Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Linda Barnes
Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Rob Howard
Councillor Kiichi Kumagai
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Harold Steves

David Weber, Acting City Clerk

Absent:

Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt

Call to Order:

Mayor Malcolm Brodie opened the proceedings at 7:00 p.m.

In response to advice being given that a map included in the material for Item 5 contained an error and that it would be appropriate to delete the item from the agenda and refer the item to the February 21^st, 2005 Public Hearing, the following motion was introduced:

PH05/1-01

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7847 be deleted from the agenda and referred to the February 21, 2005 Public Hearing.

CARRIED

1.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7687 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7839

(Steveston Business District; Applicant:  City of Richmond)

Applicant’s Comments:

The Director of Development, Raul Allueva, had no additional information to that contained in the report.

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

None

PH05/1-02

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7687 and  Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7839 each be given second and third reading.

CARRIED

PH05/1-03

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7687 and  Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7839 each be adopted.

CARRIED

2.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7762 (RZ 04-267169)

(7480/7500 Langton Road; Applicant:  Surinder Grewal)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

None

PH05/1-04

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7762 be given second and third reading.

CARRIED

PH05/1-05

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7762 be adopted.

CARRIED

3.

OCP Amendment Bylaw 7783 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7857 (RZ 04-278754)

(5171 Steveston Highway; Applicant:  Matthew Cheng Architect)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

Mr. Tom Yeung, 10711 Hollymount Drive – Schedule 1

Submissions from the floor:

None

PH05/1-06

It was moved and seconded

That OCP Amendment Bylaw 7783 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7857 each be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

4.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7788 (RZ 04-263030)

(6440, 6460 and 6480 Cooney Road; Applicant:  Paul Leong Architect Inc.)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. W. Dreher, 8251 Spires Road, said that the entrance to the subdivision was an eyesore and that the proposed development did not do anything for the neighbourhood as it was not suited to the area.  Mr. Dreher also expressed significant concern about the parking issues that had been associated with the construction of a previous development, and the reoccurrence of those issues upon the start of construction on this development.  Mr. Dreher said that in light of the short distances from Spires Gate to Spires Road if the ditches were filled in on both sides of the road the parking problem would be alleviated as the contractor would have a place to park cars.

Mr. Paul Leong, the applicant, said that his firm had not been the architect for the prior development referred to by the previous speaker.  Further to this, Mr. Leong said that the application had been reviewed by the Advisory Design Panel in November of 2004, and that the project had received unanimous support with very favourable comments; that much work had been done with staff to reduce the scale of the project; and, that no ditch existed on the property.

PH05/1-07

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7788 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH05/1-08

It was moved and seconded

That staff review the impact of parking during construction and work with the developer to ensure that any problems are addressed.

CARRIED

5.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7847 (RZ 04-278777)

(7560/7580 No. 2 Road; Applicant:  G. Virdi/P. Bowal)

Please see Page 1 for action taken on this matter.

6.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7854 (RZ 04-274078)

(5091 and 5111 Francis Road; Applicant:  Les Cohen and Azim Bhimani)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

G. & B. Larose, 5035 Francis Road – Schedule 2

M. Cheung/Y. Peng and T. Cifci, 5071 and 5051 Francis Road – Schedule 3

K. & G. Bosma, 5060 Francis Road – Schedule 4

D. Robertson, 5140 Francis Road – Schedule 5

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. S. Grewal, 5151 Francis Road, said that his concerns were similar to those mentioned in the correspondence, namely the negative affects on security, traffic, and his investment in his home, and that the project did not match the homes in the area.

Mr. George Larose, 5035 Francis Road, said that he felt the area was being eroded because of the townhouse developments coming into a single-family neighbourhood.  Mr. Larose also spoke about the affects on security and property values, and he expressed his concerns regarding access onto a major arterial road.

Mr. M. Cheung, 5071 Francis Road, referred to the five points of objection contained in his written submission, and he expressed concern that, as a ten year resident at this address, he had not been asked for his opinion prior to the Public Hearing.  Mr. Cheung was also concerned about traffic and safety issues that could result if the application were approved.

