MINUTES

1.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on Tuesday, May 17^th, 2005, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Tuesday, June 21^st, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

3.

APPLICATION BY MEDINA CONSTRUCTION FOR REZONING AT 8391 NO. 1 ROAD FROM SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING DISTRICT, SUBDIVISION AREA E (R1/E) TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING DISTRICT (R1 - 0.6)

(RZ 05-299525 - Report:  May 19/05, File No.:  12-8060-20-7957) (REDMS No. 1563254, 1563267, 1563268)

It was moved and seconded

That Bylaw No. 7957, for the rezoning of 8391 No. 1 Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)” to “Single-Family Housing District (R1 - 0.6)”, be introduced and given first reading.

CARRIED

4.

APPLICATION BY KABEL ATWALL FOR OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT OF A PORTION OF 10060 NO. 5 ROAD FROM “AGRICULTURE” TO “COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONAL” AND REZONING FROM “AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (AG1)” AND “ROADSIDE STAND (CLASS C) DISTRICT (RSC)” TO “COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (CD/165)” AND FOR OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT OF A PORTION OF 10320 NO. 5 ROAD FROM “COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONAL” TO “AGRICULTURE”

(RZ 02-213318 - Report:  May 30/05, File No.:  12-8060-20-79137914) (REDMS No. 910286, 222141, 1469005, 1441998, 1433534, 1433416, 1433612)

Discussion ensued among Committee members and the Manager, Policy Planning, Terry Crowe, the Acting Director of Development, Holger Burke, and Janet Lee, Planner, which included the following: 

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concerns about the height of the main building and the size of the parking lot;

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the issue of a building height precedent being set;

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whether an informal Development Permit process that would include a staff review of the project design, a review of the project by the Advisory Design Panel, and a review of the applicable guidelines would ensure an acceptable design layout;

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that the Transportation Department was satisfied that the required number of parking stalls was adequate; and,

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that a restrictive covenant would be registered on title that would link the owner’s subject property and nearby farmland site together so that one could not be sold separately of the other.

Mr. Kabel Atwall, the applicant, indicated that he had no objection to the project undergoing an informal Development Permit process.  Mr. Atwall also reviewed several criteria that would set this application apart from future applications, including the size of the property, the setbacks and the amount of agricultural use.

At the request of the Chair, Mr. Atwall then used the model to describe the project.  He indicated that Land Use servicing and environmental concerns had been addressed and he asked that Committee support Option 2 (a 160 ft. main building height) of the staff report, and allow the project to go to Public Hearing.

The following information was included in Mr. Atwall’s presentation:

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the extensive notification of the open house and the two public information meetings that had been held in the neighbourhood;

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the discussions that had been held with the adjacent Richmond Bethel Church regarding concerns about construction schedules;

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that parking issues in the neighbourhood were a result of Richmond Bethel Church parking and not that of the Lingyen Mountain Temple;

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that the adjacent property and those properties across No. 5 Road would not be affected by building height shadowing;

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the ponds at the rear of the property were proposed for irrigation and would be recharged from the drains installed on the hard surfaces.  Excess drainage from the pond would drain into the highway ditch , and not City drainage, as determined by Engineering staff and the Ministry of Transportation;

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the parking area was intended to be as treed and as green as possible; and

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a berm with a trellis at the top would be built along the highway border.

The following additional, new correspondence was received:

Mr. Paul Yung, Lutece Hair Design – Schedule 1

Mr. N. Liang, 13368 – 233^rd Street, Maple Ridge – Schedule 2

Ms. P. He – Schedule 3

Ms. Grace Wu, Ye Ho Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Clinic – Schedule 4

Ms. Josephine Law, Summer Palace Products Inc. – Schedule 5

Ms. S. Hu – Schedule 6

Mr. S. Shieh – Schedule 7

Ms. June Cheung – Schedule 8

Ms. Jenny Lu – Schedule 9

Discussion then ensued among Committee members during which it was identified that support was evident for the project moving forward to Public Hearing.

It was moved and seconded

That, as per the report (dated May 30^th, 2005 from the Manager, Policy Planning and the Director of Development) regarding an application by Kabel Atwall for property at 10060 No. 5 Road:

(1)

authorization for Kabel Atwall to use the west 250 m (approximately) of 10060 No. 5 Road, as illustrated in Attachment 2 of the report, for a non-farm use be approved (subject to the proposed Official Community Plan amendment and rezoning conditions outlined in the report);

(2)

the City send a letter to the Agricultural Land Commission expressing concern that the expanded area for non-farm use was approved without City input;

(3)

Bylaw No. 7913, to redesignate a portion of 10060 No. 5 Road from “Agriculture” to “Community Institutional” and to redesignate a portion of 10320 No. 5 Road from “Community Institutional” to “Agriculture” (in Attachments 1 and 2 to Schedule 1 of Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 7100 - Generalized and Specific Land Use Maps), be introduced and given first reading;

(4)

Bylaw No. 7913, having been considered in conjunction with:

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the City’s Financial Plan and Capital Program;

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the Greater Vancouver Regional District Solid Waste and Liquid Waste Management Plans;

is hereby deemed to be consistent with said program and plans, in accordance with Section 882(3)(a) of the Local Government Act;

(5)

Bylaw No. 7913, having been considered in conjunction with Section 882(3)(c) of the Local Government Act, be referred to the Land Reserve Commission for comment and response by July 13, 2005;

(6)

Bylaw No. 7913, having been considered in accordance with the City Policy on Consultation During OCP Development, is hereby deemed not to require further consultation;

(7)

Bylaw No. 7914, for the rezoning of 10060 No. 5 Road from “Agricultural District (AG1)”, “Roadside Stand (Class C) District (RSC)” and “Assembly District (ASY)” to “Comprehensive Development District (CD/165)”, be amended, prior to introduction, to permit a maximum height of 49m (160 ft.) for one building and 30m for all other buildings; and

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the Public Hearing Notification Area be expanded to include an area bounded by King Road, Shell Road, Steveston Highway and Highway 99 (Attachment 15 of the report).

CARRIED

5.

MANAGER’S REPORT

There were no reports.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (5:10 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Tuesday, June 7^th, 2005.

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Councillor Bill McNulty
Chair

Deborah MacLennan
Administrative Assistant