July 16, 2019 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

PLN-6

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on July 3, 2019.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

September 4, 2019, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room

DELEGATION

PLN-12

1.

Kent Mullinix, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, to present a study being conducted regarding a substantial and important knowledge gap about the Agriculture Land Reserve in Metro Vancouver, and a request for City of Richmond financial support.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION

2.

Housing Needs and Co-Location Opportunities 
(File Ref. No. 08-4057-04) (REDMS No. 5993517 v. 13A)

PLN-14

See Page PLN-14 for full report

Designated Speakers:  Kim Somerville  and Cody Spencer

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That staff be directed to work within the existing policy framework to analyze the co-location of affordable housing for seniors and other priority groups identified in the Affordable Housing Strategy 2017–2027 in conjunction with future City projects as they arise on a case-by-case basis as described in the report titled “Housing Needs and Co-Location Opportunities”, dated June 26, 2019 from the Director, Community Social Development.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

3.

Revised Rezoning Considerations for the Application by Bene (No. 3) Road Development Ltd. for Rezoning of the Property at 4700 No. 3 Road from the “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” Zone to a New “High Rise Office Commercial (ZC44) – Aberdeen Village” Zone 
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-009216; RZ 14-672055) (REDMS No. 6219995)

PLN-22

See Page PLN-22 for full report

Designated Speakers:  Sara Badyal and Wayne Craig

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the rezoning considerations associated with Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9216, for the creation of a new “High Rise Office Commercial (ZC44) – Aberdeen Village” zone and for the rezoning of 4700 No. 3 Road from the “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” zone to the new “High Rise Office Commercial (ZC44) – Aberdeen Village” zone, be revised to change the rezoning consideration from prohibiting subdivision (including stratification and/or air space parcels) of office space within the proposed building to limiting the subdivision of office space to no more than one strata lot or one air space parcel per storey.

4.

Application by Spires Road Development Holdings Ltd. for Rezoning at 8671, 8691, 8711 and 8731 Spires Road and the Surplus Portion of the Spires Road and Cook Crescent Road Allowance from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” Zone to “Parking Structure Townhouses (RTP4)” Zone

(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-010058; RZ 17-790301) (REDMS No. 6126892 v. 3)

PLN-83

See Page PLN-83 for full report

Designated Speakers:  Edwin Lee and Wayne Craig

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10058, for the rezoning of 8671, 8691, 8711 and 8731 Spires Road and the surplus portion of the Spires Road and Cook Crescent road allowance from the “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone to “Parking Structure Townhouses (RTP4)” zone, be introduced and given first reading.

5.

Application by Design Work Group Ltd. for Rezoning at 11480 and 11500 Railway Avenue from the “Single Detached (RS1/E)” Zone to the “Arterial Road Two-Unit Dwellings (RDA)” Zone 
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-010060; RZ 17-771371) (REDMS No. 6211969)

PLN-125

See Page PLN-125 for full report

Designated Speakers:  Edwin Lee and Wayne Craig

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10060, for the rezoning of 11480 and 11500 Railway Avenue from the “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone to the “Arterial Road Two Unit Dwellings (RDA)” zone, be introduced and given first reading.

6.

Metro Vancouver Regional Plan 
(File Ref. No. 08-4045-00) (REDMS No. 6228841)

PLN-151

See Page PLN-151 for full report

Designated Speaker:  Barry Konkin

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That staff be directed as detailed in the report titled “Metro Vancouver Regional Plan Amendments” dated July 4, 2019 from the Manager, Policy Planning, to advise the Greater Vancouver Regional District Board that the City of Richmond has no objections to the minor amendments outlined in the Metro Vancouver request dated May 24, 2019.

7.

Cannabis Related Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendments In Response to the New Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve Use Regulations 
(File Ref. No.) (REDMS No.)

To be distributed with the Revised Planning Committee Agenda Package

8.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT