The Acting City Clerk introduced a letter received from Kesar and Parminder Athwal requesting that their rezoning application for 10811/10831 Bird Road be withdrawn (Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7609).  A copy of the letter is attached as Schedule 1 and forms a part of these minutes.

PH04/1-01

It was moved and seconded

That

i)

Item 2 be deleted from this agenda; and

ii)

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7609 (RZ 03-244955) be abandoned.

CARRIED

1.

TEMPORARY COMMERCIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION (TU 03-251192)

(6233 London Road; Applicant:  Oris Development (London Landing) Corporation)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Dana Westermark, the applicant, was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/1-02

It was moved and seconded

That a Temporary Commercial Use Permit for property at 6233 London Road to create a public parking lot for a proposed tram building, be issued.

CARRIED

2.

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 7609 (RZ 03-244955)

(10811/10831 Bird Road; Applicant:  Kesar and Parminder Athwal)

Please see Page 1 for the action taken on this matter.

3.

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 7626 (RZ 03-246795)

(10151 Bridgeport Road; Applicant:  Babu Bansal)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Babu Bansal, the applicant, was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Alfred Vlasveld, 10131 Bridgeport Road, said that his property had been adversely affected by the redevelopment of an adjacent property 12 years ago and that he was concerned that further drainage issues could arise from this application.

After a brief discussion on the requirements for perimeter drainage, Mr. Bansal, the applicant, indicated in response to questions that all bylaw requirements would be met including the requirement for perimeter drainage should the lot be filled.

It was moved and seconded

That perimeter drainage be a condition of development for Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7626.

A brief discussion ensued on the matter, as a result of which the motion was withdrawn.  Direction was then given that staff:

i)

recirculate a memorandum on building heights;

ii)

review drainage requirements; and

iii)

review Mr. Vlasvelds property whether the elevation of the subject site changed or not.

PH04/1-03

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7626 (RZ 03-246795) be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

4.

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 7630 (RZ 03-239490)

(8200 Williams Road; Applicant:  Rocky Sethi)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Rocky Sethi, the applicant, and Mr. Charan Sethi, were present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

H. Chong, #282-8160 B Williams Road Schedule 2

A. Poon, 376-8160 Williams Road Schedule 3

D. Hu, 10031 Leonard Road Schedule 4

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/1-04

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7630 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

5.

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 7632 (RZ 03-239626)

(9200 Bridgeport Road; Applicant:  Sanford Design Group)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Harvey Fuller, Sandford Design Group, was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Gary Janusc, 9131 Patterson Road, and Ms. Donna Patterson, 9191 Patterson Road, expressed their concerns regarding the proposed lighting and signage for the subject property.  Mr. Janusc referred to a Husky Station that had recently opened two lots away from the subject property that had installed lighting such that Mr. Januscs backyard was affected by the bright light.

In response, Mr. Fuller indicated that the site lighting would be pedestrian friendly lighting localized to the site activity.  The applicant further indicated that there were no plans to locate signage on the rear of the building at this time, however, a loading bay was proposed for the rear of the building for which controlled lighting would be necessary.

PH04/1-05

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7632 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

6.

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 7633 (RZ 03-245844)

(5600 Blundell Road; Applicant:  Rav Bains)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Rav Bains, the applicant, was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

J. Beatty, 5611 Clearwater Drive Schedule 5

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/1-06

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7633 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

7.

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 7636 (RZ 03-233573)

(8180 Railway Avenue; Applicant:  T. Tam & Anne Lo)

Applicants Comments:

The applicants were not present.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/1-07

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7636 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

8.

OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW 7637 AND ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 7638 (RZ 03-245733)

(Southern Portion of 9531 Granville Avenue, All of 9551 and 9571 Granville Avenue, Western Portion of 9611 Granville Avenue and South-Western Portion of  6611 No.4 Road; Applicant:  Adera Equities Inc.)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Norm Couttie, Adera Equities Inc., was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Roland Hoegler, 6560 No. 4 Road, requested clarification of the rezoning process and in particular whether the rear portion of the property would be rezoned independently.

Mr. Couttie, in response to questions, said that i) the properties would close on March 1^st, 2004 and that preloading would begin at that time; and ii) the monies committed for parks and affordable housing could be allocated to whatever fund Council deemed appropriate. 

PH04/1-08

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7637 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7638 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

9.

ADJOURNMENT

PH04/1-9

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (8:10 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, January 19^th, 2004.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Acting City Clerk (David Weber)