1A

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7576 (0107-10-01)

(City-wide and 8320 Alexandra Road; Applicant:  City of Richmond)

1B

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7659

(City-wide and 8320 Alexandra Road; Applicant:  City of Richmond)

1C

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7688

(City-wide and 8320 Alexandra Road; Applicant:  City of Richmond)

Applicants Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/4-1

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7659 and Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7576 and 7688  each be given second and third readings.

PH04/4-2

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7659 and Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7576 and 7688  each be adopted.

CARRIED

2.

Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5425 (Section 35-4-7) and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7599 (RZ 03-240492)

(4471 Steveston Highway; Applicant:  Adil Bathena)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Bathena, the applicant, advised that he was available to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/4-3

It was moved and seconded

That Single Family Lot Size Policy 5425 (Section 35-4-7), adopted by Council on December 18^th, 1989, be rescinded.

CARRIED

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7599 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

3.

Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5417 (Section 31-4-6) and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7667 (RZ 03-251977)

(6360 Williams Road; Applicant:  Donald Chan)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was not present.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/4-5

It was moved and seconded

That Single Family Lot Size Policy 5417 (Section 31-4-6), adopted by Council on December 2^nd, 1988, be rescinded.

CARRIED

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7667 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

4.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7668 (RZ 04-255356)

(9871 Williams Road; Applicant:  Les Cohen/Azim Bhimani)

Applicants Comments:

The applicants were not present.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

P04/4-7

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7668 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH04/4-8

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7668 be adopted.

CARRIED

5.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7669 (RZ 03-253191)

(5520 & 5560 Ludlow Road; Applicant:  Matthew Cheng)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Matthew Cheng, the applicant, advised that he was available to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/4-9

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7669 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH04/4-10

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7669 be adopted.

CARRIED

6.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7670 (RZ 03-238768)

(6311 and 6331 Cooney Road; Applicant:  W. T. Leung Architects Inc.)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Wing Leung, Architect, representing the applicant, with the aid of a model and presentation boards briefly described the development and its relationship to adjacent properties.  He advised that the applicant would provide a public right of way, a sculpture garden at Cooney Road, and an art gallery for community use.

Written Submissions:

David S. Ng, 8288 Saba Road, #801, Richmond, BC (Schedule 1)

Henry Yau, 8288 Saba Road, #808, Richmond, BC (Schedule 2)

Submissions from the floor:

Mrs. Alice Mayhew, 6340 Buswell Avenue, #311, stated her concerns about the shadowing effects from the project, the loss of sunlight and trees, and the closeness of the development to her home.

Mr. Leung, with the aid of a diagram, briefly described the manner in which shadows would be cast from the project at different times of the day, and the effects on nearby buildings.

Mr. Henry Yau, 8288 Saba Road, #801, stated his concerns regarding the human impact of this development on the neighbourhood, the shadowing from the development, the closeness of the building to his home, traffic, parking and safety issues, and his preference for townhouses on this site. 

Mrs. Labkovsky, 6340 Buswell Road, #315, stated her concern about the number of high rise buildings being built around this area, and the noise generated during the construction of the buildings.  As well, she was concerned about townhouses being squeezed between the high-rise buildings.

Mr. Roh Kyu Ho, 8288 Saba Road, #1307, stated his concern about the impact of the proposed development on privacy and queried how close this development would be to his windows.

In response to a query from Council, Mr. Leung advised that he was unsure whether more parking could be achieved by reconfiguring the layout of the parking.

PH04/4-11

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7670 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

7.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7672 (RZ 03-240810)

(7040, 7060, 7080 and 7100 Heather Street; 9260 and 9280 Granville Avenue; Rear Portions of 7031, 7051 and 7071 Ash Street; Applicant:  Polygon Development 150 Ltd.)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Kevin Shoemaker, Development Manager, and Mr. Rob Ciccozi, Architect, representing the applicant briefly answered questions from Council.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/4-12

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7672 be given second and third readings.

Councillor Evelina Halsey Brandt left the meeting at 8:13 p.m.

CARRIED

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7675

(Existing Health Care Facilities District (HCF) Zoned Properties -    6101/6111 Minoru Boulevard and 6100 Bowling Green Road; 11771 Fentiman Place; 9580/9600 Williams Road and 10140 Gower Street; 7051 Moffat Road; Applicant:  City of Richmond/DGBK Architects)

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7674 (RZ 03-252957 )

(6260 Blundell Road.; Applicant:  DGBK Architects)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant advised he was available to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

Dr. Tanaka, strata owner 6180 Blundell Road, stated his concerns about the lack of adequate parking, traffic flow and general safety around the Blundell and No. 2 Road area.  With the aid of an overhead diagram he reviewed the traffic flow in the area, and requested that the bus stop on Blundell Road be moved closer to the existing controlled crosswalk.  Mr. Joe Erceg, General Manager, Urban Development Division advised that this issue could be discussed with Translink.

Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt returned to the meeting at 8.25 p.m.

Mr. Greg Andrews, DGBK Architect, introduced Ms. Deborah Goegan,  Administrator of Rosewood Manor.  He stated that the Manor was in the process of negotiation with a neighbouring property owner to secure the required parking for Rosewood Manor.  In response to a query from Council, Ms. Goegan explained the prerequisites for those living at Rosewood Manor.

