January 15, 2007 Minutes

Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road.

Present:

Acting Mayor Harold Steves
Councillor Linda Barnes
Councillor Cynthia Chen
Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Rob Howard
Councillor Bill McNulty

Gail Johnson, Acting Corporate Officer

Absent:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie

Call to Order:

Acting Mayor Steves opened the proceedings at 7:00 p.m.

1.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaws 8104 and 8121 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7955 (RZ 04-276082)
(7511 Bridge Street; Applicant: Sandhill Development Ltd.).

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant advised that he was available to answer questions.

Written Submissions:

Mohan Sandhu, 7560 Bridge Street (Schedule 1)
Harjit Sandhu, 7280 Bridge Street (Schedule 2).

Submissions from the floor:

In answer to a question, Mr. Jean Lamontagne, Director of Development advised that in 2005, staff conducted a consultation with the area residents to review the road pattern which resulted in 72% of the area residents supporting the two proposed roads. .

It was moved and seconded

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaws 8104 and 8121 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 7955 each be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

R07/1-2

That Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 8104 be adopted.

CARRIED

2.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8105 (RZ 06-331914)
(7660 and 7680 Ash Street; Applicant: Wellfit (Canada) Investment Co. Ltd.).

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Surjeet Kaur Sidhu, 7640 Ash Street (Schedule 3)
Randy Schuette, 7620 Ash Street (Schedule 4).

Submissions from the floor:.

Ms. Surjeet Kaur Sidhu, 7640 Ash Street, felt that consideration should be given to running the new road immediately south of her property, creating a natural division between the more highly dense properties and the larger lots located north of her property. She concluded by stating that the proposed development will invade on the privacy she currently enjoys on her property. .

In answer to a question, Mr. Jean Lamontagne advised that the ring road was adopted by Council in October, 2005, following the completion of public consultation. Any further review of the road pattern will require a new public process and approval by Council.
Mr. Lamontagne indicated that staff will advise the developer to be more diligent in contacting owners of adjacent properties..

Rita Jarmana, 7671 Bridge Street spoke in support of the zoning amendment recalling there was a 72% approval rate from the residents for the proposed ring road.

PH07/1-3.

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8105 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

3.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8165 (RZ 06-350258)

(10171 Williams Road; Applicant: Khalid Hasan)

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH07/1-4

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8165 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

4.

Zoning Amendment Bylaws 8166 and 8141 (RZ 04-267994)

(8400 and 8440 Cook Road & 6571 Eckersley Road; Applicant: Matthew Cheng Architect Inc.)

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

Lianna Biasutti, 6631 Eckersley Road (Schedule 5)

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH07/1-5

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaws 8166 and 8141 each be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

5.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8168 (RZ 04-268939)

(8011 Saba Road and 6088 No. 3 Road; Applicant: Regent International Developments Ltd.)

Applicant’s Comments:

With regard to the area residents’ concerns about construction noise, Mr. Leong stated that all construction activity has been undertaken within the City of Richmond’s noise bylaw guidelines. He offered to contact residents and address individual concerns, and noted the “pounding” noise should no longer be an issue.

Mr. Leong further advised that the four storey parkade is consistent with the adjacent project on the east at 10 meters high; the large walls of the area parkades will be less visible as Westminster Highway is further developed; and there is a long range plan to address increased traffic in the area.

Written Submissions:

Chu S.C., 6191 Buswell Street (Schedule 6)
Philip Chow, 1105 – 6191 Buswell Street (Schedule 7)
P. Ho and W. Ng, 1205 – 6191 Buswell Street (Schedule 8)
F.M. Wong, 6191 Buswell Street (Schedule 9)
Jingkai Li, 1205 – 6191 Buswell Street (Schedule 10)
Qihua Su, 1205 – 6191 Buswell Street (Schedule 11)
Darwin Law, 203-8171 Saba Road (Schedule 12)
Kin W. Hui, 8171 Saba Road (Schedule 13)
Alan Chuck, 606 – 8171 Saba Road (Schedule 14)
Simon Yee Wong, 505 – 8171 Saba Road (Schedule 15)
Owner of 905 – 8100 Saba Road (Schedule 16)
All Owners of 8100 Saba Road (Schedule 17).

Submissions from the floor:

Mr. Matthew Chen, 8228 Westminster Hwy spoke against the proposal, concerned that the four storey parkade is too high in comparison to surrounding buildings.

Phillip Chow, 1105 - 6911 Buswell Street spoke in opposition to the proposal concerned about vibrations from the “pounding” of the construction; construction taking place on Sundays; the height of the parkade which could create a safety concern by allowing access to his roof; and traffic being added to an already busy driveway and lane onto Saba Road.

In answer to a query, Mr. Lamontagne confirmed that all required set-backs have been met by the applicant, and the noise bylaw allows construction on Sundays.

In answer to a question regarding existing traffic concerns, Fred Lin, Transportation Engineer advised that residents can contact their Strata Council, the RCMP, or City staff depending on the type of traffic infraction being reported.

PH07/1-6

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8168 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

6.

Zoning Text Amendment Bylaw 8169

(Applicant: City of Richmond)

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

None.

None.

PH07/1-7

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8169 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

PH07/1-8

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8169 be adopted.

CARRIED

7.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8171 (RZ 06-352151)

(10020 Seacote Road; Applicant: Lakhbir Singh Khangura)

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH07/1-9

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8171 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

8.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8174 (RZ 06-351299)

(7600 Lancing Court; Applicant: Sonya Kraemer)

Applicant’s Comments:

The applicant had concerns about the Tree Replacement Bylaw, and introduced John Cameron to speak on her behalf..

Mr. Cameron submitted a letter and photographs of trees located on the applicant’s property. He questioned the required replacement of a dead tree and the preservation of an unhealthy tree.

Mr. Lamontagne suggested that the applicant contact the City arborist or Tree Bylaw Officer.

Written Submissions:

John Cameron (Schedule 18)

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH07/1-10

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8174 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

9.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8175 (RZ 06-351245)

(11520 Williams Road; Applicant: Urban Era Builders & Developers Limited)

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH07/1-11

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8175 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

10.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8176 (RZ 06-350211)

(10471 Williams Road; Applicant: Charan Sethi)

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH07/1-12

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8176 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

11.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8177 (RZ 06-348076)

(11631/11651 Montego Street; Applicant: Sohan Dha and Lucky Sangha)

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH07/1-13

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8177 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

12.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8178 (RZ 06-341608)

(10671 Williams Road; Applicant: Malkiat Bowal)

Applicant’s Comments:

None.

Written Submissions:

None.

Submissions from the floor:

None.

PH07/1-14

It was moved and seconded

That Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8178 be given second and third readings.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

PH/07/1-15

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (7:52 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 15, 2007.

Acting Mayor (Harold Steves)

Acting Corporate Officer,

City Clerk’s Office
(Gail Johnson)