Monday, November 17^th, 2003 - 7 pm

Council Chambers, 1^st Floor

Richmond City Hall

6911 No. 3 Road

Richmond, BC  V6Y 2C1

www.richmond.ca

OPENING STATEMENT

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7566 (RZ 03-234441)

Location/s:

8931 Heather Street

Applicant/s:

Rocky Sethi

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area B (R1/B) to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K), in order to permit a two lot single-family residential subdivision.

First Reading:

October 14^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7566.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7566.

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2.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7573 (RZ 03-237986)

Location/s:

4400 Steveston Highway

Applicant/s:

1951 Enterprises Ltd. (Burak Ataman)

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Two-Family Housing District (R5) to Single-Family Housing District (R1 0.6), in order to permit development of two new single-family residential lots with access to a future lane at the rear property line

First Reading:

October 14^th, 2003.

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7573.

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3.

Proposed Amendment to Lot Size Policy 5423 (Section 21, 4-6)  and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7592 (RZ 03-235162)

Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5423 Recommendation:

That Lot Size Policy 5423 (Section 21, 4-6) be amended to exclude those properties fronting Francis Road, No. 3 Road, Blundell Road and Garden City Road.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7592 (RZ 03-235162)

Location/s:

8651 and 8671 Francis Road

Applicant/s:

Rav Bains

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Coach House District (R9), in order to permit the subdivision of the property into four single-family residential lots each with a second dwelling unit above the garage and with access to a future lane at the rear of the property.

First Reading:

October 14^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Single Family Lot Size Policy recommendation. 

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7592

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4.

Proposed Amendment to Lot Size Policy 5419 (Section 12, 4-7)  and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7594 (RZ 03-240166)

Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5419 Recommendation:

That Lot Size Policy 5419 (Section 12, 4-7) be amended to exclude those properties fronting No. 2 Road and Westminster Highway.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7594 (RZ 03-240166)

Location/s:

6271 No. 2 Road

Applicant/s:

Partappal S. Gill

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Single-Family Housing District (R1 0.6), in order to permit subdivision into two single-family residential lots with access to a future lane at the rear property line.

First Reading:

October 14^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Single Family Lot Size Policy recommendation. 

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7594.

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5.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7597 (RZ 03-238461)

Location/s:

7040 Blundell Road

Applicant/s:

J.A.B. Enterprises Ltd. (Amar Sandhu)

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Comprehensive Development District (CD/23), in order to permit development of 3 two-storey townhouse units on the site.

First Reading:

October 27^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7597.

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6.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7598 (RZ 03-242688)

Location/s:

8733 Blundell Road

Applicant/s:

William R. Rhone

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single Family Housing District, Subdivision E (R1/E) to Comprehensive Development District (CD/120), in order to permit the development of 5 three-storey townhouses with access to the site coming through 7831 Garden City Road.

First Reading:

October 14^th, 2003.

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

(a)

Lai L. Chu, 22-7831 Garden City Road, Richmond, BC

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7598.

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7.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7600 (RZ 03-239406)

Location/s:

Currently Zoned Comprehensive Development District (CD/129): 7833 Heather Street

Subject Property: 7740, 7760, and 7780 Heather Street

Applicant/s:

Am-Pri Construction Ltd

Purpose:

To amend Comprehensive Development District (CD/129) to allow an additional floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.03 to provide for the limited future conversion of indoor building area from off-street parking to habitable space; and, to rezone the subject property at 7740, 7760, and 7780 Heather Street from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F (R1/F) to Comprehensive Development District (CD/129), to permit the development of 36 three-storey townhouses.

First Reading:

October 27^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7600.

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8.

Proposed Amendment to Lot Size Policy 5431 (Section 28, 4-6)  and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7601 (RZ 02-203977)

Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5431 (Section 28, 4-6) Recommendation:

That Lot Size Policy 5431 (Section 28, 4-6) be amended to exclude the properties fronting Williams Road and No. 3 Road.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7601 (RZ 02-203977)

Location/s:

8731 Williams Road

Applicant/s:

Dayco Designs Corporation

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Coach House District (R9), to permit the creation of two lots each with a main dwelling and a coach house above the garage with access to a future lane. 

First Reading:

October 27^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

(a)

Michael Townsend, 8640 Pigott Road, Richmond, BC

(b)

Froilan M. Flores, 1105-1199 Marinaside Court, Vancouver, BC

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Single Family Lot Size Policy recommendation. 

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7601.

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9.

Proposed Amendment to Lot Size Policy 5451 (Section 36, 4-7)  and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7602 (RZ 03-242031)

Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5451 (Section 36, 4-7) Recommendation:

That Lot Size Policy 5451 (Section 36, 4-7) adopted by Council on August 17, 1992, be rescinded.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7602 (RZ 03-242031)

Location/s:

10151 No. 2 Road

Applicant/s:

A Hara Construction Ltd.

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Single Family Housing District (R1-0.6), in order to permit the development of two new single-family residential lots with a shared driveway between the two new dwellings and with access to a future lane at the back.

First Reading:

October 27^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

(a)

Patrick Deer, 10220 Sandiford Drive, Richmond, BC

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Single Family Lot Size Policy recommendation. 

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7602.

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10.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7605 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7606        (RZ 03-223904)

Location/s:

12060/12080/12086/12100 7^th Avenue

Applicant/s:

Bob Snowball and Wayne Fougere<

Purpose of OCP Designation Amendment Bylaw 7605:

To change the generalized land use designation of the subject property from Business and Industry to Neighbourhood Residential.  This change will bring the OCPs generalized land use designation in line with the Steveston Area Plan designation of Residential for the site.

Purpose of Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7606:

To rezone the subject property from Light Industrial District (I2) to Comprehensive Development District (CD/78), to permit development of 10 detached single-family character townhouses with a heritage appearance.

First Reading:

October 27^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaws 7605 and 7606.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7605.

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Proposed Amendment to Lot Size Policy 5454 (Section 36, 5-6)  and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7607 (RZ 03-244803)

Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5454 (Section 36, 5-6) Recommendation:

That Lot Size Policy 5454 (Section 36, 5-6) be amended to revise the map to remove the identification of individual duplexes in the Policy area so that all existing duplexes can subdivide to an appropriate Single-Family Housing District zone provided that no more than two parcels are created.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7607 (RZ 03-244803)

Location/s:

11931/11951 Dewsbury Drive

Applicant/s:

Gurmej K. Bains

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area B (R1/B), in order to permit the property to be subdivided into two single-family residential lots.

First Reading:

October 27^th, 2003

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

Acknowledgement of written submissions received by the City Clerk since first reading.

(a)

G. Law, 11760 Montego Street, Richmond, BC

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7607.

ADJOURNMENT