Speaking for the second time, Mr. Larose spoke about the proposed buffering and the concerns he had about drainage.  Mr. Larose then asked whether an easement would be required between the access to the site and the property line.

PH05/1-09

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7854 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

Opposed:  Cllrs. Barnes

S. Halsey-Brandt

Steves

7.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7855 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7856 (ZT 04-010735)

(4151 Hazelbridge Way; Applicant:  Fairchild Developments Ltd.)

Applicant’s Comments:

Mr. Luciano Zago, Bing Thom Architects, accompanied by Mr. Kennedy, provided a powerpoint presentation of the project. A copy of the presentation is attached as Schedule 6 and forms a part of these minutes.

Written Submissions:

Mr. Larry Berg, Vancouver International Airport Authority – Schedule 7

Mr. Danny Leung, Fairchild Developments Ltd. – Schedule 8

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. M. Chen asked about the size of the different units, and how many parking spaces were being provided.

PH05/1-10

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7855 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7856 each be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

Cllr. Kumagai left the meeting – 8:28 pm.

8.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7858 (RZ 04-271217)

(6060 and 6080 Garden City Road and 9171 Ferndale Road.; Applicant:  Gomberoff Bell Lyon Architects)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

None

PH05/1-11

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7858 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

9.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7859 (RZ 04-279769)

(4751 Dunfell Road; Applicant:  Brian Kramer)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was not present.

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

None

PH05/1-12

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7859 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH05/1-13

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7859 be adopted.

CARRIED

10.

Zoning Amendement Bylaw 7861 (RZ 04-273015)

(8271 No. 3 Road; Applicant:  Allan Chandhok)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant was present to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

None

Submissions from the floor:

None

PH05/1-14

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7861 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

Cllr. Kumagai returned to the meeting – 8:31 pm.

11.

Proposed Amendment to Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5429 (Sections 11 & 12, 3-7) and Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7862

(The area bounded by Moncton Street, No. 2 Road, Andrews Road and Trites Road; Applicant:  City of Richmond)

Applicant’s Comments:

The Manager, Policy Planning, Terry Crowe, reviewed the process to date and the changes that had been made as a result of the previous Public Hearing on the matter.

Written Submissions:

D. Fairholm, 12231 Trites Road – Schedule 9

D. Porte, Porte Realty Ltd. – Schedule 10

A. Peters, 11460 Pintail Drive – Schedule 11

L. Makutra, 11700 Plover Drive – Schedule 12

Submissions from the floor:

A resident of Andrews Road asked about the height relationship of the new T3 area compared to that of the existing T3 area.  Clarification of the markings on the diagram was also requested.

Ms. Sylvia Surette, 5600 Andrews Road, spoke about the impact felt from the incorporation of 850 new families into the area; the narrowing of No. 2 Road; the loss that will be felt as the services, and in particular the child care services, in the area diminish; the unappealing presence of units facing each other across a small street; and, traffic safety.  Ms. Surette was also concerned that the unit sizes were small and lacked storage, and that no storage units were available in Steveston.

Mr. J. Oeser, 12004 No. 2 Road, said that there was a major conflict between what the Agricultural Viability Study indicated and all of the new development.  Mr. Oeser also spoke about the passage of farm equipment on the narrowed road width of No. 2 Road, and, the buffer between the urban and rural areas, during which he asked what the actual buffer was conceived as.

Mr. Elvyn Wittensleger, 10631 Hollymount Drive, said that he was concerned about the amount of development, and that care had to be taken when larger lots were developed, especially in the areas of traffic and fire lanes etc.  Mr. Wittensleger wanted Richmond and Steveston to remain a secure place where families can thrive.

PH05/1-15

It was moved and seconded

That Single Family Lot Size Policy 5429 (Sections 11 & 12, 3-7) be amended to exclude those properties fronting and on the south side of Moncton Street between Trites Road and No. 2 Road.

CARRIED

PH05/1-16

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7862 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH05/1-17

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7862  be adopted.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

PH05/1-18

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (9:05 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 17^th, 2005.

Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Acting City Clerk (David Weber)