question being called the applicant, Mr. Rav Bains, indicated that written confirmation regarding the retention of trees had been provided to staff, and further, that adequate protective fencing would be provided during the course of construction.

The question on resolution PH03/10-10 was then called and it was CARRIED.

Cllr. Barnes returned to the meeting 8:53 p.m.

10.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7584 (RZ 03-237850)

(4820 Bonavista Drive; Applicant:  Christopher V. Bouchard

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH 03/10-11

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7584 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH 03/10-12

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7584 be adopted.

CARRIED

11a.

Proposed Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5447 (Section 15-4-7)

11b.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7588
(7171 No.1 Road; Applicant:  Baljit Punia

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

C. Chung & W. Kwong, 7695 Thormanby Crescent Schedule 12.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH 03/10-13

It was moved and seconded

That Policy 5447 (Section 15-4-7) be amended to exclude the properties fronting No. 1 Road. 

CARRIED

PH 03/10-14

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7588 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

12.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7589 (RZ 03-235503)

(9400 Dolphin Ave; Applicant:  Les Cohen & Azim Bhimani

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

J. Larden, 9440 Dolphin Avenue Schedule 13.

Submissions from the floor:

Ms. Joan Larden, a 34 year resident of 9440 Dolphin Avenue, spoke against the proposed application.  Ms. Larden expressed concern that i) area residents had not been asked if 33 ft. lots were wanted in the area; ii) the proposed houses could take up the whole lot; iii) light to the adjacent properties could be affected; and iv) her interests were not being considered.

PH 03/10-15

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7589 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH 03/10-16

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7589 be adopted.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

PH 03/10-17

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (9:08 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 20^th, 2003.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Acting City Clerk (David Weber)