December 9, 2021


City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

 

Planning Committee
Council Chambers, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road
Thursday, December 9, 2021
4:00 p.m.

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ITEM

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

 

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on November 30, 2021.   (Will be distributed separately)

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

 

 

January 6, 2022, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers

 

 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

 

1.

Response to Metro Vancouver's Referrals about Amendments to the Metro 2040 Regional Growth Strategy Proposed by the City of Surrey Staff
(File Ref. No. 01-0157-30-RGST1) (REDMS No. 6785424)

PLN-3

 

See Page PLN-3 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  John Hopkins and Peter Whitelaw

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That staff be directed to convey to the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board the City of Richmond’s comments on the three Metro 2040 amendments proposed by the City of Surrey, as described in the Metro Vancouver requests of November 10, 2021, specifically that the City of Richmond:

 

 

(a)

Has no objections to the proposal to amend the land use designation of 5510 – 180 Street from “Industrial” to “Mixed Employment” to accommodate a new Cloverdale Hospital;

 

 

(b)

Has no objections to the proposal to amend the land use designation of 228 – 175A Street from “Mixed Employment” to “General Urban” to accommodate a mixed use development; and

 

 

(c)

Objects to the proposed amendments for the area corresponding to the Revised Stage 1 South Campbell Heights Land Use Plan, in particular the extension of the Urban Containment Boundary.

 

 

 

 

2.

Housing Needs Report 2021
(File Ref. No. 08-4375-03) (REDMS No. 6729983)

PLN-40

 

See Page PLN-40 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  John Hopkins and Kim Somerville

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

(1)

That the staff report titled “Housing Needs Report 2021” dated October 15, 2021 from the Director, Policy Planning and Director, Community Social Development be received for information;

 

 

(2)

That staff be directed to publish the Housing Needs Report on the City of Richmond website, as required by the British Columbia Local Government Act; and

 

 

(3)

That staff be directed to share the Housing Needs Report with key stakeholders.

 

 

 

 

3.

MANAGER’S REPORT

 

 

ADJOURNMENT