Monday, July 21, 2008 - 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 8333 (RZ 07-394901)

Location:

6411 Blundell Road

Applicant:

Ajit Thaliwal

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 (2) single-family lots with vehicle access from a rear lane.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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 8333.

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2.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8375 (RZ 07-390751)

Location:

7351 Williams Road

Applicant:

Pritpal S. Randhawa

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 (2) single-family lots with vehicle access from an existing rear lane.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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)

Harris Chi, 7340 Bates Road.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 8375.

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3.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8378 (RZ 07-384769)

Locations:

3491/3511 Lockhart Road

Applicant:

Avis Homes Ltd.

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 development of two (2) single-family lots.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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 8378.

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4.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8379 (RZ 07-397261)

Locations:

7371/7391 Williams Road

Applicant:

Awana Construction Limited

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from “Two-Family Housing District (R5)” to “Single-Family Housing District (R1-0.6)”, to permit development of three (3) single-family lots with vehicle access from an existing lane.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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 8379.

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5.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8380

Applicant:

City of Richmond

Purpose:

To Amend Division 400 of Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 5300 in order to:

Change the minimum parking requirements for a variety of uses;

Change the regulations related to the provision of parking spaces in the Steveston Area; and

Introduce new minimum off-street parking, off-street loading and off-street bicycle parking requirements.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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 8380.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 8380.

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6. A

Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment Bylaw 8381

(Amendment to Schedule 1, Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 7100)

Purpose of OCP Amendment:

a)      

Replace various OCP maps to include the West Bridgeport and Van Horne areas into the City Centre area;

b)      

Include the pertinent Development Permit Guidelines (wind protection; tower massing; phased development compatibility) from the City Centre Area Plan;

c)      

Replace OCP Attachment 1, Generalized Land Use Map, with a map that coincides with the City Centre Area Plan Land Use Maps; and

d)      

Replace OCP Attachment 2, Specific Land Use Map, with a map that includes the West Bridgeport and Van Horne areas into the City Centre Area Plan.

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6. B

Bridgeport Area Plan Amendment Bylaw 8382

(Amendment to Schedule 2.12, Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 7100)

Purpose of Bridgeport Area Plan Amendment:

Repeal the existing Bridgeport Area Plan and replace it with a new Bridgeport Area Plan that excludes the West Bridgeport and Van Horne areas.

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6. C

City Centre Area Plan Amendment Bylaw 8383

(Amendment to Schedule 2.10, Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 7100)

Purpose of City Centre Area Plan Amendment:

Repeal the existing City Centre Area Plan and replace it with a new City Centre Area Plan that includes the West Bridgeport and Van Horne areas and contains a new vision, goals, strategies, framework, objectives, policies, implementation and phasing strategy for the City Centre area, including the designation of a City Centre development permit area and the establishment of development permit guidelines.

Location:

City Centre, West Bridgeport and Van Horne areas

Applicant:

City of Richmond

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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)

Supplementary Report dated July 7, 2008 from Joe Erceg, General Manager, Planning and Development Department;

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(b)

Procedural Memorandum dated July 11, 2008 from Gail Johnson, Manager, Legislative Services;

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(c)

Erik Karlsen, Chair, Provincial Agricultural Land Commission;

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(d)

K. L. Morris, Secretary Treasurer, School District No. 38 (Richmond);

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(e)

Tony Pellett, Registered Planner, Provincial Agricultural Land Commission;

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(f)

Sidney Coleman, President, CIC Equities Corp.; and

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(g)

C. Decatur Howe, Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP on behalf of Vanprop Investments Ltd.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 8381.

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 8382.

3.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 8383.

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7.

Zoning Text Amendment Bylaw 8384

Applicant:

City of Richmond

Purpose:

To amend the “Downtown Commercial District (C7) to include a density bonus of 0.15 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for the provision of affordable housing units.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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 8384.

2.

Adoption of Bylaw 8384.

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8. A

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8387

Purpose:

To introduce a new Townhouse Zoning District (R2-0.6D) which incorporates the recommendations in the City’s Affordable Housing Strategy.

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8. B

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8394 (RZ 08-404404)

Locations:

10671, 10691, 10711 No. 5 Road

Applicant:

Centro Development Ltd.

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)” to “Townhouse District (R2-0.6D)”, to permit development of a 21 unit townhouse development.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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)

Peter Chu, 10440 Seaham Crescent; and

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(b)

Carol Day, 11631 Seahurst Road.

3.

Submissions from the floor.

Council Consideration:

1.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 8387.

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 8394.

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9.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8389(RZ 07-389580)

Location:

9211 No. 1 Road

Applicant:

Shinder Sahota

Purpose:

To rezone the subject property from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)” to “Coach House District (R9)”, to permit development of two (2) lots.  Each lot is proposed to have a single-family residence on it and a dwelling unit above the garage with access to an existing lane.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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 8389.

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10.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 8397 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8395(RZ 07-366342) (RZ 07-380198)  

Locations:

9340, 9360 & 9400 Cambie Road and 9420, 9460 & 9480 Cambie Road

Applicant:

Oris Development (Cambie) Corp.

Purpose of OCP Designation Amendment:

To redesignate 9340, 9360, 9400, 9420, 9460, 9480 Cambie Road from "Residential Area 1 1.5 base FAR (Max. 1.7 FAR with density bonus for affordable housing).  Townhouse, Low-rise Apts. (4-storey typical)" to “Residential Area 1A 1.5 base FAR (Max. 1.75 FAR with density bonus for affordable housing).  Townhouse, low-rise Apts. (6-storey maximum)" in the Alexandra Neighbourhood Land Use Map to Schedule 2.11A of Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 7100 (West Cambie Area Plan).

Purpose of Zoning Amendment:

To create “Comprehensive Development District (CD/196)” and rezone the subject properties from  "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F (R1/F)" and “Comprehensive Development District (CD/137)” to “Comprehensive Development District (CD/196)”, to permit development of three (3) six-storey residential buildings containing 251 units over a semi-submerged parking structure and a Child Care facility of approximately 624.0 m2 (6,700 ft²) under RZ 07-366342; and a 3-4-storey residential building containing 108 units and 79 ground oriented townhouses over a semi-submerged parking structure, and a commercial/retail unit of approximately 188 m² (2,023 ft²) under RZ 07-380198.

First Reading:

June 23, 2008

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 8397.

2.

Action on Second & Third Readings of Bylaw 8395.

ADJOURNMENT