Monday, July 19^th, 2004 - 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 7711 (ZT 04-269236)

Applicant/s:

City of Richmond

Purpose:

Text amendment to Zoning and Development Bylaw 5300, Single-Family Housing District (R1-0.6), to allow framed fireplaces and chimneys to project into the front yard setback by 1 m (3.281 ft.).

First Reading:

June 14^th, 2004

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 7711.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7711.

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2.

Proposed Single-Family Lot Size Policy (Section 23-4-7) and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7730 (RZ 04-268683)

Proposed Single-Family Lot Size Policy Recommendation

That Single Family Lot Size Policy 5437 (Section 23-4-7), be amended to exclude the following properties:

         8060 No. 1 Road through to and including 8506 No. 1 Road;

         4088 Blundell Road through to and including 4380 Blundell Road, and;

         4171 and 4191 Coldfall Road.

The intent of this exclusion is to permit these properties to subdivide into lots smaller than R1/E (18 metre wide lots) that are currently permitted under Policy 5437.   This action is consistent with the Arterial Road Redevelopment Policy 7017.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7730 (RZ 04-268683)

Location/s:

8100 No. 1 Road

Applicant/s:

Shinder Sahota

Purpose:

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

First Reading:

June 14^th, 2004

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

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

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(a)

J.P. Desbiens, 4471 Coventry Drive, Richmond

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(b)

Tyla Meyer, 4380 Coventry Drive, Richmond

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Single Family Lot Size Policy Recommendation.

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7730.

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3.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw  7739 (RZ 04-260971)

Location/s:

6211 No. 3 Road

Applicant/s:

Andrew Cheung Architects Inc.

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Service Station District (G2) to Downtown Commercial District (C7), to permit development of  a residential tower with commercial uses at grade.

First Reading:

June 14^th, 2004.

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

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

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(a)

Roger Brandon, 777 Hornby Street, #600, Vancouver

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7739.

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4.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7740 (RZ 04-267103)

Location/s:

5811 & 5851 No. 3 Road

Applicant/s:

Bosa Properties Inc.

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Automobile-Oriented Commercial District (C6) to Downtown Commercial District (C7) in order to permit the development of a residential tower with commercial uses and townhouse dwellings at grade.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7740.

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5.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7741 (RZ 04-263293)

Location/s:

2191 McLennan Avenue

Applicant/s:

Balaram Ghosh

Purpose:

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

First Reading:

June 14^th, 2004.

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 7741.

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6.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7742 (RZ 04-257429)

Location/s:

6660, 6760, 6780 and 6784 Lynas Lane

Applicant/s:

Vermillion Properties Ltd.

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Townhouse District (R2), to permit development of nineteen (19) two-storey townhouse units

First Reading:

June 14^th, 2004.

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

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

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(a)

Wendy Beckett, 6800 Lynas Lane, #12, Richmond.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7742.

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7.

Proposed Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5456 (Section 2-4-7) and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7743 (RZ 04-255365)

Proposed Single-Family Lot Size Policy Recommendation

That Policy 5456 (Section 2-4-7) be amended to exclude the properties fronting Westminster Highway from Riverdale Drive to McCallan Road.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7743 (RZ 04-255365)

Location/s:

5988 Riverdale Drive

Applicant/s:

Rajinder Takhar

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 property to be subdivided into two new single-family residential lots with access to a newly constructed lane along the northerly property line.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

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

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(a)

Erika Simm, Richmond Resident

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Single Family Lot Size Policy Recommendation.

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7743.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7745 (RZ 04-270141)

Location/s:

8411 No. 1 Road

Applicant/s:

Mike Olak

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 property to be subdivided into two new single-family lots with access to the lane only.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7745.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7745.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7746 (RZ 04-270541)

Location/s:

9231 No. 1 Road

Applicant/s:

Mike Milic

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 property to be subdivided into two new single-family residential lots with access to the lane only

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7746.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7746.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7747 (RZ 04-270555)

Location/s:

4500 Steveston Highway

Applicant/s:

Vignarajah Sellathurai

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Coach House District (R9) in order to subdivide the property into two new lots each with a single-family residence and a second dwelling unit above the garage with access to a future lane at the back.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

Order of Business:

1.

Presentation from the applicant.

2.

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

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(a)

Sue Alcock, 4475 Steveston Highway, Richmond.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7747.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7748 (RZ 04-270504)

Location/s:

9411 Williams Road

Applicant/s:

Les Cohen/ Azim Bhimani

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Coach House District (R9) in order to subdivide the property into two new lots each with a single-family residence and a second dwelling unit above the garage with access to a future lane in the back

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7748.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7749 (RZ 04-270692)

Location/s:

9591 Williams Road

Applicant/s:

Malhi 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 property to be subdivided into two new single-family residential lots with access to a future lane at the back

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7749.

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Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7750 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7751 (RZ 02-199677)

Location/s:

3900, 3920, 3940, 3960 and 3980 Youngmore Road

Applicant/s:

Dana Westermark

Purpose of OCP Amendment Bylaw 7750

To amend the land use designation of the subject properties from Low Density Residential (which permits townhouses to a maximum floor area ratio of 0.7) to Medium Density Residential to permit a townhouse development with a  floor area ratio of 0.86.

Purpose of Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7751 (RZ 02-199677)

1)

To amend the Comprehensive Development District (CD/121) to reduce the front yard setback from 4.5 m to 4.0 m, increase the maximum height from 12 m to 14.5 m, and reduce the minimum lot width from 40 m to 32 m. 

2)

To rezone the subject properties from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Comprehensive Development District (CD/121), as amended, to permit development of 20 attached townhouses and 3 detached townhouses.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7750 and 7751.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7750.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7752 (RZ 04-268857)

Location/s:

9491, 9531 & 9551 Ferndale Road and 9520 & 9540 Westminster Highway

Applicant/s:

Palladium Development Corp.

Purpose:

To create a new Townhouse zoning district, Comprehensive Development District (CD/145), and to rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F (R1/F) to Comprehensive Development District (CD/145), to permit development of 56 three-storey townhouses.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7752.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7754 (RZ 04-266049)

Location/s:

7571 & 7611 Alderbridge Way

Applicant/s:

Century Holdings Ltd.

Purpose:

To rezone the subject properties from Limited Industrial Retail District (I4) to Downtown Commercial District (C7) in order to permit the development of three residential towers with structured parking and a new road along the northern side of the site connecting Alderbridge Way and Gilbert Road.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7754.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7756 (RZ 04-270746)

Location/s:

10620 Gilbert Road

Applicant/s:

Rav 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 new single-family residential lots with access to Monashee Drive only.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7756.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7756.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7757  (RZ 04-270156)

Location/s:

7251 Ash Street

Applicant/s:

Polygon Development 43 Ltd.

Purpose:

To create a new single-family zoning district, Comprehensive Development District (CD/146), and to rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F (R1/F) to Comprehensive Development District (CD/146), to permit retention of the existing single-family dwelling.

First Reading:

June 29^th, 2004.

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 7757.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7757.

ADJOURNMENT