January 8, 2020 - Minutes

Date:

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Councillor Alexa Loo, Vice-Chair
Councillor Carol Day
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Harold Steves

Absent:

Councillor Linda McPhail, Chair

Also Present:

Councillor Michael Wolfe

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on December 17, 2019, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

February 4, 2020, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

1.

HOUSING AGREEMENT BYLAW NO. 10057 TO PERMIT THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO SECURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AT 5591, 5631, 5651 AND 5671 NO. 3 ROAD AND REVISED REZONING CONSIDERATIONS 
(File Ref. No. 08-4057-05) (REDMS No. 6332267 v. 2)

In response to a query from Committee, staff noted that rezoning applications received prior to the adoption of the Affordable Housing Strategy Update on July 24, 2017, follow the 5% requirement for affordable housing units.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That Housing Agreement (5591, 5631, 5651 and 5671 No. 3 Road) Bylaw No. 10057 be introduced and given first, second and third readings to permit the City to enter into a Housing Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto, in accordance with the requirements of section 483 of the Local Government Act, to secure the Affordable Housing Units required by Rezoning Application RZ 17-779262; and

(2)

That the rezoning considerations associated with Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9860, for the creation of a “High Density Mixed Use (ZMU38) - Lansdowne Village (City Centre)” zone, and for the rezoning of 5591, 5631 5651 and 5671 No. 3 Road from “Office Commercial (ZC8)”, “Office Commercial (ZC9)” and "Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)" to "High Density Mixed Use (ZMU38) - Lansdowne Village (City Centre)", be revised so that the minimum unit size of 3-bedroom Low End Market Rental units be adjusted from 91m² (980 ft.²) to a minimum size consistent with market units of the same type, approximately 86 m² (924/925 ft.²).

CARRIED

2.

HOUSING AGREEMENT BYLAW NO. 10090 TO PERMIT THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO SECURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AT 7811 ALDERBRIDGE WAY

It was moved and seconded

That Housing Agreement (7811 Alderbridge Way) Bylaw No. 10090 be introduced and given first, second and third readings to permit the City to enter into a Housing Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto, in accordance with the requirements of section 483 of the Local Government Act, to secure the Affordable Housing Units required by Rezoning Application RZ 17-765420.

CARRIED

3.

MANAGER’S REPORT

None.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:03 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 Wednesday, January 8, 2020.

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Councillor Alexa Loo
Vice-Chair

Stephanie Walrond
Legislative Services Coordinator