PH04/4-13

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7675 and 7674 each be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH04/4-14

It was moved and seconded

That a letter be written to Translink requesting that they work with the City to relocate the bus stop outside the Rosewood Manor closer to the existing controlled crosswalk.

CARRIED

PH04/4-15

It was moved and seconded

That staff comment on:

1.         the ingress/egress of traffic into the parking lots surrounding the shopping centre at No. 2 Road and Blundell Road, and in particular the ingress and egress to the Safeway parking lot at Blundell Road;

2.         the configuration of traffic lights in the No. 2 Road and Blundell Road area;

3.         the speed of traffic in the No. 2 Road and Blundell Road area and whether additional traffic calming measures would be appropriate on Blundell Road such as the temporary median which was recently installed along No. 2 Road;

4.         the adequacy of safety and directional signage in the No. 2 Road and Blundell Road area, including the area of Blundell Road extending east to include the school zone.

CARRIED

9.

Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7678 and 7679 (RZ 03-251048)

(7840 Garden City Road; Applicant:  Matthew Cheng Architect Inc.)

Applicants Comments:

Mr. Cheng, the applicant, advised he was available to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

Richard Biles, 7733 Turnill Street, #11, Richmond, BC (Schedule 3)

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Kim Fong, 7733 Turnill Street, #17, stated his concern regarding the cross-access agreement which would result in increased traffic from this new development through Somerset complex.  He queried whether the developer could redesign the site access through to Garden City Road.  He also asked about the large  trees on this lot.  In response, Mr. Allueva, Director of Development, advised that the developer would retain an arborist to assess the trees at the Development Permit stage. 

Mr. Brett Mullin, 7733 Turnill Street, #24, (his submission is attached as Schedule 4 and forms a part of these minutes),  expressed his opposition to the access easement which allowed vehicular access through his townhouse complex.

In response to a query from Council, Mr. Erceg, Urban Development Administrator advised that the Area Plan strongly discouraged access directly to Garden City Road, and that it was a fairly common practice to allow access easement through developments along arterial roads. 

A resident of  7733 Turnill Street, stated that he did not oppose the project, but was concerned about the access from this development through the Turnill Street complex. 

Ms. Ng, 7733 Turnill Street, #23, did not oppose the project but stated her concern about access from this development through the Turnill Street complex.

Mr. Matthew Cheng, Project Architect, advised that he had not considered access to the site from  Garden City Road, and noted that the owner had retained a landscape architect to assess the trees on the site.

Mr. Fong, advised that he became aware of the cross-access agreement for the subject site only after he received a second disclosure statement.  He stated that he had already made a down payment for his townhouse by that time.

Mr. Mullin, 7733 Turnill Street, #24 asked whether access to this site could be achieved from Blundell Road in conjunction with the proposal under item 10 on the agenda.

Ms. Robin Kevach, Turnill Street, stated her concern that fire and emergency vehicles would not be able to properly access the townhouse complex.  In response, Mr. Erceg advised that emergency vehicles would gain access from Garden City Road. 

Ms. Yvonne Chow, co-owner of the subject site, stated that the cross access agreement from this site through the Turnill Street complex had been discussed at a previous meeting, and she was assured that access would not be a problem.  In response to a query from Council, Mr. Erceg, advised that the meeting mentioned by the delegation was a Development Permit Panel meeting. 

PH04/4-16

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7678 and 7679 be referred to staff to revisit the site configuration with a view to providing alternate site access

CARRIED

10.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7680 and 7681 (RZ 03-254683)

(9051 Blundell Road; Applicant:  Willow Construction Ltd.)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant advised that he was available to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/4-17

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7680 and 7681 be referred to staff to revisit the site configuration and site access  in conjunction with the proposed development at 7840 Garden City Road (RZ03-251048).

CARRIED

11.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7682 (RZ 04-264331)

(8131 No. 1 Road; Applicant Les Cohen & Azim Bhimani)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant was not present.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH04/4-18

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7682 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH04/4-19

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7682 be adopted.

CARRIED

12.

Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7686 and 7671 (RZ 03-254676)

(7140, 7180, 7200, 7240, 7246, 7260, 7280 and 7320 Heather Street; and Rear Portions of 7131, 7151, 7171, 7191, 7231, 7251, 7271, 7311, 7331, 7351 and 7371 Ash Street.; Applicant:  Polygon Development 43 Ltd.)

Applicants Comments:

The applicant advised that he was available to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

Sharon MacGougan, 7411 Ash Street, Richmond, BC (Schedule 5)

Submissions from the floor:

Mrs. Ralph, 7131 Ash Street, (a copy of her submission is attached as Schedule 6 and forms a part of these minutes) stated her concern about lack of transitions and stepdowns from this 3 storey townhouse development to her home on Ash Street. In response to a query from Council, Mr. Erceg, General Manager, Urban Development Division, advised that this issue will be addressed by the Development Permit Panel.  A request was made for the Panel to also examine transition with regard to houses along the Ash Street.

PH04/20

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaws 7686 and 7671 each be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

PH04/4-21

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (9.50 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,                  April 19^th, 2004.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Acting City Clerk (David Weber)