Monday, December 12^th, 2005 - 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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1.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7905 (RZ 03-236490)

Location/s:

4680 Blundell Road

Applicant/s:

Mei L’an Li

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)  to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K) in order to permit a subdivision to create two residential lots with front access garages and a shared driveway.

First Reading:

November 14^th, 2005

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 7905.

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2.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7977 (RZ 04-272331)

Location/s:

11651 / 11671 / 11691 / 11711 Steveston Highway

Applicant/s:

Sungrand Developments Ltd.

Purpose:

To rezone the subject properties from Single-Family Housing District Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Townhouse District (R2-0.6), in order to permit the development of approximately 27 two-storey townhouses with access to Steveston Highway only.

First Reading:

November 14^th, 2005

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 7977.

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3.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7981 (RZ 05-309798)

Location/s:

8520 Pigott Road

Applicant/s:

Henry Kolkman

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 facilitate subdivision into two (2) single-family lots.

First Reading:

November 14^th, 2005

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 7981.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7981.

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4.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7982 (RZ 05-309343)

Location/s:

11800/ 11820 Montego Street

Applicant/s:

Gurmej 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), to facilitate subdivision into two (2) single-family lots.

First Reading:

November 14^th, 2005.

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)

Garner Law, 11760 Montego Street, Richmond.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7982.

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5.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7983 (RZ 05-312822)

Location/s:

9731 Pigott Road

Applicant/s:

Gurbachan Sidhu

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), to facilitate subdivision into two (2) single-family lots

First Reading:

November 28^th, 2005.

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 7983.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7983.

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6A.

Proposed Amendment to Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5414 (Section 25-4-7)

Single Family Lot-Size Policy Recommendations:

That Single Family Lot Size Policy 5414 (Section 25-4-7), adopted by Council on August 28, 1989 be amended to:

(a)

Only permit 5400 Francis Road to rezone to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K);

(b)

That the existing Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area C (R1/C) zoning restriction be reconfirmed for all other lots; and

(c)

That multiple-family residential development specifically be not permitted.

6B.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7987 (RZ 04-274895)

Location/s:

5400 Francis Road

Applicant/s:

Manjit Singh Moore

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K), in order to permit development of two single family dwellings with garages in the front yard and no rear lane.

First Reading:

November 14^th, 2005.

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 7987.

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7.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7989 (RZ 05-315343)

Location/s:

3831 Lockhart Road

Applicant/s:

Raman Kooner

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), to permit the development of two (2) single-family lots, each accommodating a single family dwelling unit.

First Reading:

November 28^th, 2005.

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 7989.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7989.

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8A.

Proposed Amendment to Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5428 (Section 30-4-6)

Single Family Lot-Size Policy Recommendations:

That Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5428 (Section 30-4-6) be amended to:

(a)

Remove all lots fronting onto Gilbert Road and No. 2 Road;

(b)

Restrict all properties fronting Francis Road to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area C (R1/C), unless there is a constructed lane access then subdivisions may be permitted to Single-Family Housing District R1-0.6, except that 6680 Francis Road may be permitted to subdivide to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision K (R1/K) without the requirement for a lane access; and

(c)

That the existing Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area B (R1/B) zoning restriction be reconfirmed for all other lots.

8B.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7991 (RZ 04-273560)

Location/s:

6680 Francis Road

Applicant/s:

Jasdeep Uppal

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K), in order to permit the development of two new single-family residential lots with a shared driveway and access to Francis Road.

First Reading:

November 14^th, 2005.

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 7991.

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9.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 7996 (CP 05-318069)

Location/s:

6288 Katsura Street and 9371 Hemlock Drive

Applicant/s:

Ah Ten Holdings Ltd. &
Hemlock Drive Development Limited Partnership

Purpose:

To redesignate the subject properties as “Residential Area 2A” to permit two (2) five-storey residential buildings consisting of approximately 232 dwelling units over a single-storey parking structure.

First Reading:

November 28^th, 2005.

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 7996.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 7996.

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10.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7997 (RZ 05-300409)

Location/s:

9711, 9751 and 9771 Ferndale Road

Applicant/s:

Am-Pri Construction Ltd.

Purpose:

(1)

To amend Comprehensive Development District (CD/153) to reduce the minimum lot size requirement from 0.404 ha (1 .0 acre) to 0.344 ha (0.85 acre).

(2)

To rezone the subject property from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F (R1/F)  to Comprehensive Development District (CD/153), to permit development of twenty-one (21) three-storey townhouses.

First Reading:

November 28^th, 2005.

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 7997.

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11.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7998 (RZ 04-274078)

Location/s:

5091 and 5111 Francis Road

Applicant/s:

Azim Bhimani and Les Cohen

Purpose:

To rezone the subject properties from Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E) to Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area B (R1/B) in order to permit a subdivision to create four new single-family residential lots

First Reading:

November 28^th, 2005.

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)

Les Cohen & Azim Bhimani, Applicants.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 7998.

ADJOURNMENT