Regular Council meeting for Public Hearings
Monday, March 19, 2018
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Place:
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Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall
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Present:
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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Chak Au
Councillor Carol Day
Councillor Ken Johnston
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Linda McPhail
Councillor Harold Steves
Claudia Jesson, Acting Corporate Officer
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Absent:
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Councillor Derek Dang
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Call to Order:
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Mayor Brodie opened the proceedings at 7:00 p.m.
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Submissions from the floor:
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Peter Mitchell, 6271 Nanika Crescent, expressed concern regarding the proposed large mass wall with only one gap in between on one side of the proposed development, noting that from the park perspective it was not appealing. He noted that with a parking garage below, the buildings height would shadow the neighbouring residents’ properties. Mr. Mitchell urged Council to consider the implications on the neighbouring properties.
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Steve Cook, 4460 Garry Street, expressed concern with the proposed development, was of the opinion that (i) the neighbouring townhouses will be shadowed by the proposed development, (ii) removing 5 units from one side of the building does not lessen the height of the development, and (iii) should the project move forward he would prefer the development to be moved further to the west.
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PH18/3-1
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It was moved and seconded
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That Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000 and 7100, Amendment Bylaw 9813 be given second and third readings.
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The question on the motion was not called as in reply to queries from Council, Wayne Craig, Director, Development, advised that (i) staff did work with the applicant to explore a number of different configurations, (ii) through the public information meetings, significant revisions were made to the project to reduce building massing along the east side of the building, and (iii) the ground floor is six metres from the property line and the second and third floors are nine metres from the property line.
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Rodrigo Cepeda, GBL Architects and Stu Lyon, GBL Architects advised that (i) currently there is a gymnasium occupying the space between the proposed facility and the temple, (ii) in order to move the proposed development to the north the gymnasium would need to be demolished, however it is being used in the interim until the new facility is built, (iii) should the proposed facility move more towards the north it would overshadow the temple, (iv) moving the proposed development to the north would not significantly reduce impact to the townhouses to the east, (v) the space in between the temple and proposed new facility is important for programming, and (vi) the parking bylaw dictates that both surface and parking beneath the new building is required and surface parking alone cannot accommodate all parking needs.
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In reply to queries from Committee, Mr. Craig advised that the laneway provides access to single family housing to the west and that it is not appropriate to mix traffic from the proposed development with the existing lane traffic.
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In reply to a query from Council, Mr. Cepeda advised that by eliminating the east side of the third floor of the building, one to two hours of sunlight have been gained.
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Mr. Craig noted that (i) a traffic impact analysis was done as part of the rezoning application, (ii) the site meets the minimum parking requirements according to the Zoning bylaw, and (iii) the traffic impact analysis was reviewed and supported by the City’s Transportation Department.
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The question on the motion was then called and it was CARRIED with Councillor Day opposed.
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PH18/3-2
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It was moved and seconded
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That Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000 and 7100, Amendment Bylaw 9814 be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
Opposed: Cllr. Day
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RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9828
(Location: 5220/5240 Merganser Drive; Applicant: 0983101 B.C. Ltd.)
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Applicant’s Comments:
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The applicant was available to respond to queries.
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Written Submissions:
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None.
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Submissions from the floor:
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None.
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PH18/3-3
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9828 be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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TEMPORARY COMMERCIAL USE PERMIT
(Location: 5400 Minoru Boulevard; Applicant: Openroad Auto Group Ltd.)
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Applicant’s Comments:
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The applicant was available to respond to queries.
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Written Submissions:
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None.
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Submissions from the floor:
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None.
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PH18/3-4
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It was moved and seconded
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That a Temporary Commercial Use Permit be issued to Openroad Auto Group Ltd. for the property at 5400 Minoru Boulevard to allow Vehicle Sale/Rental as a permitted use for a period of three years.
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CARRIED
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RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAWS 9799, 9801, 9802, 9804, 9805, 9806, 9807, 9808, 9809, 9810, 9811
(Location: 6611, 6631, 6651, Minoru Boulevard, 6501 to 6541 Pimlico Way, 8500 to 8583 Citation Drive, 8600 to 8970 Citation Drive, 8880 Cook Road, 7031 Westminster Highway, 6780, 6880 Buswell Street, 8200, 8300 Park Road, 8540 Westminster Highway, 6831 Cooney Road, 8251, 8291, 8351, 8391 Bennett Road, 8211 Cook Road, 6480, 6490 Buswell Street, 8660 Westminster Highway, 8231 Granville Avenue, 6931 Cooney Road, 8291 Park Road; Applicant: City of Richmond)
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Applicant’s Comments:
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Mr. Craig noted that (i) the proposal before Council responds to a provincial legislation change that occurred in 2014, whereby the Province amended the Local Government Act advising that all Land Use Contracts (LUC) will terminate as of June 30, 2024, (ii) the City is required to introduce underlying zoning on all properties governed by LUCs by June 30, 2022, (iii) the bylaws before Council have been crafted to reflect existing LUC development provisions and no additional development rights are intended to be granted, and (iv) the properties will be governed by LUCs until they terminate on June 30, 2024 unless subsequent rezoning applications are brought forward that will discharge those contracts.
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Mr. Craig advised that there is a movement to dissolve the Strata at a property on Citation Drive. In accordance with the provincial legislation, a Strata Corporation may dissolve with 80% approval at a Special Annual General Meeting. Mr. Craig then noted that such a process is provincially-legislated under the Strata Property Act and the City does not have a role in the process.
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Written Submissions:
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(a)
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Xin Ye, 8291 Park Road (Schedule 3)
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(b)
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Kenny Chan and Connie Chan, 201-8450 Citation Drive (Schedule 4)
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(c)
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Dayna Gilbert, Senior Development Manager, Capreit (Schedule 5)
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Submissions from the floor:
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Ada Leung, 8427 Citation Drive, expressed concern with regard to the termination of the LUCs in relation to a property and then no longer complying with the City’s Zoning Bylaw.
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It was clarified that dwellings governed by a LUC will continue to be compliant under the proposed new zoning following the LUC’s termination in June 2024.
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In reply to queries from Council, Mr. Craig advised that the implementation of new zoning on properties will automatically take effect after June 30, 2024 and noted that the statutory notification carried out as part of this Public Hearing process was to notify residents of the proposed new changes.
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Francis Qiu, 8540 Citation Drive, expressed concern regarding the termination of the LUC and establishing underlying zoning.
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Andrew Spence, 6880 Buswell Street, queried the LUC subject to his property and was uncertain as to how the proposed underlying zoning would affect his home.
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It was clarified that following the termination of the subject LUCs in June 2024, the City’s Zoning Bylaw would govern the use permitted on a subject site.
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PH18/3-5
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9799 (LUC 001) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-6
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9801 (LUC 025) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-7
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9802 (LUC 051) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-8
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9804 (LUC 073) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-9
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9805 (LUC 096) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-10
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9806 (LUC 104) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-11
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9807 (LUC 115) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-12
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9808 (LUC 119) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-13
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9809 (LUC 131) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-14
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9810 (LUC 138) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-15
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9811 (LUC 158) be given second and third readings.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-16
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9799 (LUC 001) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-17
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9801 (LUC 025) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-18
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9802 (LUC 051) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-19
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9804 (LUC 073) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-20
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9805 (LUC 096) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-21
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9806 (LUC 104) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-22
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9807 (LUC 115) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-23
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9808 (LUC 119) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-24
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9809 (LUC 131) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-25
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9810 (LUC 138) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-26
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It was moved and seconded
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9811 (LUC 158) be adopted.
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CARRIED
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PH18/3-27
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It was moved and seconded
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That the meeting adjourn (7:56 p.m.).
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CARRIED
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Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Regular meeting for Public Hearings of the City of Richmond held on Monday, March 19, 2018.
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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)
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Acting Corporate Officer (Claudia Jesson)
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